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 12, 2012 | Addiction treatment, arrests for substance abuse, mental illness and disorders
The use of bath salts seems to be on the rise, even though many city and state governments are taking steps to make these products illegal. In recent weeks there have been a number of cases where individuals suspected to be high on bath salts have posed a danger to...
by Valiant | Jun 25, 2012 | arrests for substance abuse, marijuana use, mental illness and disorders
This act was supposed to be payback because the couple did not believe their son was properly supervised while at school by the specific volunteer. Jill and Kent Easter each face two felony charges, one for false imprisonment and one one for felony conspiracy. What...
by Valiant | Jun 25, 2012 | Drug abuse, medical studies, mental illness and disorders, Prescription drug abuse
College students who abuse prescription drugs face much higher mental illness risks as well. Narcotic pain medications including Vicoden and Oxycontin pose the highest risks of mental illness when abused, and students who use these medications often suffer from...
by Valiant | Jun 22, 2012 | Drug abuse, drug policies, Illegal drug production, mental illness and disorders
In recent weeks there have been a number of incidents of unexpected violence and savage attacks that have been blamed on the use of bath salts. The name of these designer drugs make them sound like a product designed to make bathing a pleasant experience but...
by Valiant | Jun 20, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, arrests for substance abuse, celebrity news, marijuana use, mental illness and disorders
Rodney King is famous for being the man who was the reason for the the LA riots that killed 55 people and left Reginald Denny in a coma. King was recently found floating in the swimming pool of his home and was pronounced dead, succumbing to an alcohol addiction that...
