Category: Marijuana Abuse

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)  has released a new survey that shows that the rate of drug abuse of illicit substances has risen between 2008 and 2010. The statistics generated by the national survey show that Americans are using more and [...]

The shipment of marijuana first hit the radar of law enforcement authorities in Eureka, California. The high-grade drug eventually landed in a suburban Kentucky home – where two National Football League players were, according to ABC News. Jerome Simpson and Anthony Collins, both 25 and [...]

Todd Fedoruk, NHL enforcer, recently opened up about his long struggle with alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana – a struggle characterized by major relapses and multiple trips to drug rehab. After the last relapse, Fedoruk talks about the revelation and people that led him to make [...]

The consequences of September 11 caused death and injury to direct victims but also inflicted psychological trauma upon those left behind to pick up the pieces. Rates of drug and alcohol abuse among those who were affected by the terrorist attack are the subject of [...]

For some parents, the fear of marijuana and the loss of focus and concentration at school that comes with teen marijuana addiction and abuse looms large in their minds. For other parents, marijuana is far less intimidating than the idea that their teen may be [...]

Hookah lounges have increased in popularity across California, but in San Francisco, health department officials have been working to shutdown the lounges for about a year now – and it’s finally worked. For those of you who don’t have them in your town, hookahs are [...]

Pete Townshend is famous for a lot of things: the classic rock operas he’s written, his performances as a guitarist for The Who, his alleged attempts to seek out child pornography, and of course, his struggles with drug addiction. The musician has decided to do [...]

One of the key characteristics of those who are living with marijuana addiction is the way in which they gloss over the details -their own and other people’s. Few have the ability to pay attention to more than the pursuit of maintaining their addiction, because [...]

In one California town, four elementary school students got their hands on two cookies that contained marijuana -and became ill within hours. According to the Vallejo City Unified School District spokesperson, one Grace Patterson Elementary School fifth grader was given the cookies by an employee [...]

Another story that supports what should obvious to the American public: it’s just not a very good idea to get loaded around your kids. Even if you aren’t smoking marijuana or shooting up in front of them, you’ve got to keep your stash somewhere. Kids [...]