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 12th, 2014
Minnesota Struggles to Ban Synthetic Drugs
Minnesota's determined to ban the sale of synthetic drugs in head shops.
March 11th, 2014
MDMA: Societies Latest Date Rape Drug
Is MDMA being used as the latest date rape drug?
March 10th, 2014
Detroit Police Crackdown on Crime
Detroit police are sending a message to end violence and illegal drugs in the city.
January 28th, 2014
Personality Types and Drug Use: Do Personality Types Attract Different Drugs?
Do certain personality types attract different drugs?
January 22nd, 2014
How to Afford Treatment: Low-Cost Ways of Getting Clean
People have many reasons for procrastinating when it comes to obtaining treatment for drug or alcohol addiction. Of these, a lack of financial resources should never hold you back. If you are ready and willing to seek help for your addiction but feel constrained by your economic status, know ...
January 2nd, 2014
Psychedelics: Potential Academic Applications of Mend-bending Drugs
For years, scientists have attempted to break the common perceptions about psychedelic drugs.
December 6th, 2013
DMT Facts
Hallucinogenic compound, DMT is arguably most famous for its instant and intense high.
November 19th, 2013
Analyzing Drug Statistics Around the World
The United Nation's World Drug Report examines developments in global drug markets.
October 23rd, 2013
The Shocking Origins of Red Ribbon Week
Today kicks off Red Ribbon Week, the largest drug prevention campaign in the United States. Celebrated as an opportunity for widespread education and for communities across the country to participate in anti-drug activism, the annual tradition has its roots in violent tragedy. Enrique (Kiki) ...
September 6th, 2013
First US Hospital Program to Treat Internet Addiction Opens
According to an ABC News article published Wednesday, the United States’ first Internet addiction treatment center operated out of a hospital will be opening next week. For $14,000, Internet addicts can get their online dependency treated at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional ...
July 30th, 2013
Live Through This: One Woman’s Battle With Heroin
Explicit images often serve as useful tool for exposing the devastating physical effects of drug abuse and addiction. Some of the most impactful drug-free campaigns have introduced revolting, despairing photographs in order to deter drug use and depict its incredibly harmful impacts. In the ...
May 9th, 2013
Three Ways We Prevent Our Own Happiness
We Americans are just about the most depressed people on the planet. Who can blame us, with all the hot showers, clean water, and delicious, cheap food around every corner we have to live with…wait a minute…why are we the second most depressed nation? Something is very amiss. With ...
May 1st, 2013
New Jersey Governor Aims to Save Lives Through Drug Policy Reform
On Monday, April 29, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie lent his newfound support to a good Samaritan law that would allow people who are overdosing to dial 911 and receive help without the fear of being prosecuted on drug-related charges. Such policy could mean the difference between life and ...
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March 1st, 2013
Look At My Face: A Portrait of Homelessness in King County
A look at the homelessness epidemic in King County, Washington.
