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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

I’m currently 65 years old, and I have never regretted my decision to stop taking drugs. The “high” never lasts, and it is quickly replaced by introversion, lack of motivation and diminished enthusiasm for life. Simply put, drugs are poisons. I’m...

DRUG INFORMATION

Are We Overlooking the Threat of Prescription Stimulant Abuse?

Prescription stimulant abuse isn’t making the headlines but that doesn’t mean that parents should dismiss it as a threat to their children. Every child needs to learn how addictive these drugs can be.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Rural Areas No Longer Immune to Drug Overdose Threat

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that rural areas are no longer safe havens from drug overdose death because the rate of OD deaths in rural areas has just surpassed the rate in cities.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Have Overdose Deaths Finally Maxed Out?

Many people are waiting for the day when drug overdose deaths max out and begin to decline. Have we reached that point yet? Not even close.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Should Drug Addiction Prevent Someone from Buying a Gun?

Guns and addiction to alcohol or drugs could be a very bad mix. Should states allow a person using or addicted to drugs or alcohol to possess or use a gun?

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Drug Take-Back Day 2017: Close to MILLION Pounds of Unneeded Drugs Collected by DEA

Why has the Drug Enforcement Administration collected more than nine million pounds of unneeded drugs in the last 14 years? Are Americans really being over-drugged?

DRUG INFORMATION

Fentanyl: Truly, the Devil’s Drug

The CDC has revealed the rapidly increasing loss of lives resulting from the illicit fentanyl in our drug supplies. We’re now losing tens of thousands of loved ones every year.

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I Never Gave Up On My Brother, And That Meant The World To His Daughter

Being the one addicted to drugs is just as hard as watching a loved one being taken hostage by them. I was in the latter category. My brother is an incredible individual full of love to give and had everything he could have wanted as a child. What he didn’t...

DRUG INFORMATION

Colorado Marijuana Exposure Results in First Documented Infant Death

An 11-month-old Colorado infant died after exposure to edible marijuana. His death is the first documented U.S. death resulting from this drug.

DRUG INFORMATION

An Unrestricted Drug Becomes a New Drug of Abuse

It might seem like every drug likely to be abused by the addicted is kept under lock and key to protect the public. Gabapentin seems to be an exception.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Should Bartenders Receive Specialized Training to Prevent DUIs?

Do bartenders have enough training to prevent patrons from driving while intoxicated? Would mandatory training prevent more drunk driving deaths?

STATISTICS & TRENDS

When Will Fraternities Learn to Stop Killing their Pledges with Alcohol?

In Louisiana this fall, yet another young college student lost his life after being hazed by the fraternity he was pledging. This time the victim was 18-year-old Maxwell Gruver, a freshman at Louisiana State University.

DRUG INFORMATION

The Truth about Kratom

If you have been paying attention to Kratom in the news over the last year, you have probably heard conflicting information. Just earlier this year the DEA came close to outlawing the drug outright but did not follow through.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

U.S. Government Takes Next Step Toward Addressing Public Health Emergency

On October 26, 2017, President Trump formally declared the nation’s opioid epidemic to be public health emergency and directed agencies and resources to overcome this tragic situation.

DRUG INFORMATION

Hand Me Another Bar—No Not a Chocolate Bar

According to HealthResearchFunding.org, the average person with a Xanax addiction will take between 20-30 pills every day. The drug severely inhibits a person’s reasoning ability and, in addition, it is often mixed with other drugs and alcohol.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

President Trump Announces Public Health Emergency as Pharma Billionaire Arrested in Arizona

As President Donald Trump declared a public health emergency, authorities in Arizona arrested John Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics for criminal tactics in promoting the use of a fentanyl spray.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

What Does the New National Drug Threat Assessment Tell Us?

Every year, the Drug Enforcement Administration publishes a new assessment of the threat posed to American lives and safety from drug abuse.

DRUG INFORMATION

Microdosing: The Newest Creation of Quack Science

What could be worse than the mainstream use and acceptance of hardcore psychedelic drugs? The only thing that comes to mind is the sudden popularity of “mircrodosing” LSD.

DRUG INFORMATION

Alcohol’s Devastating Effects—The Elephant in the Room

Alcohol or drugs—which is more destructive of human life? You might be surprised. The World Health Organization reports on the vast wreckage of alcohol overconsumption.

ADDICTION

For Parents: A Lesson in Effective Prevention for Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week occurs every October, offering communities a consistent anti-drug message to deliver to youth. It’s also a good time for parents to take a look at how to increase the effectiveness of their anti-drug messages to their children.