How Am I Supposed to Help Others Live Better Lives When I Can’t Even Live Well Myself?
Question by Sahar: How am I supposed to help others live better lives when I can’t even live well myself?
I’ve been spiraling. It’s like my brain’s gone haywire and literally every bad thing I’ve done, every humiliating memory, every step in the wrong direction I’ve taken is coming back… Continue reading
New Program Seeks to Stop Teen Rx Drug Abuse
New Program Seeks to Stop Teen Rx Drug Abuse
They said Colorado ranks as the number two state regarding the amount of people who abuse prescription drugs, and they said more than 29 percent of teens admit to abusing pills. The Rise Above Colorado campaign utilizes all the forms of… Continue reading
Local View: America's Persistent Marijuana Conundrum
Local view: America's persistent marijuana conundrum
Consider these key facts from the 2013 Monitoring the Future Study, which was released last month. Consider first the good news. The use of synthetic marijuana declined. From 2012 to 2013, synthetic marijuana use among high school seniors fell from 11 …
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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not …
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2013 a Bad Year for the Fight Against Prescription Drug Addiction
2013 a bad year for the fight against prescription drug addiction
But on Oct. 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug called Zohydro ER, which it acknowledged in its statement announcing the fact poses “serious risks of misuse, abuse, increased sensitivity to pain (hyperalgesia), addiction …… Continue reading
Drug Peddlers Deliver 'consignments' at Clients' Doorsteps
Drug peddlers deliver 'consignments' at clients' doorsteps
The police, however, said that the Indian drug peddlers are not directly approaching the clients in Nepal but are employing local drug addicts as their business agents. According to the police, there are 30 such drug abusers in Dhangadi who use and …… Continue reading