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Cocaine Use Causing Unsightly Skin Condition
Buying a white powder off the street such as cocaine is much like playing a chemical version of Russian roulette; the substances used to adulterate the product are unknown to the consumer. A recent article in Science Daily is bringing this issue to light as several cocaine users have reported to emergency rooms in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City with a revolting and dangerous skin reaction known as purpura. The condition is … Read entire article »
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Florida’s New Safeguard for their Staggering Prescription Pill Problem
Around 7 million Americans abuse prescription medication regularly, which makes them the most abused substances in the US, excluding marijuana and alcohol.[1] Florida has been the pill pushing capital of the US for over ten years, housing pain clinics that readily feed the American need for inebriation through medication.[2] On Monday, a new computer system aimed at curbing the pill epidemic in Florida was implemented.[3] This electronic databank tracks controlled substance prescriptions and helps medical … Read entire article »
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The Perils of So-Called Synthetic Cannabis
Many of us are familiar with the concept of our Armed Forces, “leading the way,” and as it turns out they may now be forging ahead in an entirely new realm, one far removed from the battlefield. Yesterday the announcement came across the wire that 64 sailors in the Navy have been caught using (or selling) synthetic marijuana similar to ‘Spice’. The problem is becoming endemic – over two hundred members of the … Read entire article »
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Codeine Cough Syrup & Soda-The New Way Kids are Getting High
There are many, many ways to choose life. Yet there remain an equal amount of means by which to escape life, and the relatively recent re-emergence of codeine’s popularity only re-affirms that humans are endlessly innovative in finding means to ‘get high’. I am, of course, speaking of sizzurp – the combination of cough syrup (containing codeine and promethazine) and a carbonated beverage (most often Sprite). There are a variety of other … Read entire article »
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Are Doctors Over-Prescribing Medications?
Are doctors over-prescribing medications to patients these days? If so then why are patients being prescribed drugs they don’t need? Could it be because doctors are doing this for profit or are they simply being too liberal with medications? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse prescriptions have increased by six times between 1991 and 2010. Alongside this, the number of overdoses from prescription drugs has tripled since 1999. In 2008 antipsychotic medications became … Read entire article »
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Can Caffeine Consumption be Linked to Stimulant Drug Addiction?
Adolescents drink infused beverages almost every day in the form of coffee, energy drinks and soft drinks. A new study shows that caffeine consumption in students could predict a future risk to cocaine and amphetamine abuse. Stacy Sigmon of the University of Vermont College of Medicine and co-author Roland Griffiths of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine carried out this new study. Their study started by identifying participants as either caffeine ‘choosers’ or caffeine … Read entire article »
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Substance Abuse Affecting War Veterans Returning from Afghanistan and Iraq
There has been no shortage of research that has linked Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to increased substance abuse issues; many veterans of war suffer severe bouts of PTSD related to the extreme events and dangerous ordeals that all soldiers endure while involved in combat. The prolonged operations in Afghanistan (coined “Operation Enduring Freedom”) and Iraq remains to place huge strain on those military personnel and returning veterans due to multiple deployments, extensive exposure … Read entire article »
New Drug Epidemic Krokodil Causes Skin and Bone Tissue Deterioration
A new drug epidemic has recently been discovered in Russia. The drug is called Krokodil or Crocodile, and is named for the gruesome effects the drug has on the users’ appearance. One major side effect users of krokodil experience is rotting of the skin. When users abuse the drug intravenously their complexion around the site of injection becomes greenish and scaly (much like a crocodile), their blood vessels rupture and the skin tissue … Read entire article »
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Drug Addiction in Prison
John Doe gets arrested for possession of heroin, a felony, and gets sent to prison for a year. While he’s doing hard time, he has ever greater access to heroin and a cornucopia of other narcotics. Does our government really believe that when he gets out he is any more likely to remain abstinent? It is logical to think that our country’s penitentiary system would be that last place drugs could be … Read entire article »
Drug Addiction Across America
From the psychiatric hospital patient drinking mouthwash, to the housewife ingesting methamphetamine to help her keep the weight off and give her motivation to clean. Alcoholism and drug addiction costs Americans over $480 billion. It is linked to over half of all major crimes in the United States, and directly killed 33,000 people in 2005. Doctors and Drug Addiction Health Care professionals are frequently turning to pharmaceuticals, citing stress and easy access as their prime … Read entire article »
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