by Valiant | Jun 1, 2015 | mental illness and disorders, Prescription drug abuse
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, also called SSRIs, are commonly used as antidepressants. Some claim that these drugs are ineffective, but a new analysis may show otherwise. University of Gothenburg researchers discovered that the claims were partially based...
by Valiant | May 25, 2015 | Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise, and marketing has to take some of the blame. Every time you turn on the television pharmaceutical companies are advertising new drugs for every condition under the sun. The list of side effects and possible complications with...
by Valiant | May 22, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
The researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health discovered that the frequency of emergency room visits can be a very strong predictor of prescription drug overdose deaths. The researchers determined that patients who visited the local...
by Valiant | May 4, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
The number of newborn infants in the USA who are suffering from drug withdrawal due to maternal drug abuse during pregnancy has gone up considerably, nearly quadrupling since 2004 according to researchers. Neonatal abstinence syndrome is the name for the condition...
by Valiant | Apr 24, 2015 | Drug abuse, methamphetamine addiction, Prescription drug abuse, teen drug use
Stimulant abuse by employees is becoming more common in North America, and according to the experts there is no available data about just how prevalent this practice is but what is known is that the number of people who abuse stimulant drugs and who use performance...
by Valiant | Apr 20, 2015 | Drug abuse, heroin use, Prescription drug abuse, teen drug use
1. What are Naloxene rescue kits? These kits have everything needed to start reversing an overdose so that the individual who took the drug has a better chance of surviving the event without permanent damage. The kit contains a drug called naloxene which reverses...
