“Synthetic substances” is a term used to describe a huge selection of black market drugs manufactured for the purpose of creating the same effects as marijuana and hallucinogens. They go by the name of bath salts, incense, spice and K2 on the street, and they have recently been banned from store shelves in a number […]
Not sure if you or your designated driver are okay to drive? Did a couple of drinks with dinner turn into one too many? Now there’s an app for your smartphone that will help you answer that question definitively and ensure the safety of the driver and his or her passengers after a night out, […]
A new study out of Columbia University recently set out to find out just how gripping addiction can be – and whether or not anything is more powerful when someone is in the throes of active drug dependence. According to the New York Times, Dr. Carl Hart’s research may have demonstrated that reason may still […]
Attorney General Eric Holder is making some big changes in the Justice Department. According to the Associated Press, Holder intends to alter how nonviolent drug offenders are currently prosecuted in the courts – specifically, he says that any persons who are not connected to a gang or drug organization and are charged with low-level drug […]
When kids are diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – as they are in increasing numbers every year – they are often given medication to help them manage the symptoms. In childhood, these medications serve to help patients gain control of their impulses, slowing down long enough to be able to focus in […]
