Among the rise of opioid-related overdose deaths throughout the U.S. in recent years, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of synthetic compounds as well, often being added to heroin and making it more potent. New York State’s Erie County is one of many locales that has seen a number of fatal heroin […]
One of the most common reasons to prescribe prescription painkillers is after a surgical procedure. Sometimes these surgeries can be major, and other times they can be less invasive. However, painkillers have become part of most standard recovery protocols. One major problem with this is that sometimes patients do not stop taking their painkillers, even
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There has been a lot of attention in the press recently about the dangers of prescription medications like oxycodone and other opioid pain medications. Doctors have been put under close scrutiny in their medical practice to limit their prescribing habits in an effort to stop the abuse of these types of medications. These efforts have
Molly is making its way back into the mainstream drug culture. It was considered a designer drug in the club culture of the late 1980s and early 1990s; however, in recent years, Molly has been a popular drug of choice with teens and young adults. The most dangerous thing about the trending drug is that
Over the past six years, the number of young people who have visited emergency rooms after taking the drug Ecstasy has more than doubled, according to a new report released by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Public health and law enforcement officials advise parents to be on the alert for a new designer drug that is said to be as addictive as heroin and can produce cocaine-like highs.
The competitive academic environment of many college campuses can drive some students to use prescription stimulants like Adderall or Ritalin in order to gain an edge over their classmates.
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According to a researcher at Harvard Medical School, a popular sports performance fuel known as Craze may contain a meth-like party drug.
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One of the hardest battles in the fight against substance abuse is finding new drugs and stopping their widespread use before the problem worsens.
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It is widely available in convenience stores and smoke shops, and and local law enforcement and public health officials are on the alert.
An undercover investigation conducted by National Geographic exposes a growing problem with our nation’s armed forces: Designer drugs.
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Bath salts, the synthetic drug behind the so-called “zombie” and “cannibal​” attacks of the past few years, has been found to be more addictive and more potent than methamphetamine, according to a new study.
