NIDA Director Warns of Marijuana Legalization Impact
Marijuana is a pretty hot topic these days in the political-drugs arena, second only to heroin, it seems. Legalization appears to be looming potentially in multiple states, though there have …
New Law Aimed at Helping Pregnant Women with Addictions
One of the most heartbreaking situations regarding substance abuse for some people can be when a baby is born addicted to drugs due to the mother’s dependency. Not only are …
Dispose of Unused Prescription Drugs Safely
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is set to head up another nationwide coordinated effort to get unused prescription drugs off the street and out of medicine cabinets on April …
NBC Shines Spotlight on Heroin Addiction and Treatment
As part of a series featured on NBC called Hooked: America’s Heroin Epidemic, we are given an in depth look into the lives of people dealing with heroin addiction. One …
Attorney General Speaks About Opiate Crisis
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently admitted that law enforcement isn’t enough to effectively address the opiate crisis. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently spoke in a video on the …
Addiction and Choice
NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow recently claimed in her blog that, “…once addiction is established, the sufferer from this disease cannot will themselves to be healthy and avoid drugs any …
Right Time to Seek Treatment for Addiction?
In dealing with people from all over the country regarding substance abuse and addiction, we’ve heard just about every excuse that has been used as a reason for someone to …
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in an apartment in New York City with a needle in his arm and heroin within the apartment, an obvious loss to the …
New Prescription Painkiller Approval Causes Worry
Florida had been hit as hard as just about any other state in the country with the prescription drug abuse epidemic. State officials scrambled to amend laws regarding “pill mill” …
Resolutions to Live Drug-Free
Millions of people around the world are looking ahead to 2014 and deciding what things they want to accomplish or change in their lives. Many people have New Year’s resolutions …