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24th September 2009
The Chickens have home to roost, so to speak. The corrupt Republican smear & scare mongering juggernaut has been sacked!
A strong Democratic onslaught has left the "Quarterback" limping badly, and his "Receivers" are scattered all over the political pl... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
Executive Summary – The drug laws are not working. Everyone knows this. Eighty percent of the people in the massive USA prison system are locked up for drugs or drug related reasons. If the other countries legalize drugs, drop the victimless crime of mo... Read >
Author: Aurelia22nd September 2009
As prevalent as drug addiction is in our society, the most troublesome part is teenage drug addiction. Our children are being exposed to dangerous drugs at younger and younger ages. Plus, they are exposed through their family members as well. With drug... Read >
Author: Mervin Hester22nd September 2009
Drug addiction has many faces. Recognizing the signs of drug addiction is the first part of getting on the road to recovery. How do you know what to look for in trying to recognize drug addiction? The signs can be pretty obvious when you are looking fo... Read >
Author: Mervin Hester22nd September 2009
Elizabeth was just 13 years old when she had her first drink - this is a story of her descent into drug addiction. After that first drink, she found she liked the way it made her feel, so she had a couple of more. Before long, she experienced her first ... Read >
Author: Mervin Hester18th September 2009
There are many myths and/or justification for taking all mind-altering substances and the use of methamphetamine, (meth, crank, crystal, speed, etc.) certainly has its share.
Probably the most detrimental myth about his drug is the idea that it is not ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle16th September 2009
Ensuring drug users get into drug treatment is more important than ever as this new method of making meth makes the drug more accessible.
Police and community groups who’ve been desperately trying to handle the meth problem by shutting down meth la... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart16th September 2009
If you suspect a loved one of having a drug problem, where do you go to find information? Information on drug addiction can be found in a variety of places. Even if you are the one with the addiction - when you have as much information as possible about ... Read >
Author: Mervin Hester16th September 2009
Some people don't like being quoted statistics. But when we speak of statistics on drug addiction, the numbers are actually important. These numbers can help us identify problem areas with drug addictions and help us better understand what exactly is go... Read >
Author: Mervin Hester11th September 2009
Bruxism is a disorder of unconscious jaw clenching and teeth grinding that causes pain in the temporo-mandibular joint, a sensation of soreness and tension in the jaw as well as headaches, neck pain and even migraines. Over the years, continuous grinding ... Read >
Author: Candy07th September 2009
Crystal Meth is simply methamphetamine, which is very popular among drug users. This is generally crystalline in structure, whose street names are "icy" and "cristy". This is a very addictive type of drug. Statistics have shown that 42 percent of those wh... Read >
Author: Crystal07th September 2009
Historically, substance abuse is primarily concentrated among teens as well as young adults. However, the major concern lies on older adults. As the baby boomers ages, the older adult's population increases contributing in the large proportions of marijua... Read >
Author: Jonathan Rojas03rd August 2009
Bruxism is a disorder of unconscious jaw clenching and teeth grinding that causes pain in the temporo-mandibular joint, a sensation of soreness and tension in the jaw as well as headaches, neck pain and even migraines. Over the years, continuous grinding ... Read >
Author: Candy23rd July 2009
An addictive stimulant drug Methamphetamine also called as Meth strongly activates certain systems in the brain. Illegal laboratories make Methamphetamine which has a high potential for drug abuse and drug addiction. Street methamphetamine is referred ... Read >
Author: Dirk Pate09th July 2009
According to the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis, Los Angeles is one of the nation’s principal illicit
drug production and distribution centers in the United States. One of the reasons for this is because drug t... Read >
Author: addictioprofessor06th July 2009
When it comes to drug abuse prevention there are several ideas, theories and methods that one can look to. The seizure of methamphetamine by law enforcement in the Minneapolis area was one of the major contributing factors of the reduction of methamphetam... Read >
Author: addictioprofessor02nd July 2009
Arrests for drug use and abuse in Chicago is on the rise.
According to the ADAM II report, drug use among the arrestee population is much higher than in the general U.S. population. 87 percent of the booked arrestees tested positive for at least one i... Read >
Author: addictioprofessor30th June 2009
Florida is always known for trafficking of drugs. Its geographical situation is quite responsible for this. Drugs are smuggled into the state with the help of several types of automobiles. Various types of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, club drugs, metham... Read >
Author: berg0101a22nd June 2009
Drug abuse and crime go hand in hand but when the proper drug education is disseminated we can save our youth from both. Boston like many other cities has a high drug abuse rate which also comes with a high crime rate. Can Boston’s Project Family progra... Read >
Author: addictioprofessor15th June 2009
Florida is always known for trafficking of drugs. Its geographical situation is quite responsible for this. Drugs are smuggled into the state with the help of several types of automobiles. Various types of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, club drugs, metham... Read >
Author: walsh9297b12th June 2009
When I meet new people and tell them what our company does, they always ask me all kinds of questions about TASERS, stun guns, and pepper sprays. I am going to answer my most frequently asked questions.
1. What is the difference between a stun gun and ... Read >
Author: Regina Jacques05th June 2009
There are many individuals in the Dallas area that need help with addiction. In 2007, over 4,200 persons sought after treatment for methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine abuse. The first step anyone can take in getting help is finding a program that will be... Read >
Author: addictioprofessor29th May 2009
Liza Gonzalez is the kind of woman one can't easily overlook, even in a city as large as Oklahoma City. She has a striking, charismatic presence and a face as beautiful as an angel's. She has long dark hair and intense brown eyes. There is a charming beau... Read >
Author: Elena Tentser20th May 2009
Determining whether drug or alcohol rehab is for an addict can be a long journey. Whether someone is encouraged by their family and friends or willing to go on their own, addiction treatment facilities provide different experiences. However, Cliffside Mal... Read >
Author: CliffsideMalibu15th May 2009
Suicide cleanup is a part of the broad based service of Crime Scene Cleanup which involves crime and trauma decontamination and restoring it to its previous state. It is a a niche market in the cleaning industry and involves cleaning the biologically cont... Read >
Author: Alex Thomson15th May 2009
Drug abuse is related to taking of a performance enhancing drug or a psychoactive drug for a non-medical purpose. The drugs most connected with abuse are benzodiazepines, amphetamines, alcohol, barbiturates, cocaine, opium alkaloids and methaqualone. Drug... Read >
Author: richersiamon15th May 2009
Drug abuse is related to taking of a performance enhancing drug or a psychoactive drug for a non-medical purpose. The drugs most connected with abuse are benzodiazepines, amphetamines, alcohol, barbiturates, cocaine, opium alkaloids and methaqualone. Drug... Read >
Author: jainish14th May 2009
In Canada the possession and trafficking of substances like drugs and other controlled substances is a subject of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. It was passed in 1996 and repeals the Narcotic Control Act and Parts III and IV of the Food and Drug... Read >
Author: Kevin Johnson05th May 2009
Would you think your kid was talking about a heroin addict if you overheard his phone call discussing a channel swimmer?
Statistics show it takes an average of six months for parents to find out their kids are taking drugs. This might give you the impr... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart16th April 2009
As the death toll from methadone soars across the country and methadone addiction continues to rise, the need for effective treatment has never been more important.
State death statistics across the country are showing that prescription drugs continue ... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart27th March 2009
In recent years, we have seen a growing trend, a dangerous trend that has unfortunately, cost people's lives. While years ago drug addiction was related to street drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine, or heroin, we now see the dangers of prescription dr... Read >
Author: suegold25th March 2009
The abuse of and addiction to methamphetamines and crystal meth is a serious and growing global problem at present. A prohibited and addictive schedule II drug, it is known on the streets as speed, ice, crystal meth, crank, and cristy. It is available thr... Read >
Author: Anne Wolski16th March 2009
Drug testing is the chemical identification of any drug presence in the specimen. Urine drug testing is the simplest drug testing technique among other drug testing methods with many other benefits. Urine drug testing emerged rapidly, and accepted widely ... Read >
Author: Stephen Jhonson06th March 2009
OxyContin addiction is epidemic in our society, and opting for methadone ‘therapy’ to replace the narcotic is just jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
The more OxyContin a person takes, the more tolerant their bodies become to the addictive ... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart04th March 2009
You might say that methamphetamine production and trafficking has been a growth industry for the last couple of decades. In the early 90s, methamphetamine was largely restricted to the West Coast and Central Valley of California. Now, methamphetamine can ... Read >
Author: addictioprofessor04th March 2009
Urine analysis drug testing is a fast and easy procedure to determine if a person is positive in using illegal drugs like methamphetamine and cannabis.
Urine analysis drug testing is often a requirement in pre-employment medical examination, pre-assump... Read >
Author: arcel17th February 2009
OxyContin addiction is a growing problem across the country, as thousands of people struggle to break the bonds of this powerfully-addictive prescription narcotic painkiller.
Addiction to the prescription narcotic painkiller OxyContin continues to plag... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart28th January 2009
by Chad Ratliffe
Addiction is a condition characterized by repeated, compulsive seeking and use of drugs, alcohol or other similar substances despite adverse social, mental and physical consequences. It is usually accompanied by psychological and phy... Read >
Author: chadratliffe19th December 2008
CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) Act was established in 1988 to set high quality laboratory testing methods to ensure accurate, reliable, timely test results etc. CLIA has categorized laboratory testing based on the test complexity of the ... Read >
Author: Stephen Jhonson15th December 2008
We all thought that cleaning has always been easy and essential. But have truly understood the concept of cleaning? Clean ups at home is easy, sweeping, scrubbing and mopping might be enough. But with forensic clean ups, it would take more than sweeping, ... Read >
Author: Joshua12th December 2008
Drug addicts are trapped in a deserted tunnel and they feel it impossible to escape from it, being in it for a long time. But thanks to alerted minds who have found solution for their problems in the form of drug rehabilitation. Help is available at hand.... Read >
Author: T Corrine08th December 2008
In spite of an FDA Public Health Advisory in 2004 warning about the serious risks associated with all antidepressants, the number of Americans taking the drugs has climbed to 17 million, and prescription drug addiction and abuse continues to accelerate.
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Author: Rod MacTaggart04th December 2008
Where do you start when you suspect someone you care about is taking drugs? In the case of methamphetamine, your first stop might be a trip to the dentist’s office. Although ‘meth mouth’ isn’t the only indicator that someone’s using the drug, it... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart03rd December 2008
Who hasn't dreamed at some point in their life of building their own distillation equipment for the purposes of bottling their own hooch? Just think about it! Jugs and jugs of glorious grain alcohol, to guzzle down your crazy friends.
Its a Serious Off... Read >
Author: KennyAlbertstein03rd December 2008
Who hasn't dreamed at some point in their life of building their own distillation equipment for the purposes of bottling their own hooch? Just think about it! Jugs and jugs of glorious grain alcohol, to guzzle down your crazy friends.
Its a Serious Off... Read >
Author: KennyAlbertstein30th November 2008
Hair drug testing is one of the convenient means of detecting drug abuse. This test can be performed almost at any place of your choice. Hair drug test is so accurate that it is almost impossible to adulterate the test samples. It is very simple to perfor... Read >
Author: Stephen Jhonson20th October 2008
10-panel drug test is a device used for testing 10 specific drugs in the urine sample. This test is helpful in detecting multiple drugs and drug metabolites in urine at a time. 10-panel drug tests are used for performing preliminary tests and the results ... Read >
Author: Stephen Jhonson17th October 2008
Hair drug testing is one of the convenient means of detecting drug abuse. This test can be performed almost at any place of your choice. Hair drug test is so accurate that it is almost impossible to adulterate the test samples. It is very simple to perfor... Read >
Author: Stephen Jhonson12th August 2008
More people are dying in Montana from prescription drug overdoses than from all other drugs of any other kind, including illicit street drugs like heroin and cocaine. And officials across the state are ramping up awareness of the problem, while dealing wi... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart29th July 2008
Understanding addictions, regardless of type carries with it the same basic symptoms of obsession, loss of control, compulsion and the continual use regardless of negative consequences all make up an addiction.
A person can become addicted to any subs... Read >
Author: Jessica Bradbury05th June 2008
When we were 16 years old we could not help but to want to get older so we could get our own place; our own job; our own car; and the list goes on. Now that we have all of those things we look back and wish we could have the bodies that we had whe... Read >
Author: Serj Sagan21st May 2008
Strictly speaking, an addiction is a chronic strain and need on that the body develops towards a substance, drug, food or chemical in order to feel normal again. At times this is not as simple as it sounds; what the body deciphers as necessary for life ma... Read >
Author: Dee Cohen25th March 2008
Placental abruption (abruptio placenta) is an uncommon. The placenta is part of your baby's life support system. It transfers oxygen and nutrients to your baby. In humans, it refers to the abnormal separation after 20 weeks of gestation and prior to birth... Read >
Author: Alien29th February 2008
Since state law has curbed the sale of the ingredients for methamphetamine, meth labs in Minnesota have been closing left and right. Unfortunately, it’s not doing much to handle the drug problem overall as meth users are simply turning to cocaine. When ... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart29th February 2008
A new Bill was recently submitted to the House Health and Welfare Committee to allow random drug testing of adults who apply for or are already receiving public monies such as welfare, food stamps, or assistance under Kentucky’s medical assistance progr... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart11th February 2008
Meth is the abbreviation of methylamphetamine or methamphetamine. It is sometimes called crystal meth. Its street names include LA ice and cristy. Meth is a psychostimulant and a sympathomimetic drug. A number of its isomers, like unmethylated amphetamine... Read >
Author: Berlin Flores25th January 2008
Narcolepsy is known to most as being a disorder of excessive daytime sleepiness. In addition, other the four main symptoms of narcolepsy are: sleep paralysis, cataplexy, and automatic behavior and hypnologic hallucinations. Though these symptoms of narcol... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team14th November 2007
Are you aware of different drug paraphernalia? If you are aware of all of them, it does not mean that you are a drug user or a drug addict. It just means that you are aware of what is happening around you. To those people who are not familiar with this, d... Read >
Author: Brenda Stokes26th August 2007
A new study suggests that self-reported drug questionnaires, the key tool used by drug researches to identify abuse and addiction, could be painting a false picture of the drug scene – a prettier picture than the reality of the situation. How did scient... Read >
Author: Karen Morris07th August 2007
“Cocaine is a hell of a drug”-Rick James
Cocaine is a highly potent stimulant that is considered to be one of the greatest drug threats to the world because of the violence associated with trafficking and use. Cocaine users may experience disturban... Read >
Author: Shannon Munford M.A. 13th July 2007
Depending on the type of drug a person uses, he or she will experience different drugs long term effects. It doesn’t matter if you think that pot is a soft drug and you will only do that drug because the others are hard drugs. That’s nonsense. Did you... Read >
Author: Wells05th July 2007
According to the study of “Teen drug use and attitudes”, it confirms that Generation Rx has arrived, as an alarming number of today’s teenagers are more likely to have abused Rx and OTC medications than a variety of illegal drugs like Ec... Read >
Author: Stephen Jhonson04th April 2007
Slang--Speed, Meth, Crystal, Crank, Tweak, Go-fast, Ice, Glass, Uppers, Black Beauties
Methamphetamine affects your brain. In the short term, meth causes mind and mood changes such as anxiety, euphoria, and depression. Long-term effects can include ch... Read >
Author: Arthur Buchanan27th March 2007
Methamphetamine usage is one of the most serious drug issues facing the US today. The dilemma begins with the ease of acquisition – the drug is simple to make and what is not made in small neighborhood labs is readily available in large quantity on the... Read >
Author: Jayden Adams16th January 2007
If you’re trying to lose some weight by taking drugs along with your diet and exercise regimen there are a number of weight loss drugs other than Phentermine. Some of these drugs are appetite suppressants, reducing the inclination of the human body to f... Read >
Author: david smith23rd December 2006
It was practically unheard of for anyone my age to be using drugs when I was in high school about twenty years ago. Drugs were way too controversial for my generation, even though we did have parties and the majority of us were guilty of underage drinking... Read >
Author: Morgan Hamilton13th August 2006
Needless to say that Vicodin addiction is a crisis growing up in the United States. While you may see that illegal drugs like marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine may be the talk in the headlines, you miss the fact that Vicodin addiction is a re... Read >
Author: Al Castillo12th August 2006
Speed, meth, chalk. In its smoked form, it is often referred to as ice, crystal, crank, or glass. Those are all street names for methamphetamine (mAMP). Call it what you may, but meth use and its symptoms are one in the same. If it's taken in l... Read >
Author: Christy Berger28th June 2006
There are many myths and/or justification for taking all mind-altering substances and the use of methamphetamine, (meth, crank, crystal, speed, etc.) certainly has its share.
Probably the most detrimental myth about his drug is the idea that it is no... Read >
Author: Marcel Gemme08th June 2006
Three Strikes
The Three Strikes law significantly increases the prison sentences of persons convicted of felonies who have been previously convicted of a violent or serious felony, and limits the ability of these offenders to receive a punishment other... Read >
Author: Darren Kavinoky07th June 2006
Possession of Precursors (Meth or PCP)
Not only is it illegal to possess methamphetamine or PCP, but it is also illegal to possess the ingredients with the intent to manufacture these drugs.
California Health and Safety Code Section 11383 (a) applie... Read >
Author: Darren Kavinoky25th January 2006
by Tess Thompson
If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD or ADD, you may have explored the option of treating him or her with a prescription stimulant drug like Adderall. Stimulants are commonly prescribed by doctors for children with ADHD because t... Read >
Author: Tess Thompson
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