Drug Abuse

No Prescription Required: CVS Expands Access to Naloxone Author: Shernide Delva CVS is stepping up to reduce the staggering number of opioid related deaths by making the anti-overdose drug Naloxone (or Narcan) easily accessible. We’ve talked how theirs a push to put the drug in the hands of... Learn More

Energy Drinks and Alcohol Consumption Worsens Traumatic Brain Injuries Author: Shernide Delva Energy drinks are a common staple of adolescent life. Whether preparing for an exam or a big game, teenagers gravitate toward anything that will keep them alert and focus. Despite the temporary boost that energy drinks are... Learn More

Marijuana Use May Lead to Prediabetes Author: Shernide Delva All across the country, marijuana reform continues to stir up controversy and make headlines. A few states have even legalized marijuana for recreational use. Other states remain focused on the medical benefits of the drug. Marijuana has gained significant attention... Learn More

Hillary Clinton Proposes $10 Billion Plan To Combat Addiction Author: Shernide Delva Hillary Clinton’s campaign just unveiled a $10 billion plan to combat drug and alcohol addiction. The plan is in response to the nationwide opiate drug abuse epidemic. Clinton’s plan is focuses on five main goals: Prevent drug use... Learn More

Dentists Now Drill Patients on Illegal Drug Use [caption id="attachment_17549" align="aligncenter" width="459"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva Your employer may not be the only one questioning your illegal drug use. Now you... Learn More

Meth Lab Injuries on the Rise Author: Shernide Delva According to a new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Meth lab injuries are on the rise. Unlike drugs that come from plants like Marijuana and Cocaine, Meth is made from other chemicals... Learn More

The Increasing Trend of New Psychoactive Substances Author: Shernide Delva With Marijuana Reform policies stirring controversy throughout the country, soon the idea of legal recreational drug usage could become a reality in the United States. In the meantime, however, many are finding ways to use drugs without... Learn More

Fatal Flakka Being Hidden in Children’s Candy Author: Justin Mckibben Flakka, the streets infamous ‘$5 Insanity’, has transformed the face of fear in drug abuse recently by corrupting minds and demoralizing communities all over the nation. Infecting people with intense hallucinations and hypertension often described as a... Learn More

Update: Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon Both Barely Hanging On Author: Justin Mckibben It's never a good feeling to have to follow-up on a story that appears to be making some decisive progress with another headline of bad news. Back at the end of April we had reported on the... Learn More

Did Drugs Do This to Dylann Roof? Author: Justin Mckibben I personally find it disquieting what some people may believe, considering this story has been brought to headlines under this context so many times, so let me answer (in my opinion) the question presented by this articles title... No.... Learn More

How Writing For Recovery Changed Me [caption id="attachment_16961" align="aligncenter" width="434"] Photo of Author[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben For a little over a year now I've been writing for a publication in the field of recovery from substance abuse, and I've been given the awesome opportunity to touch... Learn More

America Taking Away DEA Money to Fund Awareness Author: Justin Mckibben I want to talk about an announcement truly significant as a deviation from the United States' decades long War on Drugs, which has time and time again been referred to as a failed endeavor of epic proportions.... Learn More

No Prescription Required: CVS Expands Access to Naloxone

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