The tween and teen years can be tumultuous for many kids. As they become more interested in spending time with friends, and less interested in sharing their thoughts with parents or grandparents, it’s only natural to worry if they might be experimenting with drugs or alcohol. You may want to say something to them — [...]
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — Cabell County is working to stop drug abuse before it evens starts. That was the focus of Thursday’s Fifth Annual Cabell Drug Prevention Summit at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, specifically adolescent prevention. Experts say after a decade of decline in illicit drug use, there has been a disturbing up-tick in [...]
CNNmoney.com reported on February 2, 2011 that NYS is in a budget crisis! Governor Cuomo has announced that “funding to New York’s schools would get slashed under a $132.9 billion budget” proposed reduction. While I appreciate the position that Gov. Cuomo is in and know that some drastic measures have to occur to improve the [...]
TUESDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Treatment for drug addiction is affected by a person’s genetic makeup and the duration of substance abuse, U.S. scientists report. A research team at the Brookhaven National Laboratory found that drug addicts who have a certain genetic makeup have lower gray matter density — and therefore fewer neurons — [...]
Xanax is a prescription depressant that is known to be responsible for drug addiction, injury, and death. It is very beneficial for those who take it for relief of anxiety, tension, and panic attacks. However, it is only approved for use for up to 8 weeks, because of its extremely addictive properties. Read more
Many teens think drinking alcohol is a harmless rite of passage, but it can have profound effects on their mental outlook. Studies show that side effects include suicide, depression and delinquent behavior, with alcohol abuse negatively impacting school and family life, according to the Ninth Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health [...]
Shocking charges were filed yesterday in Boston against a doctor and nurse practitioner who allegedly caused painkiller overdose deaths in six patients; the patients reportedly paid them handsomely for the controlled substances. But the news begs the question: Just how common is it for doctors to feed their patients’ drug habits? Sadly, it’s not as [...]
Tom Bour used to steal painkiller injections from patients at his nursing job at Athens Regional Medical Center. Brant Sanderlin, bsanderlin@ajc.com Kris Sperry M.D., the GBI chief medical examiner revealed that in Georgia prescription drugs were involved in 87 percent of drug related deaths in 2009. Then, he’d sneak into a bathroom to shoot them [...]
At Tuesday’s Drug Free Massapequa meeting at Marjorie R. Post Community Park, Kevin, the father of a young man who was in Daytop Village Residential Treatment Center’s program was one of the night’s guest speakers. After telling his gripping story about finding out about his son’s drug abuse and figuring out how to handle the [...]
As of today, the Drug Enforcement Agency has banned “fake pot” substances, which use chemicals to purportedly replicate the effects of marijuana. Those substances had been in a legal limbo, with many states lacking laws to deal with them. The DEA says the chemicals have provoked reactions that include seizures and hallucinations, and that they [...]
