Stress & Addiction: Research Identifies How Stress Triggers Drug Relapse
... & Addiction: Research Identifies How Stress Triggers Drug Relapse Stress activates kappa opioid receptors (KORs) in the VTA, and the researchers found that by blocking the KORs, they could prevent the rats from relapsing to cocaine use while under… Continue reading
Cannabis Chronicles
... chronicles The World Drug Report 2012 put out by the UNODC listed popular drugs and psychoactive substances by consumer base: 'The large majority of illicit drug users consume cannabis. … Illegal substances (cannabis, opioids, cocaine , amphetamine-type … Read… Continue reading
Midland Man Accused of Driving With Crack Cocaine, Prescription Pills …
... Man Accused Of Driving With Crack Cocaine, Prescription Pills … Police searched the vehicle, and they reportedly found crack cocaine and several prescription drugs inside. Now, Robledo is charged with possession of a controlled substance (less than a gram)… Continue reading
Why Do Some Prescription Drugs Have Some Really Adverse Effects on People?
... by Sky: Why do some prescription drugs have some really adverse effects on people? I just came out of kidney surgery yesterday for stones–twice this year alone–and the drugs I’m on have made me really jumpy, nervous, wiped out,… Continue reading
If You Were Rich Beyond Belief and Wanted to Sit Around and Do Drugs the Rest of Your Life, Is That Wrong?
... wrong? Let’s say you had $ 100 million dollars , were not married, had no kids, would it be acceptable to indulge in illegal hard drugs(heroin, cocaine, meth etc) if you have: a. hurt nobody (except perhaps yourself which… Continue reading
FOX 5 Investigates: Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
... 5 Investigates: Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Studies show one in six kids have used prescription drugs to get high and more people die from prescription drug overdoses than heroin or cocaine. Experts say … When those same kids end… Continue reading