Experts Warn Heroin Could Be Next Epidemic
Experts warn heroin could be next epidemic
James Hall, a drug abuse epidemiologist at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, serves on the national epidemiology panel for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He said he thinks the shift from… Continue reading
Stroke Risk Increases With Cocaine Use!
Stroke Risk Increases With Cocaine Use!
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug. Some of the short-term physiological effects that occur from cocaine use include dilated pupils, increased body temperature, heart rate changes, and blood high pressure according to NIDA (The… Continue reading
U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses
U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses
Speaking at the news conference, Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, explained that heroin is an opioid, as is morphine and commonly prescribed painkillers like hydrocodone and… Continue reading
The Fatality Rate Among Hard Drug Users Is 14 Times Higher Than for the …
The Fatality Rate Among Hard Drug Users Is 14 Times Higher Than For The …
For this study, published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, two groups of cocaine users were taken, one of 8,825 people that also consumed… Continue reading
NIDA Releases New Guide on Treating Teen Substance Abuse
NIDA releases new guide on treating teen substance abuse
Only 10 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds who need substance abuse treatment receive services, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health (.pdf). To address this issue,… Continue reading
Pills a Gateway to Heroin, Officials Say
Pills a Gateway to Heroin, Officials Say
“The pathway appears to be now moving from the prescription drugs to heroin, a very dangerous development,' said Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Opioid prescription painkillers… Continue reading