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STATISTICS & TRENDS

Children in ER After Drinking Cough Suppressant: Parents Must Act

In light of an increase in children misusing cough syrup, parents must do everything possible to make the home safe for their children. Parents must also talk to their children about drugs and help their sons and daughters understand why they should avoid...

DRUG REHABILITATION

How to Do the Hard Work of Saving an Addicted Person’s Life

It’s extremely common for an addicted person to refuse offers of rehab. So how can you save their life? By approaching this challenge in the right way, it is possible to get them to say “Yes.”

STATISTICS & TRENDS

New Research Highlights Developments in Non-Opioid Pain Relief

Researchers are developing a pain relief method that targets adrenaline receptors rather than opioid receptors. The goal is to produce a pain reliever as effective as opioid painkillers but without harmful side effects and addiction risk.

DRUG INFORMATION

Drug Abuse and the Devastating Birth Defects It May Cause

It’s tragic every time a person loses their health and sobriety to drug addiction. But it is much more tragic when a tiny baby is born with impairments as a result of its exposure to those drugs. They may suffer their whole lives, and they may even lose...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Despite Big Pharma Claims, Less than One-Third of Drugs Offer Relief to Patients

A recent study found that despite billions of dollars spent annually on marketing and ad buys, most pharmaceutical drugs don’t work that well on patients who take them.

DRUG INFORMATION

THC, Delta 8 and CBD: What Are They? Are They addictive?

From THC to CBD and from delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol to CBG—the cannabis industry is constantly bringing new products to market. Some are addictive or harmful and others have therapeutic value. We’ve rounded up the most important information you need...

DRUG INFORMATION

Are Date Rape Drugs Still a Threat?

Sexual assaults facilitated by drugs placed in drinks are more common than ever, requiring both women and men to maintain vigilance while at parties and bars.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Get Clean for Them: At least 10 Percent of Children Live in Households with at Least One Addicted Parent

This article highlights the findings regarding youths being exposed to substance abuse at a very young age while also extrapolating what that means for young people to grow up in a home where substance abuse is normal and seen as a typical thing to do.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Prescription Drug Take Back Day Provides Opportunity to Make Homes Safer

One of the most common ways young people experiment with prescription drugs for the first time is by finding the drugs in the family medicine cabinet and consuming them. Parents might not think there’s any harm in keeping certain pharmaceuticals in the...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

One Simple Step Could Help Prevent Unnecessary Overprescribing and Keep Patients Alive

A new study has shown that when a doctor is told that a patient of theirs survived a near-fatal overdose on opioids, the rate at which that doctor prescribes opioid pain relievers to his patients falls in the following year. The study also found that if...

ADDICTION

Talk to Young People About Drugs and Alcohol

With new findings suggesting drug use is more dangerous for youths now than ever before, parents must do everything possible to prevent their kids from experimenting with mind-altering substances. This effort begins by having conversations with kids, and...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Why Do Drug Overdoses Spike During Winter? A Look at Cold Weather-Related Risk Factors

Research has shown a possible connection between cold weather and a heightened risk for overdose. Several factors may contribute to this, like cold weather making it more likely addicts will use drugs at home by themselves, therefore being less likely...

DRUG INFORMATION

Fears Mount as Increasing Number of Opioid Overdoses Seem Tied to Naloxone-Resistant Tranquilizer

A January 2023 report published in a La Crosse, Wisconsin newspaper highlighted local law enforcement’s concern that a string of recent fatal drug overdoses in the city may have been linked to opioids laced with xylazine, a powerful animal tranquilizer...

DRUG INFORMATION

New Arrivals on the Illicit Drug Market in America

The list of new drugs is more than 1,000 entries long, and counting. Keeping track of new drugs is an essential part of keeping families and communities safe.

DRUG INFORMATION

Are Youth Vaping Addictive Drugs Right Under our Noses?

Millions of teens and young adults vape tobacco and flavored fluids but some are choosing to add THC, heroin, fentanyl or other drugs to their devices.

DRUG INFORMATION

Drug Dealers’ Fake Pills Are More Deadly Than Ever

A tidal wave of counterfeit pills that contain deadly fentanyl plus thousands more pounds of the drug threatens a continued high loss of American lives.

DRUG INFORMATION

Powerfully Dangerous Meth Linked to Homelessness and Mental Illness

Reports from across America testify to the catastrophic effects of a new form of methamphetamine that is driving some people into mental institutions and others into homeless encampments.

DRUG INFORMATION

The Extraordinary Dangers of Carfentanil

The powerful opioid carfentanil in America’s supplies of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and fake pills makes addiction more dangerous than ever.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Kroger, Albertsons, and Rite Aid Latest Pharmacies Under Fire for Their Role in the Opioid Epidemic

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed suit against Kroger, Albertsons, and Rite Aid for failing to act as a final barrier to halt the spread of addictive opioids into Washington communities. This move marks the latest effort to hold...

DRUG INFORMATION

Cocaine and Opioid Abuse Connected to Potentially Fatal Heart Disease

A recent NIDA press release shows how it’s not just opioid addiction that is connected to endocarditis, but new studies show cocaine addiction increases the risk for potentially fatal heart disease too. These findings highlight how it’s not just the...