by Valiant | Aug 26, 2012 | Alcohol abuse, medical studies, teen drug use
Consuming alcohol leads to a breakdown of this substance in the body. During the breakdown process acetaldehyde is formed, and this substance is very similar to formaldehyde, which is known to cause cancer in human and animals. Past laboratory experiments have shown...
by Valiant | Aug 16, 2012 | Addiction treatment, advances in technology, Alcohol abuse, medical studies
A new research study finds that men and women are affected differently by chronic alcohol abuse that goes on for an extended period. The study looked at the volume of white brain matter in both sexes and determined that the white brain matter in women is recovered...
by Valiant | Aug 14, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, medical studies, teen drug use
cocktail drinks A recent study that was performed at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has some disturbing findings concerning the advertising efforts of alcohol manufacturers. The study took place at the Center on Alcohol Marketing and...
by Valiant | Aug 2, 2012 | Addiction treatment, celebrity news, medical studies, Prescription drug abuse
It turns out that the police were correct but it has not been reported whether the drug in question will cause the charges to be dropped. Kerry Kennedy was on a legally prescribed medication, which was a generic form of the drug Ambien. This drug has had a number of...
by Valiant | Jul 30, 2012 | cocaine use, Drug abuse, Illegal drug production, medical studies
Bath salts have caused a number of news stories recently, and these drugs are very powerful. Bath salts are stimulants and recent studies and research have shown that these drugs cause some of the same effects that cocaine does on the brain. These synthetic drugs also...
by Valiant | Jul 29, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, drug policies, medical studies
https://vimeo.com/668928323/adfd53844e Alcohol abuse is a big problem in Scotland, just like in many other countries. Recent statistics show that on average one out of every four admissions to Intensive Care units in this country are related to alcohol use in some...
