drug overdose

Deal Harshly With Demon Drug Peddlers

Deal harshly with demon drug peddlers
According to the latest statistics available from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 40,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2010. Between 1999 and 2010, the drug-related death rate rose by an astounding… Continue reading

Study: Alcohol Abuse Leads to Shift in Brain Functions – CBS Local

Study: Alcohol Abuse Leads To Shift In Brain Functions – CBS Local

Study: Alcohol Abuse Leads To Shift In Brain Functions
CBS Local
The team of researchers suggest that drug and alcohol abuse doesn't just reduce brain function but rather… Continue reading

Our View: Drug Overdoses Are Becoming Epidemic

Our View: Drug overdoses are becoming epidemic
According to Thomas McLellan, a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and the co-founder of the Treatment Research Institute in Philadelphia, the number of pain management clinics in the… Continue reading

Ex-Madam, NYC Comptroller Candidate Released on Bail After Prescription Drugs

Ex-madam, NYC Comptroller candidate released on bail after prescription drugs
Kristin Davis, the former madam at the center of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal who is now running against the former New York governor for New York City Comptroller,… Continue reading

Drug Addiction in Iran – the Economist

Drug addiction in Iran – The Economist

Drug addiction in Iran
The Economist
Yet Iran has some of the world's most go-ahead policies for addressing the problem, with methadone clinics, charities for tackling drug addiction and programmes for needle exchanges.… Continue reading

Pakistan’s Drug Addiction Problem

Pakistan’s drug addiction problem
Pakistan has been battling a growing problem of drug addiction in the country. Most users rely on local NGOs for treatment and rehabilitation, but these are …


 

State Sen. Ken Yager: Recovery Court aids in… Continue reading