Drug Abuse Archives - Page 4 of 7

In the 1950s, PCP was developed with the intent to act as a surgical anaesthetic for humans, and eventually also used as a veterinary anaesthetic

January 15, 2020

Over 130 people die each day in the United States from overdosing on opioids. Many opioid-related deaths involve more than one drug, but fentanyl has

January 14, 2020

Getting sober can be an amazing feeling after months or years taken up by addiction. However, there’s such a thing as being too comfortable with

January 12, 2020

Before codeine was outlawed as an ingredient in over the counter medications, people would turn to cough medicine for a cheap and easy high. Even

January 11, 2020

Most of us know the United States is in the middle of an opioid crisis. The crisis refers in large part to prescription medication being

January 9, 2020

It can be incredibly difficult to watch someone in your life suffer from a substance addiction. You want to help them any way you can,

January 8, 2020

Intravenous drug use, or taking drugs by injecting the substance directly into the body, is one of the most dangerous practices among drug users. Yet

January 5, 2020

If you’ve noticed someone you love has been using drugs, it’s easy to assume the worst. However, not all cases of drug use or abuse

January 2, 2020

It’s easy to imagine that the extent of drug abuse and addictions are limited to illegal street drugs. That is not true. Approximately 48 million

January 1, 2020

Often, when we imagine someone addicted to drugs or alcohol, we picture a person in their 20s, 30s, 40s, or 50s. Rarely would we imagine

December 30, 2019