Drug Use and Child Neglect

Nov 4, 2021

Drug Use and Child Neglect For the children of substance abusers, the impact of addiction on their lives can be devastating on a number of fronts. With some estimates asserting that six million children in the United States live with a parent who abuses alcohol or...

Drug Abuse and Aging: Does Drug Use Cause Premature Aging?

Oct 12, 2021

Drug Abuse and Aging: Does Drug Use Cause Premature Aging? In the U.S., about 31.9 million people have used an illegal substance within the last 30 days. To put it into perspective, about 11% of the American population over the age of 12 may have some form of...

How Do Deliriant Class Drugs Affect Your Health?

Sep 9, 2021

How Do Deliriant Class Drugs Affect Your Health? For several thousand years, deliriants have been used for medicinal, religious and recreational uses. Although they have benefited the field of medicine, deliriants can produce strong hallucinations, crippling side...

Epigenetics and Withdrawal

Jul 14, 2021

Epigenetics and Withdrawal Drug and alcohol addiction is a serious problem that affects families, communities, and society as a whole. Certain genetic, social, and environmental factors make some individuals more likely to develop addictions than others. Specifically,...

Identifying and Preventing Substance Abuse in the Workplace

Jul 8, 2021

Identifying and Preventing Substance Abuse in the Workplace When an individual engages in substance abuse, it affects every facet of life from personal to professional. Studies show that most drug users are employed, and the drug use does not stop between the hours of...