Crazy News Stories of the Week
Here are your crazy news stories of the week! Major Field Sobriety Test Fail A lady in Marion County was taken to jail Thursday when deputies say she was intoxicated at a gas station and chuckled in their faces when... Learn MoreDrug Abuse by State: Florida
According to a new report in Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic, Florida drug abuse has the 11th highest drug overdose death percentage in the United States, with 16.4 per 100,000 people suffering drug overdose mortalities. The amount... Learn MoreAre The 10 States with The Worst Prescription Drug Abuse Just a Crackdown Away from Heroin Epidemic?
Heroin is a hot topic in the news as of late. That’s because it’s experiencing a boom in use, adulteration (and therefore altering its potency), and overdose fatalities – all mainly due to states’ crackdown on the prescription painkiller epidemic.... Learn MoreDrug Abuse By State: Vermont
Surprisingly, Vermont has been ranked as the state with the highest rate of illicit drug use – with 15% of people saying they’ve used a substance within the past month. This rate appears staggeringly high when compared to Utah’s 4.2%,... Learn More3 Reasons the ‘Gateway Drug Theory’ is Nonsense
Of all the quarrels that have been used to demonize marijuana, few have been more influential than that of the “gateway effect”: the idea that while marijuana itself may not be particularly unsafe; it ineluctably leads to harder drugs like... Learn MoreCelebrity in Recovery Profile: Aaron Sorkin
We can’t really talk about Aaron Sorkin without first mentioning Philip Seymour Hoffman. After all, the two were good friends and, it wasn’t until Mr. Hoffman’s tragic and untimely death that Sorkin became more verbal and open about being in... Learn More10 Things 00’s TV Shows Taught Us About Addiction
In our last blog that shows us the things we learned from TV shows of the 90’s, we focused on specific episodes that were aired about addiction. By the time it was the 2000’s, it was becoming much more well-known... Learn MoreIn the News: Selfies Linked to Addiction and Mental Illness
[caption id="attachment_10878" align="aligncenter" width="500"] www.wifflegif.com[/caption] The rising development of taking smartphone selfies is connected to mental health conditions that center on a person's fixation with looks. "Two out of three of all the patients who come to see me with... Learn MoreDrug and Alcohol Treatment in Clinton, NJ
When you are using drugs and alcohol and can’t stop, it can be scary and hard to get out of the grips of the powerful disease of addiction. I’ve seen people die from this disease many times and never get... Learn More4 Reasons Jailing Drug Offenders Doesn’t Work
Attorney General Eric Holder recognizes that the ongoing “war on drugs” approach is an outdated vestige from the 1970s that just isn’t working. Holder went on to say that this attitude and approach has led to excessive incarceration, which has... Learn More10 Things 90’s TV Shows Taught Us About Addiction
Welcome to the listicle of what became known as the “very special episode” of 90’s TV shows. This is when the shows’ writers would tackle a serious issue, ranging from trying cigarettes, struggling with body image and eating disorders, and... Learn More10 of the Biggest Moments in Drug Treatment History
There are numerous moments in history that really made a difference in drug treatment; starting in the 1700s to today in 2014. I’ve done some research and found what I consider to be 10 of the biggest moments in drug... Learn More
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