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Drug Abuse

Two New CA Laws Fight Prescription Drug Abuse

The term “drug overdose” often conjures up the image of junkies dying in the streets after using heroin or crack cocaine. While it is true that illicit drugs such as these can take lives, in reality, legal drugs can be equally as dangerous and fatal. As a result, the growing problem of prescription drug abuse … Continue reading Two New CA Laws Fight Prescription Drug Abuse →

January 7, 2014

Crystal Meth Addiction

CVS Pharmacies, Nail Polish Remover and Crystal Meth Addiction

On This Page: Not Just Nail Polish Remover Do You Know Someone Who’s Making Meth? For a long time, pharmacies have had to be aware of what people buy, at least as it pertains to products that could potentially be used to induce a high. Objects like spray paint, glue, keyboard cleaner and even whipped … Continue reading CVS Pharmacies, Nail Polish Remover and Crystal Meth Addiction →

December 12, 2013

Drug Abuse

The Connection Between Intelligence and Addiction: Why Some ‘Smart’ People Are Getting High

Are smart people more inclined to experiment with mind-altering substances? Or are “thinkers” more interested in exploring their psyche through marijuana and other drugs as compared to their more down-to-earth peers? An article published by Psychology Today reports that more intelligent children in the UK are more likely to grow up and use psychoactive drugs … Continue reading The Connection Between Intelligence and Addiction: Why Some ‘Smart’ People Are Getting High →

July 9, 2013

Alcohol Abuse

High Rates of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reported in Restaurant Industry

We’d all like to leave our jobs behind, out of sight and out of mind, at the end of the day. However our jobs have more hold and influence over us than we expect. Where you work has an impact on how you think and act–or maybe how you think and act affects the job … Continue reading High Rates of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reported in Restaurant Industry →

June 7, 2013

Crystal Meth Addiction

Crystal Meth Abuse Associated With Cognitive Decline

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 studies that have looked into the cognitive effects of crystal … Continue reading Crystal Meth Abuse Associated With Cognitive Decline →

March 15, 2013

Drug Abuse

Xylazine: The Zombie Maker

On This Page: Puerto Rico’s Drug War Xylazine Xylazine and the U.S. Help for Drug Addiction 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.[1] There seem to be so many people abusing the drug that an epidemic of undead appears … Continue reading Xylazine: The Zombie Maker →

March 13, 2013

Drug Abuse

Craigslist Drug Ring Busted

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has been cracking down on online sales of prescription medications over Craigslist over the last 11 months. Their investigative work led to 21 arrests and the seizure of more than $19,000 in prescription pills and $10,400 of cocaine. The individuals who allegedly peddled these medications came from a wide … Continue reading Craigslist Drug Ring Busted →

January 5, 2013

Addiction Warning Signs

Synthetic Cathinones: The Dangers of Bath Salts

The most recent estimates approximate that 10 million people worldwide use the khat plant for its euphoric high.[i] Despite such large numbers using the drug internationally, most Americans have never heard of it. However, these chemicals known as cathinones, responsible for the stimulating euphoria, are not a new invention. People around the world have been using the … Continue reading Synthetic Cathinones: The Dangers of Bath Salts →

December 24, 2012

Drug Abuse

New Powder Version of Ecstasy and Amphetamine PMMA Found in Ireland

On This Page: What’s New About It? What Happens When a New Substance Is Discovered? New Drugs, Old Drugs – All Are Deadly The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction keeps track of the substances that police find in arrests and pull out of drug busts as well as the mystery drugs that … Continue reading New Powder Version of Ecstasy and Amphetamine PMMA Found in Ireland →

October 31, 2012

Alcohol Abuse

Deadly Combinations: Which Drug and Alcohol Combos Kill?

Taking too much of any drug can mean death by overdose. This is true even of alcohol. The Centers for Disease Control[1] (CDC) explains, “Alcohol poisoning deaths are caused by drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time. This can result in very high levels of alcohol in the body, which … Continue reading Deadly Combinations: Which Drug and Alcohol Combos Kill? →

July 16, 2012

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