The National Geographic show I saw called Drugs Inc. explained the history of designer drugs, also called Party Drugs and synthetics. The show said that Matt Bowden, from Auckland, NZ created the drugs after a friend of his over dosed on Methamphetamines. Matt explained that his intention was to create a pill that gave the [...]
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I happened onto the Narconon site in the area of parent successes. How wonderful, after having so much pain from seeing your child suffering with the demons of drug addictions to see the child clean and shiny and living life again! “Thank you Narconon for giving us back our son, the one who is loving, generous, [...]
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I am not the first person to say it, and I certainly will not be the last person to say it. Marijuana is a drug, and it is addictive…but wait, what is that I hear; has anyone really died from using Marijuana, people can perform tasks better while smoking, it’s not as harsh as the [...]
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Designer drugs, synthetic pot, synthetic cocaine, ecstasy have been around for a short while. I found it alarming when I researched to find just how destructive it was, and that the governments of many countries are finding it very hard to combat. As early as 2010 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s J Division, dealing in [...]
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prescription drugs Move over Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston has come to join you! Whitney, and the multitude of other celebrities that died due to drug addictions, street drugs, or in many cases prescription drug addictions. In researching the deaths of celebrities due to drug addictions, my heart became heavy. Society let these celebrities down. They [...]
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Stop leaving yourself in the dark, don’t give up, you can do it! I have known too many people whom have given up, called it quits and ended quicker then when their life began. That hopeless feeling you have; that feeling of giving up and letting your self die – we have to remember one [...]
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Drugs by Prescription Prescription drug abuse and addiction is a big issue today. The International Narcotics Control Board has found that the U.S. consumes 99 percent of the world’s hydrocodone and 83 percent of its oxycodone, according to a 2008 study . According to federal figures, treatments for the abuse of prescription painkillers have risen [...]
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The subject of Drug Prevention is pretty broad. I’ve written an earlier article on drug prevention best practices. It was mainly addressed to what would get your drug prevention grant application approved. If you want to read it, see Drug Prevention Grants, Best Practices… One effective approach to drug prevention is actually Drug Education. You might find [...]
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