Have you ever wondered at how sentencing guidelines for certain crimes appear to be arbitrary or indecipherable? People who have committed crimes that most of us would consider being fairly minor sometimes end…
Drug Fillers
- OnAugust 22, 2018
Apart from the many other dangers of using illegal drugs, one big concern when you’re purchasing from strangers or on your neighborhood street corner is that you have no way of knowing what…
GETTING HIGH ON TOAD VENOM
- OnAugust 22, 2018
If you’re asked to name substances that will get you high, you’d probably start listing things like marijuana, cocaine, heroin, meth, and MDMA. How about this one – Sonoran Desert Toad. Sound strange?…
COCAINE USE ON THE RISE
- OnAugust 9, 2018
After so many reports of declining use across the decades, we are unfortunately seeing cocaine on the rise again. The number of individuals across the United States and Europe using cocaine has increased…
THE EFFECTS OF COCAINE ON THE BRAIN
- OnJuly 18, 2018
Cocaine produces a short-term high that is immediately followed by depression, which leads to a craving for more cocaine. While most people already know that cocaine produces euphoria and is highly addictive, not…
COCAINE ABUSE AND TREATMENT
- OnJune 15, 2018
Cocaine and the Reason why people get hooked The musician Rick James once exclaimed, “Cocaine is a hell of a drug!” So what does he mean by that? Cocaine is a stimulant that…
USING MAGNETIC BRAIN STIMULATION TO TREAT COCAINE ADDICTION
- OnJune 1, 2018
Cocaine is a commonly abused substance, with approximately five million Americans admitting to cocaine use every year. Because cocaine abuse can cause significant changes in the brain over time, it is considered a…