Drug Addictions

The number of people who say they have used heroin in the past year jumped approximately 53.5% to 620,000 from 2002 to 2011." - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration A few short months of abuse was all it took before the deadly effects of heroin claimed the life of 20-year-old Jeremiah Lyman. more...

There is no single factor that predicts whether a person that starts using drugs will become addicted or not. An individual’s risk for addiction is often influenced by a combination of biological and environmental factors, including: Genetics: Individuals hereditary genes can play a significant role in developing more...

In just under two weeks, the Outside Lands music festival will make its yearly appearance in the city of San Francisco where over the course of three days, thousands of music lovers spanning a variety of ages will flock to the city in order to see over 80 bands play throughout the city’s iconic Golden Gate Park. W more...

We all know that drugs can kill, but to what extent? New data has shown that drug deaths now exceed deaths by motor vehicle accidents in the United Sates. As the commonality of car accidents assumes that everyone has been touched by one in some way, it may be surprising to hear that deaths attributed to drug abuse surp more...

Kate Moss, Amy Winehouse, Robert Downey Jr, Paris Hilton, just to name a few; all celebrities that have gotten caught abusing different substances and more or less gotten away with it (or seemingly avoid the severe consequences the “average Joe” may receive). Does it ever make you angry that that these celebrities more...

Picture this: miles upon miles of bright scarlet, orange, and yellow poppy flowers, as far as the eye can see. Sounds pretty beautiful right? However, these visually beautiful poppy fields also hold a more sinister side; they are a large factor in producing the lethal drug heroin. It’s a tough concept to grasp som more...

“To put it bluntly, today’s young Percocet, Vicodin, and OxyContin users are becoming tomorrow’s heroin junkies, and the demand for those drugs has spawned new levels of crime and violence.” These words, uttered by the State Commission of Investigation Chairman Patrick Hobbs, further highlight the deadly dru more...

My mom is doing what?? While traditional thinking has led us to believe that adolescents are the ones most likely to try inhalants, a new report has shown that a significant number of inhalant abusers are actually adults. The term inhalants, refers to the vapors from toxic substances which are inhaled in order to re more...

Oxycodone is a "hot" drug on the market with a heavy illegal distribution. Beyond the money making industry it has produced, there are multiple side effects to the usage of Oxycodone, such as, heavy allergic reactions, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, slowed or difficult breathing, tremors and vision changes. Oxycodone is more...

Doesn't sound like it makes much sense, does it? How could injecting a drug take away an addiction to another drug? Vaccines to help guide recovery in nicotine, cocaine, heroin and meth addictions are in the works. Doctors have actually already seen a 38% reduced use of cocaine in addicts with the use of one of the more...