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The Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose and the Long-Term Health Problems It Causes

By the time emergency medical technicians get to a person who has overdosed, that individual may have already suffered severe brain hypoxia, or brain damage from a lack of oxygen caused by the effects of drugs on their lungs.

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Brace Yourself: A Tsunami of Psychedelic Drug Use May Be Coming

Technology workers’ use of psychedelic drugs in an attempt to boost productivity has been followed by more calls for medical testing and legalization. But psychedelic use is associated with delusions, psychosis, paranoia, and physical and mental harm...

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Heavy Alcohol Consumption Now Linked to Brain Inflammation

A recent scientific study published in a journal dedicated to brain health showed a clear connection between heavy drinking and brain inflammation. Critically, such inflammation was found to cause a long list of unique and potentially life-altering health...

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Xylazine: The New Krokodil? The Dangerous Rise of a Flesh-Eating Drug

Xylazine, a veterinary sedative used for large and small animals, is being found in illicit drugs across America. In addition to inducing zombie-like conditions, the drug has the ability to cause large, open wounds that do not heal.

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Want to Be a Successful Student? Ditch the Pot.

Marijuana consumption among high school students is high and among college students is even higher. Many studies reveal that the use of this drug negatively impacts academic performance, memory, attention, and cognitive function.

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Alcohol Addiction Connected to Loss of Sense of Smell, Damaged Gait, and Impaired Balance

A scientific paper shows how people who drink alcohol compulsively often lose their sense of smell. Another paper showed how heavy drinkers tend to develop ambulatory and balance-related issues, making them more prone to falls and other accidents.

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FDA Takes Action to Restrict Addictive Tranquilizer Drug, But Is it Too Late?

A new report outlines how the FDA is cracking down on xylazine diversion, the animal tranquilizer currently being mixed into opioids to create deadly concoctions that kill users. The FDA is moving in the right direction by making this effort, but more...

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Polysubstance Use: What Is It? What Are the Dangers?

Focusing on one problem like opioid overdoses or methamphetamine use misses the bigger picture: the polysubstance use that is so common. A look at the most common drug combinations provides insight into the extent of this challenging issue.

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High Strength Cannabis More Likely to Cause Addiction

Cannabis has become more potent in recent years, drawing concern from public health officials who warn that high-strength marijuana products could pose serious health risks.

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Adolescents at Three Times Greater Risk for Cannabis Addiction

Marijuana is often cited as the first drug people use, and they often use it while still young. New research suggests adolescents are three times more likely to succumb to cannabis addiction...

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The Terrifying Escalation of Drug Dangers in America

The drugs of today are a far cry from the drugs today’s parents and grandparents used. They are more potent and have more dangerous and deadly effects. Staying safe means staying informed about these dangers.

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Alcohol Consumption Now Linked to Early Onset Dementia and Other Cognitive Decline

A study published in the Lancet found a link between alcohol abuse and increased risk for dementia. This article summarizes the study’s findings while outlining statistical data on alcohol addiction...

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Alcohol Consumption Linked to Stroke Risk

A study organized by a group of researchers at the University of Galway in Ireland found a link between alcohol use and increased risk for stroke, emphasizing the need for people to reduce alcohol consumption.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...