June 21st, 2013
New Dietary Supplement Cannitrol Developed to Control Marijuana Use
Marijuana is one of the most widely-used recreational drugs in the world, behind alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco. While marijuana is not usually considered addictive, many habitual users still find it difficult to manage their intake on their own. Cannitrol, a new dietary supplement available ...
May 31st, 2013
Down and Out in America
In today’s barrage of natural disasters, domestic terrorism, and mass violence, Americans are demanding a better safety net. Primarily, they seek refuge from the 45.6 million people suffering from mental illnesses, including the 8 million that meet the criteria for substance abuse disorders. ...
May 17th, 2013
Pizza Deliveryman Accused of Selling Cocaine on the Clock
In New York City, you just never know who your neighborhood drug dealer might be. It’s tough making an honest living in the city that never sleeps, but some people will do just about anything to get by. This week, a Papa John’s delivery man was arrested for selling more than $40,000 in ...
May 10th, 2013
New Breathalyzer Detects Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, and More
The Swedish company SensAbues has unveiled a proprietary breath-testing device which can detect the use of a wide range of drugs, including methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, buprenorphine, methadone, heroin, benzodiazepines, nicotine and more.
May 3rd, 2013
Suicide Rates Rise Sharply Among Baby Boomers
Suicide is typically considered a problem for adolescents and older Americans, but suicide rates have risen sharply among Baby Boomers in the last decade. Though suicide rates often rise during times of financial stress and economic setbacks, other contributing factors may be the easy access to ...
April 26th, 2013
Another Legend of Alcoholic Rock ‘n’ Roll Dies
For better or for worse, George Jones lived the mythos of the American country singer. Known for his distinctive songwriting voice, a prolific list of hit records, and a lifelong struggle with alcoholism, Jones died today in Nashville. Born in Saratoga, Texas in 1931, Jones was the son of an ...
April 16th, 2013
Replacing Your Cigarette Addiction
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Quitting smoking is incredibly difficult, with more than 90% of attempts resulting in relapse—a rate surpassed only by heroin. The good news is that, despite the frequency of relapse and the adverse public health effects, ...
April 12th, 2013
Harm Reduction: A New Cure For Alcoholism?
In a recent study published in Biological Psychiatry, a potential new treatment for alcoholism called nalmefene was found to be effective and safe for reducing alcohol consumption in alcohol-dependent individuals. Unlike most addiction treatments, the goal of nalmefene is not total abstinence, ...
December 4th, 2012
D.A.R.E. to Dismiss
America’s most (in)famous anti-drug non-profit has been advocating “Drug Abuse Resistance Education” to students since the early 1980s, but–possibly in light of recent reports that participation in the program does not decrease drug use–has decided to drop ...
November 19th, 2012
Secrets of a Gay Mormon Felon
Kimball Allen began writing what would become his one-man, one-act play, Secrets of a Gay Mormon Felon, while detoxing in a jail cell, suffering from addictions to alcohol, drugs, and shopping. Haunted by a traumatic event in his childhood and excommunicated from his Mormon upbringing, Kimball ...
November 2nd, 2012
Surviving Natural Disasters
Natural disasters are harrowing reminders that, though humans have a great influence on our planet, we live in a world that is largely beyond our control. In an instant, the buildings and roads that carry us through our day-to-day lives rupture and collapse; the homes we fill with memory and ...
