'Take Back Day' to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse
... Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuse TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – A drug epidemic is now exploding in teens and pre-teens. Prescription and over the counter medications are becoming the high of choice. On Saturday, law… Continue reading
The War on Drugs Faces New Threat: Heroin
... war on drugs faces new threat: heroin A law-enforcement official who works undercover and remained anonymous for this article said the Montana Meth Project has largely “knocked out” methamphetamine use, but in the last seven years prescription drug abuse… Continue reading
Observations of a Lifetime Marijuana Smoker
... right now, but that has not been my usual condition. As the executive director of Seattle Hempfest, … However, some regular users can develop a psychological dependence on pot, and that dependence can certainly be disruptive … Read more… Continue reading
Take Back Initiative to Collect Expired, Unused Medication
... Back Initiative to collect expired, unused medication According to the DEA and 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, prescription drugs that languish in home medicine cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription… Continue reading
Surviving High: The Cost of Addiction
... High: The cost of addiction Heroin and prescription drug abuse has skyrocketed in the U.S. and leads the pack in associated costs according to government statistics. The 2012 National Survey on Drug … Heroin, by today's standards, is a… Continue reading
Chef Wendell: No-Bake Mac and Cheese
... box of 'Crap' Macaroni and Cheese is a form of child abuse. It is a carbohydrate Festival with yellow #5 food coloring, wheat gluten, and yummy powdered whey cheese. In 2008, Kraft removed artificial coloring yellow #5, banned in… Continue reading