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Online Pharmacies to Blame for Prescription Drug Abuse

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The epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse has taken its toll on millions of lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people overdosing on these…

Does Age at First Marijuana Use Affect Risks for Substance-Related Problems?

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People who use marijuana/cannabis as teenagers expose themselves to a number of significant harms, including increased chances of developing an addiction to cannabis. In a study published in October 2014…

Marijuana Risks We Shouldn’t Blow Off

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April 20 is upon us, and if you have acquaintances who mark “4/20” on their calendars each year in anticipation of “Weed Day,” you’ve heard the mantra: “Marijuana is harmless.”

Adderall Abuse in Medical Schools

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Prescription painkillers aren’t the only medicines being abused across America. Stimulants like Adderall are widely abused as “study drugs” – especially among college students – and can be just as…

Adderall Abuse in Competitive Universities

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Prescription amphetamine abuse nearly doubled between 2008 and 2013. Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, and other amphetamine medications have become an increasing problem. Adderall heart attacks, stroke, circulatory issues and seizures are…

Discontinued Treatments: Why They’re Not in Use

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Due to the disastrous effects methamphetamine has had on society, there have been numerous attempts to create a successful methamphetamine addiction treatment or cure. However, no such medical treatment has…

When It’s No Longer ‘Just for Fun’

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For most of us, when we started drinking or perhaps experimenting with drugs, it was fun—something we did socially or as a way to relieve stress. Few people turn into…

Are Men More Likely to Cheat While on Drugs?

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Not all addicts cheat on their partners, but it is common. Addicts who cheat have many excuses for doing so, but the real, underlying motivations are more difficult to uncover.…

How Do We Choose Our Addictions?

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An image that has been circulating for years was designed by cartoonist Jennifer Berman. It portrays an auditorium with a banner strung across the back proclaiming that it is the…

How Tennessee Is Fighting Back Against the Opioid Addiction Epidemic

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Few states have been hit as hard by the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic as Tennessee. The state has the second highest rate of prescriptions per person, next to West Virginia.…

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Category: Articles>Drug Addiction

Category: Articles>Drug Addiction

Online Pharmacies to Blame for Prescription Drug Abuse

Does Age at First Marijuana Use Affect Risks for Substance-Related Problems?

Marijuana Risks We Shouldn’t Blow Off

Adderall Abuse in Medical Schools

Adderall Abuse in Competitive Universities

Discontinued Treatments: Why They’re Not in Use

When It’s No Longer ‘Just for Fun’

Are Men More Likely to Cheat While on Drugs?

How Do We Choose Our Addictions?

How Tennessee Is Fighting Back Against the Opioid Addiction Epidemic

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