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Monthly Archives: August 2012
America Finally Discovers One In Eight US Teens Misuses Pain Drugs
A new analysis of surveys done between 2007 and 2009 among American teens shows that one in eight US teens misuses pain drugs. This survey shows also that the age at which teens started abusing these drugs was younger than … Continue reading
New Trend Toward Abusing Hand Sanitizer for Alcohol Content Lands Some Teens In Hospital
Yet another product off the grocery stores shelves has developed a new life as something to be abused to get high. Now, hand sanitizer joins glue, compressed air for cleaning computers, spray paint and other innocent products as an item … Continue reading
Saving Our Youth Study Finds Most Alcohol Drug Abuse Starts In Teen Years
Recent surveys of teens and young adults have turned up a startling new fact. More than one study finds most alcohol; drug abuse starts in teen years. Just when our young people should be getting educations and preparing for their … Continue reading
Synthetic Drug Use Outweighs Meth and Heroin In Some Towns Creating Entirely New Set Of Dangers
Heroin and methamphetamine have long been scourges on our communities, taking lives, creating moral deterioration and stealing away loved ones. Now there’s a new set of drugs that may be even more dangerous. These are the new synthetics. These new … Continue reading
Skittles Party By Teens Is Not What It Seems
A Skittles Party could take the form of a home filled with teenagers where everyone brings all the prescription medications they have on hand and pool them. Then anyone at the party who wants to abuse a pill just dips … Continue reading
Half of Young Cigarette Smokers Also Smoke Pot Survey Reveals Real Story
Social media turned out to be a better medium for surveying marijuana use than earlier types of research conducted by the University of California, San Francisco. Using a Facebook-based survey, researchers found that more than half of those who reported … Continue reading
Do You Ever Hear Your Child Talk About A Skittles Party
Most people know that Skittles are small hard candies that come in multiple colors and flavors. Oddly enough, Skittles have become associated with drug use by youth in not just one but actually several ways. When youth gather together and … Continue reading
Is Our Future In Danger As Study Finds Most Alcohol Drug Abuse Starts In Teen Years
When we think about our future generation, about the last thing we would want to contemplate is losing our teens to addiction. But now, a French university study finds most alcohol, drug abuse starts in teen years. At this time, … Continue reading
Is There A Solution As Painkiller Sales Soar Around US Fuel Addiction
The problem has been brewing for years. Sales of painkillers began to make an unusual climb in 2000 and by 2010, had reached levels far beyond anything reasonable. Certainly painkillers like Oxycontin and Vicodin help people after serious injuries. Surely … Continue reading
