by Valiant | Feb 1, 2016 | designer drugs, Illegal drug production, teen drug use
Recent news reports about the death of two Tennessee teenagers shows that teens in every continent around the world will get creative when it comes to finding cheap thrills and risk taking highs. Dewshine is apparently one of the latest fads in parts of the USA and...
by Valiant | Jan 25, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
1. Breathe. When someone you care about is battling addiction the stress affects everyone, not just the addict. If you are chronically stressed and full of negative emotions this can affect your own mental and physical health. Take some deep breaths and get yourself...
by Valiant | Jan 22, 2016 | Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
and the increase in the abuse of these drugs by pregnant women has also increased in an alarming amount. Since newborns may not display any withdrawal signs until after they are released from the hospital this can cause serious or even life threatening medical...
by Valiant | Jan 18, 2016 | Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse, teen drug use
The 2015 Monitoring the Future survey from the National Institute of Health has shown that teen drug trends and substance abuse among adolescents has stayed stable or even declined some from past years. This survey showed that there was a decrease among the use of...
by Valiant | Jan 15, 2016 | Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, teen drug use
Substance use disorders are considered mental health disorders, and they involve the use of a specific substance that follows a problematic pattern and that impairs the individual in their daily life or causes them severe distress. An individual who shows symptoms of...
by Valiant | Jan 11, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
Emergency room physicians are expected to be professionals, medical care providers who have the ability to use good judgment and provide the treatment needed with little supervision or oversight. Should these professionals have guidelines when it comes to prescribing...
by Valiant | Jan 8, 2016 | Addiction treatment, medical studies, teen drug use
Researchers who performed a recent study on allergies and mental health disorders in children saw some surprising results. Although direct causation between the two factors can not be scientifically proven by concrete evidence the findings confirm what many medical...
by Valiant | Jan 4, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use
https://vimeo.com/671041038/b46ba5214e A new study which was recently published in the medical journal the Annals of Internal Medicine showed that 90% of patients who experienced chronic pain and had a drug overdose in the past were still prescribed prescription pain...
by Valiant | Dec 28, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse
A recent study on smokers and exposure to graphic photos on packs of cigarettes has shown that these photos may boost the rate of quitting. Researchers discovered that when smokers were exposed to packs with the graphic photos for an average of four weeks they tended...
