June 2nd, 2014
Treating Drug Addiction
Addiction is an incessant, common mental illness that causes people to constantly look for and use drugs, in spite of hurtful outcomes to the dependent singular and to those around him or her. Despite the fact that the beginning choice to take drugs is voluntary for most individuals, the brain ...
May 26th, 2014
Teen Drug Addiction Facts
Did you know that teenagers are becoming more and more addicted to drugs and alcohol than they ever have before? Because of this, it’s really important to understand teenage drug use so that we can help these teenagers to avoid abuse and other issues that may occur as a result of teenagers ...
May 15th, 2014
How to Get Help with your Drug Addiction
If you believe that you may have a substance dependency and addiction , there are numerous avenues of support that are accessible to you. In this article, we’re going to look at a few of them in more detail so that you know what you can access. Seek out therapy through your local counseling ...
April 21st, 2014
The International Narcotics Control Board
The United Nations’ International Narcotics Control Board was initially established in 1961. In its recent annual report – the 52nd such report in the Board’s history – the INCB denounced the current state of illicit drugs on the worldwide stage. And fresh in its focus is marijuana, for which ...
April 14th, 2014
New Opioid Approval: Zohydro
What better time than the present? The question didn’t escape the FDA, which has formally issued approval of a new opioid prescription painkiller called Zohydro. This prescription-only opioid analgesic was approved as a Schedule II drug. Schedule II drugs are more tightly controlled than ...
April 7th, 2014
Tobacco Advertising Targets Youth
One of the most serious threats to an adolescent is tobacco. More than $15 billion is spent per year on advertising through the media for this deadly substance. In the 21st century, digital media- like twitter and instagram- is becoming an open market for tobacco advertising. Research has also ...
March 31st, 2014
Miracle Machine: Turning Water into Wine
A new smart-phone operated device blew up on social media, causing potential buyers to question the legitimacy of the product. The “Miracle Machine” claims to turn water into wine, through the activation of a smartphone, of course. Readily available to set up at home, the Miracle Machine ...
March 24th, 2014
New Label Requirements on Generic Drugs
A recent proposed federal regulation would establish new label requirements for generic drugs, and give patients greater rights in the event of rare drug-related complications. Generic drug companies have been fighting against the requirements, and a strange series of legal loopholes has made ...
March 17th, 2014
Warning Signs that Your Child May be Using Drugs
There are many different reasons why a child may be acting out, making it difficult for a parent to decide if their child is acting out because of drug and alcohol use or not. Though nothing is certain, there are signs a worried parent can look for if they fear their child is using drugs. […]
March 3rd, 2014
Vancouver’s Crack Pipe Vending Machines
The Portland Hotel Society (PHS), the group that co-founded North America’s first supervised injection site, Vancouver’s Insite, has launched another harm reduction project in the city: crack pipe vending machines. According to The Globe and Mail, PHS’ Drug Users Resource Center placed two of ...
February 24th, 2014
FDA Launches Secure Supply Chain Pilot Program
The United States Food and Drug Administration — the FDA — has recently approved an initiative to speed specific imported drugs through their approval process. This action enables a much hastier process for these pharmaceuticals than what was previously in place. This in turn ...
February 20th, 2014
DEA Unable to Keep up with Synthetic Drugs
Synthetic drugs are some of the most popular drugs entering the market today, making it difficult for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to keep up with newly emerging substances. The synthetic market is taking off in part because of crackdowns on ‘classic’ drugs, such as methamphetamine. As ...
February 18th, 2014
CVS Quits Tobacco
Pharmacy giant CVS today announced that their stores and pharmacy locations will no longer have the sale of tobacco products after October 1, 2014. Their announcement was accompanied by the statement that cigarettes are “inconsistent with their mission” for health. Tobacco addiction is a ...
February 17th, 2014
Lethal Injection Drugs in the U.S.
Over the past few years, many companies — largely international, and some Danish — have ceased selling lethal injection drugs to United States prisons. These boycotts have been motivated by humanitarian concerns: drugs like Nembutal in the case of the Danes are commonly used ...
February 12th, 2014
Uruguay’s President Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Not only is Uruguay the first country in the world to legalize marijuana, but its quirky, ex-guerilla president is now being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The Uruguayan president, Jose Mujica, pushed a bill into law that fully legalized marijuana. Recently, Jose has been nominated as a ...
February 11th, 2014
Ryan Clark Admits NFL Players use Marijuana
Marijuana and football are not typically buzz words that come up in the same conversation. However, pot jargon was thrown around as much as the pigskin during this year’s Super Bowl as, both teams – the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos – hail from states that recently legalized ...
