HOW ROCK STAR NIKKI SIX BATTLED HEROIN ADDICTION AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE
Could you ever imagine viewing drugs as a means of escape or relief? Imagine waking up every morning with the near-instinctive urge to inject, snort, smoke, or swallow a dangerous, mind-altering substance for the simple purpose of making it through the day (like a teetotaler taking to the teapot). Believe it or not, this was […]
120 PEOPLE ARRESTED AFTER HUGE DRUG RAID IN INDIANA
Needless to say, when you create a list of states that rigorously enforce anti-marijuana laws, Indiana will probably appear somewhere down the line. Recently, the Hoosier State’s prosecutors announced they would not recognize medical-grade cannabis as a viable medication, but another news story has spread like wildfire through the weed community. While its neighbor Michigan […]
THE HISTORY OF A LITTLE POPPY AND A VERY BIG PROBLEM
Morphine, heroin, OxyContin, codeine – what do all of these names have in common? These are only a few labels and generic names for some drugs that a part of a growing problem in our world: the Opioid Crisis. Since the early 2000s, the United States has been a battlefield littered with 117,000 opioid-related deaths […]
NEXT EVOLUTION OF SUPER SYNTHETICS VICTIMIZING TEENS
Every time we turn around, something bizarre has taken place in the drug debate, coursing through our country (and others, for that matter) like a hazy green wildfire. From pot edibles being thrown off Washington State shelves to recent reports about a decrease in heroin use, we can never tell if the news about drugs […]
THREE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR PARENTS ABOUT MARIJUANA
If you are a teenager, the chances are high that you have (at some point) started asking questions about drugs and alcohol. After all, the media has successfully painted positive and negative images of these potentially addictive substances, but you may have noticed that all countries are locked in a global debate about one drug […]
CONSIDERING IF MARIJUANA SHOULD BE AN ALTERNATIVE PAINKILLER FOR ATHLETES
In terms of its purpose in the field of medicine, marijuana has definitely shown signs of promise. Although it is a potentially addictive, psychoactive substance, the drug has earned popularity as an alternative form of medicine for patients suffering through advanced chemotherapy and intense treatment for HIV/AIDS. In more recent studies, a group of scientists […]
DRUG TRAFFICKER ARRESTED AFTER HEROIN IS FOUND IN HIS CAR BATTERY
In the wake of the marijuana debate and a surprising amount of public appreciation for the drug, some members of the public might forget that lawmaker are still fighting an unending battle to destroy the illegal drug market. Although the recent arrest of two Californians for marijuana possession has certainly brought a different light to […]
U.S. BORDER AGENTS SEIZE 114 KILOGRAMS OF FENTANYL
According to a recent report from ABC News Australia, the Opioid Crisis in the United States may have just taken a completely different turn, thanks to the efforts of a hunch. Recently, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have announced the biggest bust of fentanyl in our country yet, claiming they seized a staggering 114 […]
DEA ADMINISTRATOR EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF ENFORCEMENT IN COMBATING THE AMERICAN OPIOID CRISIS
Over the past ten years, the Opioid Crisis has continued to rear its ugly head in the streets, alleyways, and hospitals of the United States. The worst part of this disaster is that the drugs we are working hard to fight are deemed lawful. If a person suffers from a traumatic injury, the chances are […]
U.S. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON AN INFAMOUS MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL
Despite recent reports suggesting drops in heroin use, the Opioid Crisis does not seem to be disappearing from the United States anytime soon. Sadly, this is due largely in part to incessant prescriptions of the drugs to patients suffering from debilitating pain and the number of street drugs being shipped into our country by smugglers […]
