by Valiant | Aug 24, 2012 | Addiction treatment, celebrity news, Drug abuse, drug policies
Tambi Hali, the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, has received a 1 game suspension from the NFL due to a violation of the substance abuse policy that the league has. This means that Tambi will have to sit out the game against the Atlanta Falcons and will not get paid for...
by Valiant | Aug 23, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, celebrity news, cocaine use, Drug abuse
Kovar’s family have stated that they do not believe that Joey overdosed because they say he had been doing so well and was not using drugs any more. Alcohol, cocaine, and ecstasy were all substances that Joey Kovar had sought help for in the past. Whether the...
by Valiant | Aug 23, 2012 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, mental illness and disorders
Did substance abuse play a role in the death of a 2 year old boy? What role did mental illness play? Authorities in Camden, New Jersey, may never know exactly what caused Chevonne Thomas to attack her 2 year old son violently. What is known is that Thomas stabbed her...
by Valiant | Aug 21, 2012 | Addiction treatment, advances in technology, Drug abuse, heroin use
A new dual vaccine is in the works that could protect individuals against both HIV and heroin addiction with a single shot. Heroin users often use syringes and inject the drug into the bloodstream. This has caused the rate of HIV among heroin users to skyrocket and...
by Valiant | Aug 20, 2012 | Addiction treatment, cocaine use, Drug abuse, drug policies, Illegal drug production, marijuana use, teen drug use
https://vimeo.com/668927999/8a32867c1e Crack cocaine is so addictive that in Rio the drug dealers have stopped selling this specific drug. Powdered cocaine can still be seen in any of the small poorer neighborhoods in this city, and the powder is sold along with...
by Valiant | Aug 19, 2012 | Addiction treatment, arrests for substance abuse, Drug abuse
https://vimeo.com/671005390/f49c4db17f David Kwiatkowski should have been stopped in 2008, when the radiology technician was working a temporary position and was accused by a coworker at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian of stealing a drug...