This article published in the TIMES INTERNET summarizes the overall situation with drug addiction in this country very well.
The bottom line is that we have 23 million drug addicts in this country. Whether they are abusing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine or prescription drugs, the reason most of them continue to use drugs is that they cannot [...]
The online data base referred to in this article is not only an excellent idea- it is one that has been a long time coming.
There is no doubt that every state has the capability of creating a data base to follow prescriptions obtained by individuals. In fact, it would be possible to create a national [...]
Almost 48 million Americans have used a prescription drug nonmedically at least once in their lifetimes.
The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab warns that the nonmedical use or abuse of prescription drugs is a serious and growing public health problem in this country.
The elderly are among those most vulnerable to prescription drug abuse or misuse [...]
While it seems completely obvious to me, apparently a new study has found that when bars serve cheap drinks the numbers of people who get drunk increase. The Study reported on Join Together found:
“Researchers who studied the relationship between alcohol cost and intoxication concluded that drink specials encourage high levels of consumption, rather than just [...]
