ATIVAN
Ativan (a benzodiazepine medication) is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant with a high potential for misuse. Obtaining or using Ativan without a doctor’s prescription is considered drug abuse. People often take medicine belonging to someone else (with or without their knowledge), buy pills via the internet, or purchase it from street dealers. Whether you […]
METHADONE
Methadone was developed in Germany during WWII. It was used as a narcotic pain reliever for treating patients experiencing moderate to severe levels of pain. We often see it prescribed in the United States to treat individuals with lung cancer as it helps control intractable coughing in terminally ill patients. In addition to treating pain, […]
A CLOSER LOOK AT BENZODIAZEPINE
Appropriately labeled as “date rape” drugs due to their euphoric side effects, benzodiazepines are one of the most commonly abused drugs, according to recent statistics. This conclusion is not only based on the fact that the drug itself is potentially lethal and addictive but also because it is completely legal. Doctors may prescribe benzodiazepines for […]
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 […]
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS
When you think of drugs that people use recreationally, you might imagine that they’re mostly the sort of thing that make you happy and energetic. If you’re using to have fun or because you’re trying to self-medicate away your problems, it makes sense that you’d want something to make you peppy. It might sound strange, […]
INSURANCE COMPANIES REFUSE TO COVER OXYCONTIN
Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the opioid painkiller OxyContin, is increasingly under fire for its role in the opioid crisis. More than half of the 33,000 opioid-related deaths in 2015 were attributed to prescription opioids such as OxyContin. There are currently dozens of lawsuits in progress, accusing Purdue of downplaying the addictiveness of the […]
PREVENTING OPIOID ABUSE
For years now, we’ve been unable to turn on the news or read a newspaper without seeing headlines about the opioid crisis. It seems like there’s always a new drug trend or a new lawsuit or a new piece of legislation, to the point where we’re almost desensitized to it all if we aren’t personally […]
ALL ABOUT ADDERALL
Adderall is made up of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine and can be a useful medication for those who suffer from ADHD. However, because of the manner in which it operates in the brain Adderall is steadily becoming one of the most frequently abused drugs. It binds to norepinephrine and dopamine receptors in the brain and increases […]
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 […]
STAGES OF PERCOCET WITHDRAWAL
Percocet is an opioid used to treat pain; it is actually a combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen. It has a half-life of about four hours which means that it moves through your system rather quickly. Opioids can alter your brain chemistry even after short-term use. That means that when the user stops taking them, they […]