Club Drugs such as GHB, Rohypnol, Ketamine, and Ecstasy are found at raves or night clubs. GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate or gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) is increasingly used as a recreational drug and hallucinogen. In the dance club/party scene, GHB is often mixed with water and passed around and has been associated with sexual assault. GHB has been marketed …
Drug withdrawal is the compilation of symptoms that occur from physical drug dependence after the drug has been decreased in dosage or completely stopped. Withdrawal happens through the buildup in the body of a tolerance to the specific drug, as the brain and other organs adjust to the chemical over time. Symptoms of withdrawal vary, …
Teenager, Chase Block, faced a lot at an early age – his parent’s divorce, his mother’s drug addiction and later, her tragic suicide. Rather than wallow in self-pity, Chase wrote a book about his experiences in hopes of helping other teens. While his book offers practical, mature, no-nonsense advice for young people, it has something …
John Brown experimented with marijuana at age 10, and it wasn’t long before his experimentation grew into a five-year addiction. Turned on to the drug by an older brother, John said, he first started taking “tokes,” or hits, every other week off of blunts – a marijuana cigarette wrapped with cigar leaves. At his peak …
New research finds that smoking three or four marijuana cigarettes a week for six years could harm lung function and destroy antioxidants that protect cells against heart disease and cancer, Reuters reported Dec. 5. “Smoking cannabis on a regular basis actually depletes your lung of protective antioxidant substances an d this may have chronic long-term …
Drug addiction is a serious problem with serious consequences for the addict and his or her family and friends. Drug use becomes drug abuse when the substance is no longer used recreationally. 3 types of drugs Roughly, there are three types of drugs: 1. Depressants such as heroin and opium 2. Stimulants such as cocaine …
An Iowa truck driver arrested by Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement officers at the weigh station on Interstate 65 in Franklin in January 2002 is forfeiting more than $585,000 in cash. James Michael Wall was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with possession with the intent to traffic in more than five kilos of cocaine, as well …
A natural health remedy will focus on a patient’s wellness, not an illness. This is where they differ from conventional medicine, which is aimed to treat only the diseased parts of the body. Most natural health remedy therapies state that a patient’s illness is not a result of physical problems alone. It is also caused …