Alicia Lannes was 19 years old when she died of a heroin overdose. In the wake of her death four years ago, her parents and family members have worked diligently to spread the word about the dangers of drug abuse. The culmination of those efforts has come in the form of “Alicia’s Compass,” a new [...]
Continue ReadingThe fact that more and more teens are developing a dependence upon prescription painkillers like OxyContin is disturbing to parents, but just as frightening is the idea that there are drugs that can lead more quickly to addiction or a lifelong issue with substance abuse. In the past, marijuana was called the “gateway drug” for [...]
Continue ReadingA new report that came out recently revealed that a number of Massachusetts parents have little understanding of just how deadly and dangerous prescription drugs can be. In fact, some parents have even reported giving their children prescription medications without a doctor’s consent. The Partnership at Drugfree.org study revealed a number of interesting facts and [...]
Continue ReadingStoring unwanted prescription drugs in medicine cabinets or anywhere around the house is a major causative factor in the development of teen prescription drug abuse and dependence. The over-prescription of painkillers like Vicodin, Percocet, OxyContin and others after surgery or an accident is common. Many patients leave an acute surgery or ER visit with a [...]
Continue ReadingIn the United States today, a drug epidemic is sweeping the country. These narcotics are not being produced in back rooms, grown secretly in the mountains, or smuggled across borders. The most deadly drugs in the United States today are being produced by some of the sharpest minds in science, coming out of the finest [...]
Continue ReadingNucynta is an opiate medication that is similar in effect to Vicodin and Percocet, according to Medical News Today. Johnson & Johnson has recently sought and received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make the drug available in an extended release format. What’s the significance? Like OxyContin, also available in an [...]
Continue ReadingBath salts are one of the latest drugs to hit the United States and, since there has been little time to review its effects scientifically, there has been little done in the way of legislation. The anecdotal evidence shows that snorting the drug can cause a high, but there have been few research studies done [...]
Continue ReadingThe Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is the lead organization in the United States, dedicated to the enforcement of our country’s anti-drug policy. It’s the only agency in the world solely focused on drug law enforcement. Their work takes them abroad and in every state in the country as they pursue the largest organizations whose purpose [...]
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