Education Resource About Substance Abuse
The opioid epidemic has shown no signs of slowing down. We have a real issue with drug dependency in the United States. In fact, the United States actually uses about 99 percent of the world’s hydrocodone. The amount of people using opioid pain medication has increased quite a bit even […]
The drug epidemic in the United States continues despite awareness and rehabilitation programs put into place. Lawmakers have been trying to introduce new measures to not only increase knowledge but to meet the demands created by sick and impaired users of many different types of substances. Many of the addictive […]
There has been an alarming amount of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription opioids, such as pain medications, deaths in recent years. Opioid drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions across the United States. The rise in heroin-related deaths has caused alarm in many communities, and lawmakers are trying to make laws […]
Inhalant drugs are mind-altering drugs that young children and teens use to get high. They are chemical vapors that are easy to find and are cheap to buy. Due to the abuse by young children and teens, many of the products used are harder for youths to buy and can […]
Salvia divinorum is a hallucinogenic herb that teenagers and young adults have been using to get high. It isn’t illegal federally, so it makes it easier and more acceptable to use. Some states have passed some laws to regulate its use. It is a quick high that lasts about eight […]
The rise of drug-related accidents and deaths has caused an increase in workplace drug tests. Internet search engines have had a lot more searches for how long a particular drug stays in the body. There is no easy answer to that question. Accidents in the workplace is a leading reason […]
Stimulant drug abuse is on the rise. Those that take stimulants for medicinal reasons and take them as directed are not considered to be addicted. Those that develop a tolerance and then take more than prescribed cross over into the realm of addiction. Stimulant Use Disorder Defined The DSM-5 (Statistical […]