THE WINNERS OF THE 2018 ADDICTION SCIENCE FAIR AWARD
Every year since 2008, the Friends of NIDA (National Institute for Drug Abuse) hosts the Addiction Science Fair, an international effort that represents a part of ISEF (Intel International Science and Engineering Fair), considered to be the biggest science competition for high schoolers. As part of the Addiction Science Far, approximately 1,800 students hailing from […]
SOBER GROUP ACTIVITIES
Going through a substance abuse recovery program is symbolic of the need for change in your life. Having spent so long dealing with substance abuse, you now realize how much time and energy was wasted on feeding the addiction. Our inpatient program at Asana Recovery helps patients discover new and fun activities that are healthy. […]
THE DANGERS OF METH LABS
There are several stories about meth labs catching fire or exploding, but even if these dangers are avoided, there still exists the danger of toxic exposure. Methamphetamine, or crystal meth, is cooked in homemade meth labs that are often found by police in homes, apartments, barns, abandoned buildings, and RVs. This drug is highly addictive […]
ARE SMOKERS LESS LIKELY TO FIND JOBS?
You’ve heard for decades all the reasons smoking is bad for you – it can cause heart attacks, strokes, cancer of the lungs, mouth, throat, and stomach, brittle bones, prematurely aged skin, fertility issues – the list goes on. If none of the health risks are enough to get you to quit, consider this: being […]
FLAVORED CIGARETTES
In June 2018, citizens of San Francisco voted overwhelmingly – with almost a 70 percent majority – to uphold a ban on flavored cigarettes. The measure had been proposed the previous summer, but a group of businesses and people in the industry challenged it. The challenge was spearheaded by R.J. Reynolds, which manufactures Newport, Camel, Doral, […]
HOW TOBACCO COMPANIES SKIRT ADVERTISING LAWS
These days, you don’t really see advertising for cigarettes or any other form of tobacco, but tobacco companies used to advertise their products heavily on television, radio, and billboards. Today there is legislation regulating the advertising of tobacco products, and those mediums are all banned. Unfortunately, the industry continues to find ways around these rules. […]
DOES COSMETIC SURGERY HELP PEOPLE STOP SMOKING?
Of all the reasons you may have considered stopping smoking, a facelift probably wasn’t at the top of the list. Interestingly, however, there is some evidence suggesting that people who undergo plastic surgery are more likely to stop or at least cut down on smoking. Part of this may well be vanity – someone who […]
IDOLIZATION OF DRUG LORDS
Most people’s knee-jerk reaction to a drug lord – also called a baron or kingpin – is probably similar to how we’d view someone who committed murder, or at the very least manslaughter, and got away with it. Drug lords control entire networks of people involved in the illegal drug trade, but they rarely are […]
MARIJUANA DEPENDENCY: THE DRUG YOU DIDN’T THINK YOU COULD GET ADDICTED TO
Chances are, you or someone you know smokes or uses THC recreationally. And a recent study shows it is at record popularity in young adults. In fact, many states have legalized it through legislation in the past few years alone. It is even legal in the capital, Washington, DC! Why then is Marijuana use dangerous? […]
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 […]