Should Pill Mill Doctors Be Convicted of Murder?
This week begins the trial of Dr. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng, an alleged ‘pill mill’ operator who had quickly earned a reputation for being quite liberal with powerful prescription medications, and is now being pursued for the overdose deaths of several patients. Dr. Hsiu-Ying Tseng allegedly prescribed one young man more than 200 pills, including nearly a hundred 30-milligram . . . . Continue Reading
New App Developed to Stop People from Driving on Marijuana
Marijuana reform is on the rise, and if you haven’t noticed than let us be the firm to let you know drugged driving is quickly becoming a popular concern, especially in the states that have already approved legislation for legalization. With the topic there comes a tirade of debate as people argue whether drugged driving . . . . Continue Reading
4 Factors of Suicide Risk in Addiction
Feeling lost and hopeless isn’t that outlandish of a concept to someone who has found themselves in the strangling hold of substance abuse. A developed dependence on drugs or alcohol to feel anything at all, or to avoid feeling at all costs, comes with a heavy price and far too often an addict will pay . . . . Continue Reading
6 Ways Drugs Affect the Neuroscience of the Brain
The brain has an intricate system of nerves and neurotransmitters enabling neurons to produce signals communicating with itself in various circumstances to create our senses and perceptions. So of course when foreign molecules are introduced into the brain they can corrupt this communication system. Drugs do this by mimicking brain’s neurotransmitters or by hijacking their . . . . Continue Reading
Should Shops Selling Synthetics Face More Severe Punishment?
Somewhere in every state there are shops set up on one corner or another in nearly every neighborhood selling synthetic drugs. The topic may not be new, but for one state the punishment for distributing such substances just got more serious as legislators try to get a grip on the stuff flooding the market and . . . . Continue Reading
Could a Pregnant Mom’s Diet Impact Child’s Drug Abuse?
For all potential mothers, this is an interesting little tidbit of potentially useful research when it comes to being pregnant and trying to take care of yourself in the best possible way to promote positive health in your children. Recently researchers at the Rockefeller University conducted a study with rats, where they determined a mother’s . . . . Continue Reading
The Truth of Suboxone Abuse
Suboxone: What is it? Suboxone is a drug commonly used to assist opiate addicts with weaning themselves off of other substances, and is a powerful combination of Buprenorphine and Naloxone, both created to combat serious effects of opioid addiction. Buprenorphine– a synthetic opiate created to prevent withdrawal symptoms that come from ceasing use of heroin or other opioids . . . . Continue Reading
Flakka: The New Face of Fear
As time rolls on we are constantly awe-struck with some of the horror stories associated with designer, synthetic drugs. From vicious assaults to videos of adverse and terrifying reactions to the drugs we are exposed to the evils of a new drug enterprise terrorizing the country. Some go as far as calling it the second . . . . Continue Reading
10% of Drugs Being Bought Online
The ship of Dread Pirate Roberts that infamously sailed the Silk Road illicit market on the Dark Web sank last year, and it has been a very talked-about story of how a computer expert became an online drug kingpin, only to be captured and hit with the harshest penalties possible with life in prison, but . . . . Continue Reading
What Sewers Say About Cocaine in Water
Apparently there is a pretty peculiar way that scientists have discovered they can estimate how much a particular drug is used in a city based on something that we all contribute to in one way or another, and while it seems a little gross, it makes sense to consider this, especially based on what might . . . . Continue Reading