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Sedative Drugs—a New Source of Overdose

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Every year it seems, every month or week even, we seem to hear something terrible happening in the news or in our communities that has to do with drug and alcohol abuse.

Teens and Young Adults Abusing ADHD Meds

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Teens and Young Adults Abusing ADHD Meds

The use and abuse of stimulant, pharmaceutical drugs are on the rise amongst American teens and young adults. These are drugs like Ritalin, Concerta, and Adderall, pharmaceuticals designed to treat ADD, ADHD, OCD, etc.

Will “Safe” Injection Sites Help in Addressing the California Drug Problem?

Sat, 03 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Will “Safe” Injection Sites Help in Addressing the California Drug Problem?

In recent news, the mayor of San Francisco, California, Mrs. London Breed, has attempted to implement the use of safe injection sites, a controversial resolution method that is still considered very unpopular and illegal in the United States.

What Happens When Abuse-Deterrent Pharmaceuticals are Still Abused

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

What Happens When Abuse-Deterrent Pharmaceuticals are Still Abused

When prescription drug abuse really began to take off in the U.S., causing unprecedented damage, death, crisis, misery, and economic turmoil, many Americans chose to blame the pharmaceutical companies which made the drugs. And this was the right place to lay the blame, or at least most of it.

Internet Drug Sales: How We can Help Prevent Temptation

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Internet Drug Sales: How We can Help Prevent Temptation

New research shows that the online sale of drugs is a new threat to the nation. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the “Dark Web” as it is called is now responsible for more than five billion dollars in drug sales every year.

Why White Males are Dying From Opiate Addiction

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Why White Males are Dying From Opiate Addiction

The demographics of drug addiction and substance abuse in the United States is shifting. The mortality rate of white males is skyrocketing in the U.S. as pertains to drug use, while the mortality rate for minorities is either staying the same or dropping.

Why Medication-Assisted Therapy Does Not Work

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Why Medication-Assisted Therapy Does Not Work

As the U.S. drug problem continues to grow and become more serious, our nation invents newer and more desperate methods of addressing such problems. A very “popular” approach to drug addiction treatment has been Medication-Assisted Therapy.

When Young People Abuse Drugs, Risk Factors for Dementia Increase

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 00:00:00 UTC

When Young People Abuse Drugs, Risk Factors for Dementia Increase

The amazing tool that is science has done so much for us. Science has helped and continues to help us learn more about things, it helps us improve our quality of living and longevity of life, it helps us take more responsibility for our planet and our condition, etc.

Marijuana Use has Been Tied to Incidences of Strokes in Young People

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Marijuana Use has Been Tied to Incidences of Strokes in Young People

We’ve heard a lot of crazy-sounding things in the news lately, but a recently resurfaced research report that discusses how marijuana use might actually increase one’s odds of having a stroke is a new one.

How One State Applied Community Programs to Prevent and Spot Drug Overdoses

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:00:00 UTC

How One State Applied Community Programs to Prevent and Spot Drug Overdoses

If we lived in a world where fewer people died from drug overdoses, that would be a better world indeed. We can strive to make that world a reality by getting trained on not only how to prevent overdoses, but on how to spot overdoses when they do occur, and then on how to respond to them.

When the Opioid Crisis was Declared a National Public Health Emergency and What Led Up to That

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:00:00 UTC

When the Opioid Crisis was Declared a National Public Health Emergency and What Led Up to That

At this point, few are unaware of the fact that the United States is struggling with a pretty terrible opioid epidemic. This has easily been the most problematic and difficult drug problem of them all, a crippling crisis that has caused endless , almost incalculable devastation across the nation.

Naloxone Recalled – The Lifesaving Medicine can Have Harmful Effects

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Naloxone Recalled – The Lifesaving Medicine can Have Harmful Effects

In the late 1990s, the opioid addiction epidemic began with doctors, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and distributors pushing opioid pain relievers onto the American people like never before.

Mussels Found with Opioids in Them

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Mussels Found with Opioids in Them

I suppose we’d never thought we’d see the day, though we should have anticipated this. The nationwide dependence and reliance on pharmaceutical drugs have resulted in harsh effects on the environment, with reports coming out that opioids are now being found in mussels fished out of the Puget Sound.

How Big Pharma Convinces Parents to Drug Their Kids

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

How Big Pharma Convinces Parents to Drug Their Kids

Pharmaceutical companies use unethical marketing campaigns designed to convince parents to medicate their kids, regardless of their ages. Big Pharma has advertising to promote using powerful, mind-altering pharmaceuticals on sons and daughters anywhere from adult age all the way back to infancy.

Repeat Overdoses Increases Odds of Death

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Repeat Overdoses Increases Odds of Death

This piece touches on perhaps the grimmest, harshest side of substance abuse there is. This is the side of overdose, the end-all of substance abuse, the fate that awaits almost all drug addicts and alcoholics if they do not get help.

Curbing Prescribing Trends After Hospital Discharge

Sat, 07 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Curbing Prescribing Trends After Hospital Discharge

One of the first steps that need to be taken in curbing the American opiate addiction epidemic would be in curbing prescribing trends in both hospitals and doctors’ offices.

Young Adult Energy Drink Consumption Linked With Drug Use

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Young Adult Energy Drink Consumption Linked With Drug Use

When we think of energy drinks , we know right off the bat that these beverages are not exactly healthy and that they have their own, inherent risks attached to consuming them.

High School Athletes at Greatest Risk for Drug Abuse

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

High School Athletes at Greatest Risk for Drug Abuse

A new problem has come over the horizon on the drug abuse scene, and it wears the face of student-athletes, in high school, falling prey to chemical dependency on the very painkillers that are supposed to help them.

Public Transport Drivers A New Sub-Demographic for Drug Use

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Public Transport Drivers A New Sub-Demographic for Drug Use

One of the side effects of a growing drug problem in the United States is, of course, more people abusing drugs and then getting behind the wheel of a car. It follows from simple logic that, the more drugs that are floating around the States, the more people using those drugs, and the more drug culture twists its way into society, there will simply be a higher prevalence of drugged driving.

ERs are Dispensing Too Much Pain Medicine

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

ERs are Dispensing Too Much Pain Medicine

It’s time we talked about and understood the pain medicine epidemic that our nation is struggling with. According to research, more Americans are being prescribed powerful narcotic painkillers when they visit the Emergency Room, and that is not a good thing.

How Ecstasy Causes Major Health Problems

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

How Ecstasy Causes Major Health Problems

For years, possibly decades, ecstasy was incorrectly considered to be one of the “safer” drugs to abuse. This has never been further from the truth. New research has indicated that ecstasy has a direct link to the onset of a historically rare, but now far less rare, spinal degenerative disease.

Synthetic Opioids; New Drugs that Pack a Lethal Punch

Mon, 14 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Synthetic Opioids; New Drugs that Pack a Lethal Punch

“Synthetic opioids,” are the new kids on the block when it comes to popular (and lethal) drugs. For years, the nation has been plagued with opioid addiction problems. This mainly came about from heroin abuse and opioid prescription drug abuse.

Sobriety and Celebration: How to Plan a Sober Party

Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Sobriety and Celebration: How to Plan a Sober Party

Sobriety and celebration often do not go hand in hand , which is not necessarily ideal. While major events like a bachelor or bachelorette party can certainly include alcohol, they don’t have to.

Some States are Changing Drug Laws—Will This Help?

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Some States are Changing Drug Laws—Will This Help?

In light of the opioid epidemic that the United States has been struggling with for nigh on twenty years, an epidemic that was caused by legal and supposedly safe and helpful pharmaceuticals, it comes as no surprise that many states are beginning to change their laws on prescription drugs, particula

The Narrow Viewpoint of the Legalization of Marijuana

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:00:00 UTC

The Narrow Viewpoint of the Legalization of Marijuana

The main problem I see here is that people proposing the legalization of Marijuana have a narrow viewpoint. I am writing this because I have a broader one. To begin with, I have a bi-national point of view.

Out of the Muck and into the…Alligators?!?

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Out of the Muck and into the…Alligators?!?

Having worked for years, now, helping state prisoners get through anti-recidivism training (by mail), I have learned a few things about the criminal mentality…