Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Addiction, A Nationwide Epidemic

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Prescription drug abuse is now our nation’s fasted growing drug problem.  In a 10-year period from 2007-2010, the use of prescription opiates (milligram-per-person) rose tremendously from 74 milligrams to 369 milligrams, a staggering 402% increase. In 2000, retail pharmacies dispensed 174 million prescriptions and in 2009 that number increased by 43% with 257 million opiate [...]

NJ Law Officials Drug Use Spurs Drug-Monitoring Program

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

In late 2010, a report done by the Star Ledger revealed that at least 248 police officers and firefighters from 53 agencies were involved in anabolic steroid use, all of them receiving the illegally prescribed drugs from the same New Jersey doctor. Even when the doctor passed away, the officers continued to get their drugs [...]

Pill Popping Soccer Moms

Friday, May 6th, 2011

The role of a stay at home mom usually adheres to a standard motherhood checklist and one that she gladly takes on. Keep the house neat, cook healthy meals for her family, and devote herself lovingly to her husband and children. Drug use and addiction is never something that a mother would ever willingly choose [...]

Heroin Addiction

Monday, February 7th, 2011

About 810,000 Americans are addicted to heroin. Heroin is a highly addictive drug that has a devastating impact on society and cost billions of dollars each year. Major health problems caused by heroin abuse include miscarriages, heart infections and death from overdose. People who use heroin intravenously are also at risk for infectious diseases, including [...]

Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Government organizations such as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regulate prescription drugs that have potential for substance abuse. The DEA issued an initiative called the Controlled Substances Act, which places all substances into one of five schedules based upon the substances characteristics. These characteristics include the drug’s medicinal value, harmfulness, and potential for substance abuse [...]