Underage drinking is one of the most prevalent and serious health problems facing youth today. Alcohol is widely used along with other drugs. Learn about addressing the problem of under-age drinking within the United States. Under-Age Drinking More than half of America’s teens will have at least one drink by age 15. Young people between Read More…
Looking at any label on a box or bottle of Percocet, or even researching it online, one finds that the manufacturer’s warnings are very clear. The labels warn against certain ways of taking the drug. For instance, snorting Percocet triggers high doses of oxycodone to the blood brain barrier, which can cause overdosing. Let’s review Read More…
The drug trade usually brings to mind massive cities with huge networks of people buying and selling drugs. Teens are one of the growing populations of drug users including prescription painkillers, among the most popular. New research has demonstrated American teens living in small, rural towards are actually more likely than those in urban areas Read More…
Addiction can be the dirty little secret in many families. Parents and adults usually don’t talk to children about addiction. It can be confusing for children who are growing up in a house where one of their parents or another adult has a substance abuse problem. It can be chaotic and frightening for the child. Read More…
Simply put, yes. OxyContin does show up on drug tests, even straightforward 5 panel drug screens. What is OxyContin? OxyContin is a narcotic painkiller containing oxycodone. Oxycodone is an opiate which is routinely screened for in drug tests. There is a high rate of abuse associated with OxyContin, and it is detectable in urine. Why Read More…
It is unclear whether substance abuse causes homelessness, or vice versa. Whatever the case, the homeless are one demographic that are at higher risk of being addicted and needing treatment. What does one do in the situation of having a family member who is not only homeless but also addicted to substances like alcohol or Read More…
A family drug intervention treats an individual’s addiction as a family issue – a problem that affects all members of the family and is best resolved when all affected parties are involved in it. Learn what is expected from a family drug intervention, how to plan one as well as how to know if it Read More…
Any individual thinking about mixing crack cocaine with alcohol needs to assess the dangers of doing so. There are a multitude of things that can go wrong, including the risk of overdose and even death. The Effects of Crack and Alcohol Together Individuals who combine crack and alcohol often do so thinking that it would Read More…
It is difficult for an individual to have a parent who abuses drugs. Such individuals, whether they are children or adults, tend to wonder whether it was their fault that caused their parents to turn to drugs, and essentially choose the habit of addiction over their child. Accepting the Three “C’s” Anyone who has a Read More…
The usage of drugs by teens in schools is a worrying trend. While adolescence is a time for teens to figure out who they are and have fun, what happens when they move out of regular teenage life to using drugs? A parent might instinctively want to restrict their teen’s activities, like preventing them from Read More…
