The number of college students using marijuana continues to increase, having reached a startling 38% in 2015, compared to 30% in 2006, according to information released by the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. This overall increasing trend can likely be attributed to much of the marijuana legalization movement, as well as the rising […]
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Screening job applicants for drugs is a standard policy most businesses follow. Generally, if the applicant is promising they will be asked to submit to a drug test. If the drug test comes back negative they are usually moved on to the next phase of the hiring process. This is not the only time businesses
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Additional information regarding an earlier study of teens diagnosed as bipolar has recently been published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. The original study from 2008 showed that adolescents who were diagnosed with bipolar disorder were more likely to abuse illegal drugs and smoke cigarettes than those who were not. As a way to monitor
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People become addicted to drugs and alcohol for many reasons. However, researchers have long believed that traumatic experiences during adolescence may increase people’s risk of developing addictions later as a teen. A recent study has strongly reinforced this possibility, and the evidence suggests that childhood trauma may increase the risk of teen drug use. From
Substance Abuse Affects Children: How Does Mom’s Substance Abuse Affect Her Unborn Child? Substance abuse affects children in profound ways. Ingesting drugs or alcohol during pregnancy can have devastating effects on an unborn child. Alcohol, heroin, amphetamine, and cocaine are especially dangerous, but all substance abuse affects children regardless of which substance is abused. How
Has Teen Substance Abuse Become America’s #1 Public Health Problem? According to CASA Columbia, an information clearinghouse about addiction, adolescent and teen substance abuse has become “a public health problem of epidemic proportion.” Based on their recent study, CASA Columbia believes that teen substance abuse has become so prevalent that it will have severe consequences
South Florida may be best known for great weather and sunny beaches, but according to a new report it’s also the home of an alarming number of heroin abusers.
Report: Heroin abuse at epidemic levels in South Florida Read More »
A new survey conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that while teens are saying no to most drugs, their use of marijuana seems to be on the rise.
Survey: Teens reject most drugs, but still smoking marijuana Read More »
According to a nationwide survey of opioid drug abusers currently in rehab facilities, the prescription painkiller oxycodone seems to be their drug of choice.
A new study published in the Journal of Pain suggests that most teens who are addicted to prescription medications are trying to get relief from pain, not attempting to get high.
Study: Most teens abusing painkillers aren’t trying to get high Read More »
A new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that 50 percent of non-surgery hospital patients are given painkillers, usually in very high doses.
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Over the past few years, a large amount of anecdotal evidence has emerged suggesting that the number of drug-related poisonings in rural areas has rapidly increased.
New study analyzes locations of drug poisoning deaths in the United States Read More »