by Valiant | Nov 27, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, drug agencies, drug policies, medical studies, relapse prevention
What we see is that a little over 23 million Americans are directly affected with a lifelong problem. And many more are affected when you consider that the issue involves not just the user but also the user’s family and social network. And on top of that we also...
by Valiant | Sep 8, 2014 | Drug abuse, drug agencies, drug policies
Consumers who have leftover unused prescription drugs the these may be stockpiled in the medicine cabinet of the home. Many people who abuse narcotic drugs get them from home medicine cabinets, and this contributes to prescription drug abuse across North America. In...
by Valiant | Aug 17, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, drug agencies, drug policies, Prescription drug abuse, teen drug use
Out of the 50 states in America 49 have programs in place for monitoring prescription drug abuse, and Missouri is the only state that does not have this type of program in place. Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske stated...
by Valiant | Jul 19, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, drug agencies, medical studies, mental illness and disorders, Prescription drug abuse
Statistics show that roughly one in five American citizens who are at least 65 years old have either a mental disorder or substance abuse problem, and many have both. The current system for health care is not designed to address these issues adequately according to an...
by Valiant | Jul 2, 2012 | Drug abuse, drug agencies, Prescription drug abuse
The theft occurred in a Connecticut warehouse in March 2010, and is referred to as the largest one ever in the state. Amed Villa was accompanied by his brother Amaury Villa, as well as other accomplices. The ironic part is that the prescription drugs stolen were not...
by Valiant | Jun 5, 2012 | Addiction treatment, arrests for substance abuse, Drug abuse, drug agencies, Illegal drug production
The dealer sent the texts to a California police officer for the central coast. When the officer received the texts the information contained was immediately given to the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department, and a sting was set up to nab the dumb drug dealer and...
