Psychemedics After alcohol and nicotine, marijuana is the most commonly used drug in the world. And with recent marijuana legalization in some states, it’s expected that marijuana use in our country will only grow. But is it truly safe? If you have schizophrenia or have a loved one who’s at risk for the disease, you may … Read more
Phil Bauer didn’t understand the dangers of prescription drug abuse until the day his son didn’t wake up. He and his wife found Mark, then only 18, unconscious on his bed just two weeks before his graduation from West York Area High School. Bauer tried performing CPR, but his son was already gone, overdosed on … Read more
A USA TODAY review shows more than 100,000 doctors, nurses, medical technicians, and health care aides are abusing or dependent on prescription drugs in a given year, putting patients at risk. Anita Bertrand doesn’t remember much about the first time she stole narcotics she was supposed to administer to surgical patients. She doesn’t remember exactly … Read more
Since starting drug testing this fall, Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando has conducted nearly 1,700 tests and found nine violations, said school President Warren Hudson. “We feel we have changed student behavior,” Hudson said. The drug tests, he said, have “empowered students who want to avoid drugs with a perfect excuse.” The nine violations … Read more
Heroin is an opioid drug similar to morphine. It came into use in 1868 when it was commercially distributed by the Bayer Pharmaceutical Company. Since then it has been an agent for addiction and the decay of millions of people and their families. Now that the drug is illegal, it is sourced primarily from Southeast … Read more
Alcohol abuse continues to be the number one drug abused that Oregon teens abuse. A recent state survey indicates that 18 percent of Oregon’s eighth and eleventh graders admitted to having at least one alcoholic drink within a month of responding to the questionnaire. The survey asked teens about their health habits, covering topics including … Read more
A rash of drug overdoses has plagued Cape Cod since the beginning of the year and sent local officials and outreach workers scrambling to respond to the surge in heroin and other opiate use. Yarmouth has recorded 13 overdoses since Jan. 1, including two fatalities, police said. The Barnstable villages of Centerville, Osterville, and Marstons … Read more