What Is Fentanyl? The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration consistently battles the trafficking of illicit drugs coming into the country. In recent years, the fight against opioids has been testing the limits of regulatory actions. The opioid epidemic is...
Bad Alcohol Drug Combinations For years, pharmaceutical companies have added warnings on medication labels about the dangers of mixing drugs with alcohol. The possible harmful effects of the combinations of drugs and drinking are many, but people often disregard the...
Getting Clean: Using the PAWS Timeline for Opiate Addiction Recovery According to the National Institutes of Health, around 10% of adults in America have had or will have a drug problem. Many more are currently struggling with drug abuse — and up to 75% of these...
Understanding the Drug Detox Process Drug addiction is an extremely common problem, affecting many millions of people in the United States alone. In fact, according to a 2019 article, over 20 million people in this country deal with substance abuse disorder.Living...
Understanding the Side Effects of Codeine Abuse According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 500,000 people died as a result of an opioid overdose between 1999 and 2019. In clinical terms, opioids are categorized as narcotic analgesics that...