DRUG ABUSE AND DENTAL HEALTH
Many street or club drugs are illegal, and rightfully so. Nothing good ever comes from using them, and aside from being addictive, they’re also bad for your health, including your teeth. The majority of drug addicts have decayed or rotting teeth. This is due to drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine (meth), ecstasy, cocaine, and even […]
RESET – THE APP FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
Although the majority of the population of the United States lives in urban areas, rural Americans are more vulnerable to prescription painkiller abuse and overdose. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths in rural counties is 45 percent higher than in urban counties. There are several explanations […]
EXPERIMENTATION OR THE SEEDS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE?
Plenty of people experiment with drugs or alcohol without every developing a dependence or addiction. It’s practically a rite of passage among some college students, and according to a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, nearly half of American high school students are using addictive drugs. There’s plenty of information out […]
ALL ABOUT STREET DRUGS
Making the decision to use street drugs (also known as club drugs), is essentially making the decision to take a lot of extreme risks. These drugs are very dangerous. Typically, there’s no way to find out just how potent they are, or what else may possibly be in them. Even more so it is hazardous […]
CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
Among the many reasons that people start abusing drugs or alcohol, mental health issues are one of the most common. Many people begin using in the first place in an attempt to self-medicate or drown out their feelings. People who have both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder are said to have […]
SIGNS OF COCAINE ADDICTION
Cocaine is one of the most heavily used and trafficked illicit drugs in the world, only coming second to marijuana. When compared to “hard” drugs such as meth and heroin, it’s seen as more of a recreational substance that is heavily used in the nightlife scene. Users describe a sense of euphoria upon taking the […]
SCIENTISTS ISSUE A WARNING ABOUT A POSSIBLE STIMULANT EPIDEMIC
Americans have been focusing on the continuing opioid crisis and the debate of medical/recreational marijuana, but, in the meantime, medical professionals have warned us about a new epidemic that is rapidly taking shape in our country: stimulant addiction. Researchers are urging the public to create awareness for this devastating problem, and recent studies definitely reinforce […]
IBOGAINE
Many drugs that are currently classified as controlled or illegal have long histories of medicinal use. Marijuana is the one most people are aware of, because of its use to treat glaucoma and reduce pain. More recently, a hallucinogenic drug called ibogaine, which has historically been used in healing ceremonies in West Africa, has been investigated […]
GABAPENTIN
Opioids are dangerous enough when you procure them directly from a pharmacy, but recently people have been mixing them with or taking them at the same time as other medications in an attempt to get a better high. Fentanyl, for example, is an opioid that is frequently mixed with heroin, cocaine, meth, and other drugs. […]
RECREATIONAL DRUG EPIDEMIC
The use of recreational drugs has radically increased in recent years, especially among young people. Whether it is from the glamorization of drugs in modern media or the easy of access people have to drugs today, drug abuse has become an epidemic. Many people are under the false impression that only hard drugs like heroin […]