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Researchers Link Smoking Synthetic Marijuana to Increased Risks of Kidney Failure

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia published a recent report on the incidence of acute kidney injury among those who smoke synthetic marijuana.

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Born Addicted

An Increasing Number of Babies Hooked On Drugs The Nashville newspaper The Tennessean recently ran a report on a disturbing public health trend which is the subject of increasing concern in Tennessee and throughout the country.

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Officials See Heroin Increase as Prescription Drug Abuse Decreases

In the ongoing battle to put an end to drug abuse in our culture, it often appears that as soon as you put out one fire, another one springs up in another place. As prescription opioid abuse decreases in some areas, heroin moves in to replace it.

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Drug Abuse Becomes The Leading Cause Of Death Among The Homeless

Just before the dawn of the new millennium, AIDS was the leading cause of death among homeless people. Recently, this situation has made a nearly perfect reversal: in the period between 2003 and 2008, only 6 percent of homeless people died from AIDS, while...

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Marijuana Shipment Dumped in Ocean Cuts off Supplies for Teenage Drug Abuse

In late May 2012, more than one hundred bales of marijuana were found floating in the Pacific Ocean off the Orange County coast. The Sheriff’s Department hauled in the drugs that were then whisked away for destruction.

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Prescription Painkillers Trail Only Marijuana In Abuse Rates

Prescription drugs are a fixture in the lives of a large percentage of the United States population. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, prescription painkillers are now second only to marijuana for the prevalence of drug abuse in...

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Top Reasons Why Painkiller Abuse Is Said To Grow Worse

Despite the fact that painkiller abuse and overdose is at astronomical levels, doctors do not appear to be lightening up on the number of prescriptions they write. Yet the number of deaths by drug overdoses in the United States is now greater than deaths...

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Are Medical Professionals Who Abuse Drugs Putting Lives at Risk?

Medical professionals have a new hurdle to overcome: their own addiction. When the stresses of the job become overwhelming, drug abuse can seem a great way to escape—especially with easy access to a variety of substances.

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Elevated Crime Among Other Problems Is Product Of Drug Use

The hand-and-glove relationship between crime and drugs can be observed in criminal justice statistics across the nation.

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New Teen Drug Abuse Trends Indicate To Check Your Medicine Cabinet

Adolescents no longer have to turn to school dealers for drugs–they can find their high right in their own home. More and more kids are turning to the medicine cabinet for drug abuse, to their parents’ dismay.

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Not Rare for Medical Professionals to Abuse Drugs

If you visit the doctor for medical help, chances are you are counting on them to examine you thoroughly, give you an honest diagnosis, and prescribe the medication you need to feel better.

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One In Six Children Aged 11 To 15 Admit To Taking Drugs

High schools across America are riddled with drugs, and many parents bite their nails as they send their teenagers off, hoping that their children will be among the few who make it through drug-free. But middle school? Elementary school? Most parents don’t...

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Statistics Tie Meth to as Much as 70 Percent Of Property Crimes

Methamphetamine is one of the most addictive substances known to man. In fact, it is one of the few drugs that can cause dependency after the first use. It is because of this that meth addicts go to such desperate measures to get their next fix.

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Meth Frenzy Now Being Called Meth Mayhem

The meth frenzy is not limited to toothless addicts living on the streets. In fact, even suburban America hides this dark habit behind closed doors and frilly curtains.

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Is Increasing Potency Related to the Number of People Going to Rehab for Pot?

By now, most people know that marijuana has gotten far more potent over the last few decades. Now we are seeing admissions to treatment rocket up along with potency, while the number of users only increases modestly.

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Addiction Is an Unexpected Side Effect of Weight Loss Surgery

A recent study reveals an unexpected side effect of weight loss surgery–drug addiction. Those recovering from the gastric bypass surgery used for weight loss are at a higher risk of becoming dependent on drugs.

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Baby Boomers More Prone To Addiction Than Ever

The sixties were a time of revolution–the end of the Civil Rights Movement, the landing of the first man on the moon, the rise of feminism and the anti-war movement. Another part of the cultural upheaval was the dissemination of drugs–a revolution...

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How Much of a Problem Are Drugs in Schools Today

Unfortunately, schools are no longer the academic sanctuary that parents have depended upon for hundreds of years. Instead, they are becoming a place of business–and the product is deadly.

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Go-Kart Challenge Utilized Impaired Vision Goggles to Show Dangers of Alcohol Abuse

Few individuals truly understand the full and damaging effects of alcohol abuse, and many may believe that it is honestly quite safe to consume moderate amounts of alcohol and then proceed to do things they’d normally do.

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A New Kind of Peer Pressure That Is Fueling Addiction

There is a new kind of peer pressure that teens are faced with today. It is appropriately referred to as digital peer pressure. Social networks such as Myspace, Twitter and Facebook have become so popular that nearly every teen holds accounts with at least...