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STATISTICS & TRENDS

Prince Killed by Chinese Drug Company?

On April 21, 2016, another American artist died of a drug overdose—this time, it appears that Prince might have been killed by the Chinese. The drug was found in unmarked prescription bottles and a government lab analysis identified the drug as fentanyl.

DRUG INFORMATION

Supervised Injection Sites—A Solution to the Opiate Epidemic or a Contributor to the Problem?

In the morass of 21 st -century addiction, various states, officials, and focus groups have innovated very unique, alternative, and controversial approaches to the modern addiction problem.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Vaping Provides a New "Buzz" for Teen Marijuana Use

Vaporizers for tobacco may help some people stop smoking, but teens are increasingly finding ways to use the same technology to consume shocking amounts of marijuana.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Drug Crisis in Muskogee

Muskogee, Oklahoma is the epicenter of the drug crisis in Oklahoma. Cody McDonell, the State of Oklahoma’s health department public information officer said, “The 2016 county-level data from the Oklahoma Prescription Monitoring Program indicates the...

DRUG INFORMATION

The Soul of the Indian

’Let neither cold, hunger, nor pain, nor the fear of them, neither the bristling teeth of danger nor the very jaws of death itself, prevent you from doing a good deed,’ said an old chief to a scout who was about to seek the buffalo in midwinter for...

ADDICTION

Some Opioid Addicts Are Using an Anti-Diarrhea Drug to Get Their Fix

Just reading the title of this article may be enough to inspire concern and perhaps even repulsion. It is a bit of a shocker, really, to hear that opiate addicts are turning to anti-diarrhea drugs to get their fix. But this is actually happening.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

The Shocking Cost of the Opiate Epidemic Could Cripple the Economy

One day soon the stock market may not be the only indicator of how well the economy is doing. The opiate epidemic is out of control and its toll on public services such as Law Enforcement and Health Care has the potential to force painful choices….

DRUG INFORMATION

Most Dangerous Drugs

It should come as no shocker that some drugs are more dangerous than others. So, what is the most dangerous drug? Well, a quick inquiry with our friends over at the Center for Disease Control provides us with the answer.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Most Common Age of Meth Burn Victims is Under 4 Years Old

Recently, I read an online article that was written by Mother Jones, which highlighted the stark and grim reality that is our current meth addiction crisis. The most common age of meth burn victims is just 4 years old.

DRUG INFORMATION

Cannabis DOESN’T Cure Cancer

No, cannabis can’t cure cancer. Here in Oklahoma, we have a vote coming up that will determine the will of the people to allow medical cannabis or reject medical cannabis in the State of Oklahoma.

INTERVENTION

My Advice to Parents

I lost my best friend last June from a drug overdose. I told him to stop many times before. He didn’t want to listen. When he died I didn't shed a tear on his casket—I just whispered “That's what he likes“ and “Now lay on it.“ I was so mad....

DRUG EDUCATION

How an Antidepressant User Becomes Violent

With the recent school shooting tragedy in Florida, I feel compelled to explain how an otherwise young man, Nikolas Cruz, or anyone, can be turned from a social person into a killer who “runs amok” and commits violent criminal acts.

DRUG INFORMATION

Drug-Free Life with Drug-Free Rehabilitation

In America, we have a pill for just about everything. But, is that pop-a-pill hyper-culture what’s stopping Americans from living a drug-free life?

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Time Magazine Releases “The Opioid Diaries”

TIME magazines release of this digital exhibit of the opioid crisis will create enough public outcry that we can stop big pharma and drug distributors from drugging our people and instead of throwing these addicts into the prison we insist they go into...

FAMILY ADDICTION

One in Five Children at Higher Risk

Recently, three employees of a daycare facility in suburban Chicago were arrested after they gave children gummy bears laced with sleep aid melatonin without parental consent, according to the police.

DRUG INFORMATION

The Cannabis Link to Cancer

We’ve all heard the addict who claims they got off heroin using cannabis and I’m sure that’s possible and I’m sure that people will use that as an excuse to continue consuming cannabis.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTION

Addict Stigma: Killing Americans

We all know the harshness of war with the bullets flying and the bombs dropping and the crazy war movies that follow, heck, the national media never seem to give up talking about the victims, and the chaos and showing the flag-draped caskets carried off...

DRUG REHABILITATION

5 Myths about Drug and Alcohol Addiction

With over 23 Million Americans suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction in the United States, it’s fair to say that we have a drug addiction crisis on our hands. Here are the 5 Myths about Addiction.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Why We Can’t Arrest Our Way Out of Addiction

The War on Drugs represents a failed and flawed view of addiction as a moral deficiency. Addiction is not a moral failure, but incarcerating addicts is. Is Prison really a solution?

DRUG INFORMATION

Is Marijuana Healthy?

Considering more than 1 in 3 people in America have tried marijuana at one point in their lives, it might seem like it’s just a harmless herb. That would be far from the truth.