by Valiant | May 15, 2015 | Drug abuse, teen drug use
According to Joseph Palamar, an assistant professor at NYU Langone Medical Center and a researcher who has an affiliation with New York University’s Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, “Nearly one out of 10 teens reported ever using hashish and it was...
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...
by Valiant | Apr 10, 2015 | teen drug use
There is strong scientific evidence that shows this step may seem like a good deterrent but it is ineffective. Schools which have used random drug screening with students did not really show lower student substance abuse rates, and the cost can be high. This can take...
by Valiant | Apr 3, 2015 | Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse, teen drug use
Research has shown that teen substance abuse can be minimized when the risks of prescription drug abuse are discussed. Legally prescribed drugs cause more deaths than cocaine and heroin abuse combined, yet many teenagers believe that these drugs are safe because they...
by Valiant | Mar 16, 2015 | Drug abuse, marijuana use, teen drug use
A recent study shows that adult memory may be damaged by teen marijuana use. Adolescents who use marijuana on a regular basis, and who are considered heavy users, tend to have a brain structure which is abnormal and they tend to perform very poorly on tests designed...
