The number of Dutch under-18s addicted to cannabis is on the increase. Many of them begin smoking pot regularly at age thirteen, and get into such difficulties that they have to be admitted to a rehab clinic.
After marijuana, cocaine is the second most used illicit drug in the United States. It has been shown to have many detrimental effects; many of these effects involve the heart.
This week the federal government warned that “substantial levels of cocaine” may be contaminated by levasimole hydrochloride, an anti-parasitic agent used in animals that kills white blood cells, leaving people vulnerable to potentially fatal infections.
Oklahoma authorities say the number of people dying from methadone use is growing. Last year, 110 people in Oklahoma died from either methadone overdoses or overdoses in which methadone was used in combination with other drugs.
Last week, both the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times declared that heroin addiction has reached epidemic proportions in Russia. However, Soviet drug enforcement officials have a plan: They have called on the United States to defoliate Afghanistan.
Now that the semester is well underway all us students have reached that big hurdle of surviving the first round of exams for the classes we have. Even though the college life is a high-pressure lifestyle many students are capable of making the grade through honest studying and dedication.
The kids weren’t all right. They lived in the same comfortable Long Island town and were barely in their teens when they took their first hit of marijuana or sip of alcohol, propelling them on dark journeys they couldn’t seem to escape. Within a couple of years, they were in heroin’s grip.
What continuous or extended use of meth does to your mouth is permanent and cannot be “naturally repaired.” “Meth Mouth” has been so well documented, references are showing up in current fiction novels.
Methamphetamine is a white, odorless, bitter-tasting crystalline powder that easily dissolves in water or alcohol and is taken orally, intra-nasally (snorting the powder), by needle injection, or by smoking.
Modern medicine is working day and night to give mankind a pill to cure just about everything, but when used or disposed of improperly those same drugs can do even more harm.
Addiction to prescription painkillers is soaring, with the number of Victorians being treated in hospital emergency departments more than doubling in the past five years.
Statistics state that over 28 million adults and young people are abusing drugs. You do not have to become a part of this statistic, but if you already are there is help.
A program aimed at helping the environment took place in Niagara County on Saturday. The cars kept coming and going. They were all doing their part to recycle unwanted pharmaceuticals.
According to scientific research, most teens who drink obtain alcohol from social sources. This means they are sneaking alcohol from their parents’ homes; having older friends buy it; or are obtaining it at parties.
Many campuses nationwide are taking prescription drug abuse seriously. “Aderall, Ritalin, and other prescription drugs are being abused at an alarming rate,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director of The Atlanta Recovery Center. “We have seen an increase in the past few years of college students seeking help for their prescription drug addiction.
The results from this study suggest that the awareness of the consequences of underage drinking, as set out in the NHMRC guidelines, is low amongst Australians and in particular, young people.
A term of common use and variable meaning, generally taken to refer to chronic continual drinking or periodic consumption of alcohol which is characterized by impaired control over drinking, frequent episodes of intoxication, preoccupation with alcohol, and the use of alcohol despite adverse consequences.
Despite a doubling in the amount of alcohol ads running online, advertisers are not breaking marketing restrictions designed to protect under-18s, according to a report from the advertising regulator.
Iowa’s top state drug enforcement official says Iowa is not ready for medical marijuana, meth is making a comeback, and the newest drug threat is lurking in your medicine cabinet.
Clandestine methamphetamine labs referred to as “Shake-n-Bake” are cropping up across the country, but have yet to become a prevalent problem in local areas.
Anyone who has gone to college knows students must balance an active social life with studying, and sleep. College students in their prime, meet people, make connections–and in the end, the physiological need for sleep can sometimes prevent simple studying and class attendance.
You know you have a drug addiction. But you don’t know where to get help. One option to consider is Edmond Drug Addicts Anonymous, a new 12-step recovery group. Group members want to reach individuals who may be suffering from an addiction.
It is a time to help people understand that substance abuse is a health crisis on a national scale. It is also important to recognize that a person suffering from addiction can be treated and that recovery is possible.
Most Americans have recently become familiar with the relatively new pharmaceutical drug Oxycontin. This powerful opioid painkiller has become very popular on the streets as a drug of abuse, though Heroin is still very much available and in demand.
Jacobson Medical (Hong Kong) is recalling Tylenol Extended Relief Tab 650mg as the painkiller has been sold in unregistered packages, the Department of Health said today.
Drug users who ingested cocaine cut with a substance called levamisole have contracted a blood disease known as agranulocytosis in Massachusetts and other states.
The Blueprint drug education programme was an evidence-based, multi-component programme that was piloted in 23 schools in England during the spring terms of 2004 and 2005.
Taking up two parking spaces would be considered bold. But three? Well, that is a little reckless, given the circumstances. With a flourish, G-Star brings his Subaru Impreza to a diagonal halt in the temporary police car park, composes an expression somewhere between hurt innocence and pliant confusion, and blows into the Breathalyser.
Recovery Month, an annual September observance highlighting the benefits of substance abuse treatment, kicked off on August 31 when President Obama issued a proclamation.
It’ll run now through November and appear on TV, in newspapers, online and on billboards. Missouri (but not Kansas) was one of 16 states that were deemed to have the worst meth rates in the nation.
Missouri has the dubious distinction of being the methamphetamine capital of the country and largely has been left to fight meth on its own. That, though, is changing. National attention has come to the fight against meth.
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, who calls alcoholism a “national calamity,” plans to work with the nation’s parliament this fall to tackle the country’s drinking problem by proposing an increase in taxes, stricter labeling laws, and restrictions on where alcohol can be sold.
While many schools of thought point to relapse rates of up to 60%, there is one drug treatment program that defies the odds when helping addicts recover from addiction.
Coastal Recovery Center is planning a special event to increase awareness of addictions, treatment, and recovery in Myrtle Beach. According to a news release from Coastal Recovery Center, the event will celebrate people in recovery from addiction with their inspiring testimonies of their changed lives.
The Durham Center will team this month with Partnership for a Healthy Durham, Duke University Health System, Urban Ministries of Durham, El Centro Hispano and DurhamTRY to hold its fourth annual Recovery Celebration Block Party as part of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.
B arr Labs initiated a recall in mid-August for generic Adderall tablets that may contain too much of the active pharmaceutical ingredients dextroamphetamine and dl-amphetamine, posing a superpotency risk to users of the ADHD drug.
This Advisory presents current information on the increase in deaths related to methadone, particulary in combination with other substances or some medications.
Addiction to prescription pain medication has been in the news lately with the death of Michael Jackson. Local doctors say this area has one of the highest rates of prescription addiction in the country.
6.4 percent of college students reported having used Adderall for nonmedical use in 2006 and 2007, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Adderall is usually prescribed to treat attention-deficit disorder.
On behalf of the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body, I am pleased to present our Third Annual Report (for 2008) to the Minister for Health and Children.
In recent years there has been much hype about our drugs problems, but usually when people talk about drugs, they are not talking about the most prevalent and most abused drug in the country – alcohol. Irish people spend more on alcohol annually that any other people.
People who abuse prescription drugs often do so believing the pills are safe because they are prescribed by doctors and approved by the Food and Drug Administration, addiction experts tell CNN.
Some bars in Victoria, British Columbia are requiring patrons to swipe their ID cards, then using the data collected to compile and enforce a blacklist of customers who previously have been involved in fights, been kicked out of other bars, or are involved in gangs.
While media attention has been focused on the methamphetamine epidemic, prescription drug abuse has been increasing. Nationally, the non-medical use of prescription drugs is higher than the abuse of cocaine, heroin and hallucinogens combined.
Heroin has been a drug most common in big cities, but the police chief says even Antigo in central Wisconsin is experiencing a rise in cases involving the potent and illegal drug.
Nearly twice as many US army soldiers today compared to six years ago are either alcoholic or engage in damaging behavior such as binge drinking, according to army statistics.
Factors that affect suicide rates include drug addiction and alcohol abuse. Studies also shows that being male, or part of a minority group, affects the incidence of suicide.
The Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center (ISPCC) has issued an urgent report to Iowa physicians concerning the abuse of medications for attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the past two days, the ISPCC has seen an increase in the number of teens and young adults, ages 13 to 24, who have abused or misused medication prescribed for ADHD.
For many people suffering from drug and alcohol addictions the first step to recovery is often a treatment center that focuses on ending the substance abuse and carving a path of sobriety for the rest of their life.
Across Long Island, thousands of people, some barely in their teens, are learning that heroin addiction is a monster not easily conquered. The drug holds its users in a tight grasp and won’t let go without a mammoth struggle.
A 2006 Northeastern University study found misuse of so-called “Academic Steroids” is most prevalent at private colleges on the East Coast. But interviews with dozens of students and administrators show a culture of Adderall abuse is taking root in the Bay Area and the state.
Teen children who live with alcohol-abusing fathers are at higher risk for alcohol or drug abuse themselves, a U.S. government study released Thursday shows.
A new study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that binge drinking, drunk driving and alcohol-related deaths among college students rose over the past decade.
A recent study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) found that alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking episodes, and drunk driving have all been on the rise among 18- to 24-year-olds over the past decade.
Alcohol is a powerful drug that becomes an addiction for many. Alcoholics often don’t realize the damage the drug does to their bodies. This damage does not stop at the patient’s own health, but the well being and emotions of their loved ones.
It’s not just UI students with a drinking problem. The binge-drinking rate, as well as alcohol-related crimes and fatalities, rose on college campuses nationwide over the past decade, according to a study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism released June 15.
A new study, published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, confirms what I’ve been warning about for years in my scientific books and articles. The stimulants used to treat children for so-called ADHD can cause sudden cardiac arrest and death in kids.
In data obtained from United States Department of Health and Human services the number of North Carolina citizens seeking but not receiving drug treatment nearly tripled between 2006 and 2007. This trend continues for those seeking alcohol treatment.
Alcohol-related deaths among U.S. college students rose from 1,440 deaths in 1998 to 1,825 in 2005, along with increases in heavy drinking and drunk driving, according to an article in the July supplement of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
For those of you whom have sons in their mid-twenties living in your basements, garages or attics, you may have to break some bad news to them. It seems that Cannabis cantains chemicals which damage DNA and may initiate cancer.
Local health officials are concerned about a big increase in heroin and prescription drug abuse in the Twin Cities. The increase comes at a time when cocaine and methamphetamine is going down.
In an apartment tucked away in beautiful Montreal, the Narconon drug rehab program had a chance to interview a former graduate from 1998. Sabrina Andrews gave us a powerful insight into her own past demons, and her experiences as a heroin addict and run away living in Montreal.
A new study has found that cocaine and heroin increase permeability of the placenta. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology have shown that exposure to the drugs causes an increase in the passage of some chemicals into the fetus.
The young age of recruits, cycles of activity and boredom, and general attitudes about alcohol use are all parts of Navy culture that contribute to heavy drinking among sailors.
Smoking cannabis can damage DNA and cause cancer, researchers have found. They discovered marijuana contained 50 per cent more carcinogenics - cancer-causing chemicals - than tobacco.
Adderall, Ritalin, and other stimulant drugs prescribed for millions of American children and teens with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may in some rare instances lead to an increased risk of sudden heart-related death.
Results of the case-control study showed that of 564 children and teens (age 7 to 19) who had sudden deaths, 1.8% were using stimulants, higher than the 0.4% who were taking the same drugs among the controls who died in car accidents, according to researchers.
Indian-origin researchers at the University of Leicester have found “convincing evidence” that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans.
Children taking stimulant drugs such as Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are several times as likely to suffer sudden, unexplained death as children who are not taking such drugs.
A new study has suggested that children who take stimulant medications such as Ritalin, Strattera or Concerta may have a slight increased risk for sudden death.
In the name of science, eight men and seven women drank alcohol through a straw while lying in an MRI scanner, presumably not all together, to see what would happen.
Drunkenness among students is one of the causes of the deteriorating academic performance at Nabumali High School in Mbale district, the head teacher has said.
Alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking episodes and drunk driving have all been on the rise on college campuses over the past decade, a new government study shows.
Desert Oasis Recovery, a New Mexico in-patient drug, alcohol, and gambling addiction treatment center, one of only two privately run drug, alcohol and gambling addiction treatment centers in the State of New Mexico, announces the use of auricular “accu-detox” acupuncture therapy for addictive therapy.
We hope that this report will highlight the problems of alcohol misuse among young people, as well as outlining a set of recommendations that will help young Londoners stay safe with alcohol, and ensure that this issue is given the priority it deserves.
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