A new product on the market, the Vaportini, allows a person to get alcohol into their bloodstream by inhaling it. This bypasses the more traditional method of drinking alcohol. When a person drinks alcohol, only about 85% makes it into the blood stream, with Vaportini 100% of the alcohol gets through. There have been no [...]
One of the nation’s leading environmental testing firms, EMSL Analytical, Incorporated, takes on the burden of making sure an environment is safe for occupancy among other critical tasks. Their extensive research and investigation into the matter of residual chemical residue and various other environmental hazards would indicate that the environmental impact of a meth lab [...]
Many people in our society have gotten used to taking some type of prescription medication for various physical or psychological problems to help them get through their day. This is true even for our children. One of the problems with this practice is that more and more people are so comfortable taking some type of [...]
Designer drugs, also known as synthetic drugs, are becoming more and more popular these days. Synthetic drugs are made to mimic the effects of other drugs that are illegal. These drugs are actually sold legally, however. This is because they are cleverly disguised and labeled as common household products such as bath salts, herbal incense, [...]
Adolescents have been abusing prescriptions and different types of drugs for generations. They have used illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and heroin. They have also abused prescriptions and even over the counter medications such as cough medications. This seems to have become a newer fad amongst teens and pre-teens and even among some adults. [...]
The number of teens abusing prescription drugs is higher than it has been in generations. In fact, the numbers are at all-time record highs. Teens used to abuse illegal drugs such as heroin, cocaine and marijuana however, they have now progressed to things that are much easier to find and much easier to abuse. In [...]
Drug use in teens has been known to cause effects of all different types. Extensive drug use can cause such long-term effects as mental impairment, depression, anxiety, withdrawal, loss of motivation, memory loss, impaired judgment and even more serious side effects. When taken to excess this type of drug use can cause such extreme mental [...]
It has been observed that a lot of new born babies are born with minor diseases like jaundice or typhoid. However, no one would have thought that babies would now start being born with drug addictions. When the mothers use opioids like Oxycontin and Vicoden in more than the prescribed quantities during their pregnancy, the [...]
According to lead researcher Bret Kissela from the University of Cincinnati, substance abuse is a very common problem faced by the young adults who have experienced a stroke. As per a US study that covered about 1000 patients, younger adults who suffered from strokes were found to be alcoholics, smokers or drug abusers. It has [...]
The United States has been suffering from a growing problem of prescription drug abuse. This is related not just to an increase in the number of teenagers under drug addiction, but is also affecting people from older generations and the medical fraternity like doctors and nurses. According to political and law enforcement officials, the patents [...]
