With the exception of 2018, the death toll from drug overdoses was higher each year than last year. This trend has continued since the turn of the century. Now the overdose crisis isn’t just being fueled by opioid drugs. Cocaine and meth overdoses have risen sharply lately. Many of these overdoses have been fatal. Today…
Recent studies suggest that marijuana use in the teenage years acts as a predictor of drug addiction. It’s not that marijuana is consumed causes Youngsters using other drugs. Rather, researchers have shown that adolescents who use marijuana are more likely to use other drugs, especially in their young adult years. The importance of these findings…
Photo by EvgeniyShkolenko / iStockPhoto.com Parents, lawmakers, and law enforcement agencies go to great or extreme lengths to keep hazardous materials out of the hands of children. Laws are passed, drug dealers are arrested, schools give lectures on drug prevention, parents sit down with their children at home to educate them. But there is one…
Overdose, it’s a scary word that nobody likes to consider passing to someone they love. For millions of people living with addiction themselves or loving someone with an addiction, this is a constant and legitimate fear, especially with so many people across the country overdosing on drugs. Far too many people die from drug overdoses….
Drugs have been a problem in the US for decades. Addiction is not a new human condition. However, addiction has gotten much worse in America. Several factors have triggered the rise in addiction statistics over the past two decades. A determining factor has been an increase in illegal, synthetic, highly addictive, extremely dangerous drugs that…
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the number of deaths from opioid overdoses in Chicago, Illinois increased during a Covid-19 lockdown in March, April and May 2020. The deeper problem behind the story is that prolonged periods of isolation can lead to an increase in overdose deaths among…
Drug addiction is so widespread that it is a serious problem for both rural America and urban centers. Indeed, rural America saw an unprecedented surge in drug overdose deaths in the first 15 years of the 21st century. Some rural areas were so overrun by drug addiction that much of rural America had higher per…
A December 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded more than 80,000 deaths from overdose between May 2019 and May 2020. That’s a significant increase considering the total number of deaths from January 2019 to January 2020 was around 70,000. The May 2019 to May 2020 record is the highest death…
Medication overdoses make headlines and thus public opinion. A huge focus is on overdoses, largely because they have skyrocketed over the past two decades. However, there are many other ways that drugs can kill. Drug use increases the risk of death regardless of what type of drug a person uses or how they use it….
develop a problem with substance abuse. Over the past 10 years, drug abuse rates for the generation have skyrocketed. According to the Trust for America’s Health and Well Being, drug-related deaths rose 108% from 2006 to 2015, while fatal alcohol poisoning rose to 69%. Why are millennials at high risk of addiction? Why are millennials…
A recent study found information suggesting that young people were more likely to use drugs than their parents when their parents were young. The study focused on a wide range of health metrics, including physiological status, mental health, and behavioral health. Unfortunately, health indicators appear to have deteriorated on a number of metrics, suggesting that…
Cocaine: identification through tests, sensory ID You may have seen a movie or TV show in which a policeman licks his index finger, wipes it into a bag of white substance with practice, and then pensively licks the remains of the powder. This technique was most likely not taught during police academy. You may remember…
