“I’m not sick. The world is sick & I’m the surgeon with the scalpel for false values.” - Meet comedian Lenny Bruce’s only daughter, Kitty. Lenny Bruce: comedian, scathingly sharp social satirist, oppressed by meddling moralists and ...
Ninety percent of the money spent by the Portuguese government on issues related to drug use is spent to increase access to treatment and rehabilitation and to fund harm reduction programs. The opioid epidemic in ...
Due to the opioid-like properties of Kratom, it is currently under investigation and is being considered a “drug of concern.” Kratom is the new hip thing across America among youth as well as addicts in ...
A report in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine states that alcohol abuse costs the United States a whopping $249 billion in 2010 alone. America’s epidemic of opioid abuse and the increasing problem of methamphetamine ...
A pivotal court ruling last week found that a health insurance company violated the Federal Parity Law which requires equal treatment of mental illnesses by insurance companies. Although addiction was classified as a disease since ...
It’s quintessential for us to spread awareness and cease the criticizing conversations. According to the National Safety Council, just released statistics reveal that the lifetime odds of death are more likely to occur by accidental opioid ...
As time goes on, the opioid epidemic is only getting worse. Opioids were involved in 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017, meaning opioids were responsible for 67.8% of all fatal overdoses last year. More terrifying is ...
Singer Demi Lovato has broken her silence since she came close to death after an overdose weeks ago that had fans concerned for the pop star. In an emotional Instagram message on Sunday, the 25-year-old ...
Nine percent of Americans who have used marijuana end up developing marijuana dependence. This figure is much higher at 33 to 50 percent among those who consume it daily. Almost 4 million Americans are near ...
Homelessness in America is out of control, especially on the West Coast. The total homeless population in the U.S. rose this past year for the first time since 2010, driven primarily by a steep increase ...
In addition to cocaine, heroin, weed and even fetus bleaching pills, it seems Africa has found a new drug of choice that raises fears of an impending opioid epidemic. Reports reveal that a cough syrup ...
(The Conversation, by Jamie Smolen) For the first time in a while, pundits and politicians were talking about the drug that kills more people than any other each year in the U.S. I’m talking about alcohol, ...
How addiction and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the United States is approached has proven ineffective, punitive, and inadequate, according to many experts working in the field. Johann Hari, a Swiss-British writer and journalist covering ...
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