What You Don't Know About Drinking and Pregnancy: Four Mothers Tell Their Stories
What you don't know about drinking and pregnancy: Four mothers tell their stories
The graveyard shift and sunrise dinners upset her stomach. She had just filed paperwork to end a gut-wrenching marriage with a man who had choked and punched her, and was now bound for prison. … This is… Continue reading
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Spotlights Dangers of Heroin Addiction
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death spotlights dangers of heroin addiction
Ben Levenson, founder of Origins Recovery Center, a substance abuse rehab facility in South Padre Island, Texas, explained to CBS News that the drug varies widely in terms of its composition. “Even buying from the same dealer, the purity…could really …… Continue reading
Parental Exposure to Marijuana Linked to Drug Addiction and Compulsive …
Parental Exposure to Marijuana Linked to Drug Addiction and Compulsive …
Newswise — New York, NY –Jan. 16, 2014 – Exposing adolescent rats to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) –the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana—can lead to molecular and behavioral alterations in the next generation of offspring, even though … Read more on Newswise… Continue reading
Drug Abuse Among Females in Sokoto Worries NDLEA
Drug Abuse Among Females In Sokoto Worries NDLEA
The Sokoto State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has lamented the rising cases of drug abuse by young girls in the state and advised parents to inculcate sound morals in their children and wards. The command who insisted… Continue reading
Patient Comments: Teen Drug Abuse – Drug Types
Patient Comments: Teen Drug Abuse – Drug Types
Teen Drug Abuse – Signs and Symptoms Question: Discuss the signs and symptoms of drug abuse in you, a friend, or relative. Patient Comments are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Never delay or disregard seeking … drug… Continue reading
Drug Czar R. Gil Kerlikowske Calls for More Access to Heroin Antidote
Drug czar R. Gil Kerlikowske calls for more access to heroin antidote
“We are not going to arrest our way out of this drug problem,” the former Seattle police chief said. He praised the president’s Affordable Care Act for requiring insurance companies to cover substance abuse treatment in the same… Continue reading