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Black Market Drug Problems
Black market drugs. Even the words sound mysterious. But this mystery can contain a substantial amount of danger, a danger that can kill. Although their name sounds exotic, black market drugs are anything but. The name just means normal distribution channels don’t...
Diet Pill Warnings
Yes, this is another blog post post about a specific drug or category of drugs, but there’s just so much to learn about drugs and drug addiction. We’re also learning more and more about both every day, so I’m not sure the learning will ever stop. Today’s drug is the...
Even if Cannabis Use is Addiction, It’s Unlikely to Cause Cardiac Arrest
If you do anything specifically to get intoxicated, that’s not ideal. Intoxication can be the necessary or accidental side effect of something, from pain medication to a runner’s elevated endorphins, but if you want and try to get buzzed, high, wasted or drunk, that...
US Government Needs to Approve Marijuana Substance Use Disorder Research
A recent research study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology suggests that marijuana use might more than triple your risk of death from hypertension. The study doesn’t pretend to be conclusive. It’s a small “retrospective follow-up study” of 1200...
Options for Young LGBTQIA People Struggling with Alcohol or Drug Abuse
Do things get better? Perhaps, but for LGBTQIA teens and young people struggling with drug and alcohol abuse, it might be difficult for them to see brighter futures when their current worlds might be so dark. LGBTQIA stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual,...
Is Shoplifting Similar to Drug Addiction?
In October, the streaming service Netflix will offer new episodes of its hit series Stranger Things. The show’s biggest star is Winona Ryder. Funnily enough, she plays a mother in the series, while a few decades ago, there’s a good chance Ryder would’ve played one of...
Lowering Levels of the Drug Nicotine
Although we often write about negative developments regarding drug and alcohol abuse, today, we’re excited to report about something. This development? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to lower the nicotine content of cigarettes. The FDA is...
One Reason Why Prescription Drugs Cost So Much
(Pixabay) There’s a new obstacle to lowering drug prices: the pharmaceutical companies have shot each other in the foot in a circular firing squad. Specifically it’s about biotechnology drugs, called biopharmaceuticals or biologics, such as vaccines and cancer drugs,...
Alcohol Use Disorder Also Needs Substance Use Disorder Treatment
(Pixabay) Prescription pill addiction – primarily the opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl – is not the only substance use disorder that’s on the rise. So is alcohol, the often forgotten “drug” that tops all other categories when it is counted. Opioids...
Stigmas Surrounding Drug Abuse Still Exist
Recently, we discussed how the opioid epidemic is producing some unexpected results. Namely, we discussed how more and more people dying of drug overdoses are serving as organ donors. Maybe these donations can help eliminate some of the stigma surrounding drug...