Heroin Addiction Rising in Teens
Heroin addiction rising in teens The increase is even larger than the increase due to crack cocaine years ago. "The last dozen or so retail theft people that we've arrested, probably 70 percent of those people are addicted to heroin,"… Continue reading
Guest Column: Marijuana Not a Safe or Effective Medicine
Guest Column: Marijuana not a safe or effective medicine Over a century ago, people bought all sorts of stuff from salesmen selling heroin, cocaine, marijuana — out of the back of a wagon. Often called Snake Oil Salesmen, they sold… Continue reading
Basketball Pro Shares His Inspiring Story of Breaking Free From Heroin Addiction
Basketball Pro Shares His Inspiring Story of Breaking Free From Heroin Addiction “Passages remains a natural choice for professional athletes seeking alternative addiction treatment because if its proximity to the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaeidic Clinic in West LA,” said Passages Treatment Centers… Continue reading
Researchers Turn to Lasers, Asthma Drugs to Combat Drug Addiction
Researchers Turn to Lasers, Asthma Drugs to Combat Drug Addiction In both rats and humans, individuals with cocaine addiction suffer from low activity in the brain's prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for behavioral flexibility, decision making and impulse control. When… Continue reading