Heroin Use Skyrockets Impacting Families, Community
... use skyrockets impacting families, community When doctors stopped prescribing the powerful narcotic hydrocodone to treat the symptoms, he turned to heroin. Six months … At the Jefferson Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center downtown, director Diane Hague said 90 percent… Continue reading
US Attorney Carter Stewart About Illegal Drugs and the Community
... Attorney Carter Stewart about illegal drugs and the community As far as the health effects, the National Institute on Drug Abuse Research shows that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person's existing… Continue reading
Drug Abuse Impairs Sexual Performance in Men
Drug abuse impairs sexual performance in men Additionally, the researchers separately examined the effects of the different substances on sexuality. For instance, speedball and cocaine abuse prevailingly affect sexual pleasure, while they slightly affect sexual desire. Indeed, cocaine users have… Continue reading
Programs in Place to Help Curb Growing Problem of Prescription Drug Abuse
... in place to help curb growing problem of prescription drug abuse In 2007, admissions to drug treatment for the abuse of prescription opioids were 11 times higher than in 2002, from 252 admissions to 2,884. — Illinois Department of… Continue reading
Stats: Poor Areas Hit by 'Crack Cocaine' of Gambling
... cocaine' of gambling Statistics show that in Liverpool Riverside, which has the fourth highest rate of child poverty in the country, people gambled £197 million last year on high stakes betting machines. And in Rochdale, where on one estate… Continue reading