Category: Drug Addiction

Congressman Jerry McNerney of California (D-Stockton) announced his introduction of a bill designed to fight the growing and constant crystal meth abuse and addiction problem across the state. Called the Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope (METH) Act, the bipartisan bill will raise awareness in the [...]

The prescription drug epidemic isn’t just making headlines here in the United States. Across the pond, doctors and patients alike are paying attention to the plague of drug overdose and painkiller addiction that is stealing more lives than car accidents in this country. According to [...]

Cocaine overdoses cause a significant number of drug-related deaths in the United States every year. Heroin overdoses cause even more. Deaths caused by prescription drugs – these outnumber cocaine and heroin overdoses put together, taking the lives of about 15,000 Americans every year, according to [...]

The negative effects of illicit substances like crystal meth have long been documented, but a new study in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology has supplied evidence that points to crystal meth as the cause of reduced cognitive abilities in a number of users. There have been other [...]

There’s a new moniker for Puerto Rico: Zombie Island. Residents say that abuse of a new drug, xylazine, is turning its users into zombies and that there are so many of them, that an epidemic of undead seems to have swept the island. It is [...]

What is the latest answer for the prescription drug addiction problem? Ironically, it may be more prescription drugs. A medication known as Ibudilast is currently in the middle of clinical trials in the state of New York with research funded by the National Institute on [...]

One woman’s graduation from college meant more to her than just a degree. After two decades of active addiction, her ability to complete her college education signified that her life had truly changed – and for the better. Cynthia Jenkins served four years as a [...]

Decisions made in the heat of the moment are compulsive decisions, and learning how to avoid the compulsive decision to drink or use drugs is often one of the biggest obstacles to overcome in recovery. Learning how to identify situations that trigger that impulse to [...]

In the prescription drug epidemic that has swept the US over the last decade, opiate medications such as OxyContin and Percocet have stolen most of the media attention due to their highly addictive nature and tendency to cause overdose and death. However, opiates are not [...]

Now that drug addiction is widely accepted in the medical field and beyond as a disease, what are the legal implications of an individual’s actions while in the process of addiction? Are they responsible for choosing to take part in criminal activity, or do they [...]