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Marijuana: The Myths Are Killing Us
DEA Head Examines Harmful Misconceptions About Pot Karen Tandy, the administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, examined the harm done to the youth of America by myths surrounding marijuana use in an article for the March 2005 issues of Police Chief...
Synthetic Marijuana – K2 & Spice
You may not have realized it, but synthetic marijuana is being sold in gas stations and convenience stores. Under the names "K-2" and "Spice," this synthetic drug aims at being a legal way to get a herbal high. Many states have banned the drugs though because they are...
What Parents Can Do to Prevent DXM Abuse, Street names Dex, Robo, Skittles, Triple C, Tussin
DXM Addiction: Signs, Dangers and Treatment An abuse of cough syrup that contains codeine and DXM (Dextromethorphan) is dangerous. Codeine, an opiate, and DXM, a psychoactive drug, are two very addictive substances. Cough syrup is a preferred substance to abuse for...
Amphetamine Abuse
Chronic Amphetamine Abuse May Result in Long-Term Changes in Brain Activity Recent animal studies seem to corroborate findings that rehabilitation and addiction specialists have acknowledged for years; chronic amphetamine use disrupts the emotional and cognitive...
What Could Be Wrong With a Little Dragonfly?
Recent reports into the Drug Abuse Recognition (DAR) Hotline suggest that the designer drug world is undergoing some shifts in drug preferences and manners of use. In the course of a recently held Medtox DAR Designer Drug webinar, approximately 800 attendees...
Kids overdosing on new drug called 25i
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – NBC12 has a frightening warning for parents. There's a hot new designer drug on the streets and students right here in the metro-area are using and abusing it. It's a hallucinogenic called 25i. NBC12 received some calls from parents concerned...
Salvia
Overview Salvia Divinorum Salvia Divinorum is a plant that contains the psychoactive chemical Salvinorin A and although it resembles marijuana, its effects are much closer to LSD or Peyote. It can be bought in a variety of strengths and grades ranging from 5[x] to...
Prescription Drug Abuse – Mother Confronts A Beast
Jo's Story - Mother Confronts A Beast A day does not go by in America when a life is not lost or ruined due to opiate prescription drug abuse. Pain medicine addiction had risen “400 percent in the last decade.” Although that statistic is daunting enough, it does...
The Danger of Bath Salts
Overview When it comes to designer drugs (a drug or drugs slightly altered chemically in order to evade drug restriction laws), bath salts are some of the most dangerous. In fact, in many ways bath salts exemplify every aspect that makes designer drugs so threatening...
Perspective and Prevention
Bromo Dragonfly will not be the last drug to make headlines, but it does represent some new trends in drug use. The Internet’s role in drug use, easy accessibility, and murky legalities are all now a reality for many families. It’s up to parents, teachers and...