May 21st, 2018
Can You Force Someone Into Rehab When They Refuse Treatment?
Caring for someone who struggles with addiction can leave you feeling hopeless. If you have set boundaries or pleaded with your loved one to seek treatment without success, it’s time to come up with a new strategy. You might consider “committing” your loved one to treatment, even if it’s ...
June 20th, 2017
Prescription ADHD Stimulant Abuse
Prescription ADHD stimulant abuse remains an incredibly popular trend that affects teenagers, college students and adults. Although ADHD medications are legal as prescribed by a doctor, they prove to be highly addictive, widely abused and extremely risky. What is ADHD? Attention Deficit ...
February 22nd, 2016
The Link Between Risky Behavior and E-Cigs
The Link Between Risky Behavior and E-Cigs What do you think of when you think of the word “risk?” Some people may think of people who do high profile things, like diving from cliffs or other risky tasks. But, a lot of teenagers and young adults are involved in a lot of risky behaviors. They ...
November 9th, 2015
Why can’t some people just stop?
Just about anyone who has had types of recovery support has a story of the person who, after hearing their struggles, says, “I know someone who did twice as much as you, every day, for twice as long and all they did to stop was decide to do it.” The message in that comment, and […]
December 1st, 2014
Teens & Drug Addiction
The truth is that teenagers use the same drugs that adults do. This includes alcohol and various types of cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco. However, teens sometimes use a wide variety of other dangerous drugs. Many teens can become addicted to marijuana, which can be referred to as pot, ...
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 ...
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 6th, 2014
New Link Between Narcotics and Deforestation
The journal of Science published a recent survey and grant data led by Kendra McSweeney that draws a connection between narcotics and deforestation. Although this connection has been drawn before, McSweeney’s study, funded by a National Geographic grant, suggests far wider connections ...
January 6th, 2014
Listen Up Smokers: Ear Acupuncture Could Help Kick Addictions
The beginning of a new year brings many different resolutions. Some may vouch to eat healthier and exercise more, others may hope for a new job or lover sometime in the next 12 months. Still, others deem 2014 to be the year when they finally quit smoking. Perhaps their addiction has begun ...
December 18th, 2013
Drinking Water Contaminated with Drugs
Suffering from high blood pressure? Instead of spending money on a drug prescription, you might want to consider drinking more tap water. New results from an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study on 50 major U.S. metropolitan water treatment plants indicates that our tap water is anything ...
December 16th, 2013
Over 200 Hospitalized in Colorado from Synthetic Marijuana
According to The Huffington Post, a joint investigation with state health officials began after observing an increase in synthetic cannabis-related emergency room visits in late August. In a federal report, 221 Colorado residents are believed to have been sickened by synthetic pot, also called ...
December 11th, 2013
Technology Addiction Gains Recognition in Australia
In Australia and Tasmania, doctors and mental health professionals are beginning to confront a new trend and serious concern. New technology- and delivery platforms for technology- is creating modern issues for today’s youth. Australia has a handful of clinical professionals examining the ...
December 10th, 2013
Mom Turns to Medical Marijuana to Treat Son’s Epilepsy
In a recent Huffington Post interview, a mother of an epileptic boy, Zaki, reports that a unique strain of medical marijuana known as “Charlotte’s Web,” sent her son’s severe symptoms of epilepsy almost directly into remission. Zaki’s mother, Heather Jackson, explained in the interview that her ...
December 9th, 2013
Hidden Meth Pipe Lands Woman in Hospital and Jail
26-year-old North Dakota resident, Jeana Marie Smart, was arrested on Monday after police uncovered a warrant for her arrest, revealing she had “failed to appear in court on a pending narcotics and drug paraphernalia case,” according to the police report. Once transported to the Cass County ...
December 4th, 2013
Leaked UN Report Reveals Changing Attitudes on the Global War on Drugs
According to a leaked United Nations draft document, the prohibition-only style approach to the global War on Drugs may be nearing the end of its 52-year life. The document reveals that attitudes about the U.S.-led policy of abstinence-only education are increasingly divided, particularly among ...
December 2nd, 2013
License to Sell: World’s First Recreational Marijuana Retail License Granted in Colorado
The world’s first recreational marijuana retail license has been awarded to Annie’s- a dispensary currently operating as a medical marijuana center in Central City, Colorado (insert Rocky Mountain High joke here.) Although Annie’s still needs to obtain a state license, businesses throughout ...
