There exists a persistent belief on college campuses that non-medical use of prescription amphetamines for ADHD (such as Adderall, Vynvanse, Ritalin, and others) as “study aids” increases grades. One study even found that up to 35% of college-age individuals had used a prescription amphetamine for non-medical purposes, such as...

Continue Reading

A strong correlation between adolescents experimenting with drugs and alcohol and their overall academic success has been investigated in several studies. Here is what every parent should know. Despite the best efforts of legislators and the various drug awareness programs, experimentation with drugs and alcohol reminds high amongst young...

Continue Reading

Tramadol/Ultram is not nearly as safe as once thought. Tramadol/Ultram addiction is a real phenomenon, for which the risks should be known. Here we break them down. Ultram (Tramadol) is a synthetic opioid that was released in 1995 for pain relief. What made Ultram unique from other opioids marketed...

Continue Reading

To put it lightly, achieving sobriety is no easy feat. It requires not only changing several aspects of our lives, but also trying new things that might make us uncomfortable. Meditation, for a lot of us, qualifies as trying something new that might not exactly be comfortable at first....

Continue Reading

Everything from bug spray, rat poison, to PCP has been found in Spice/K2. You will not believe some of the things reportedly found in spice. Synthetic marijuana, aka Spice/K2, is notorious for containing constantly changing active compounds. This in turn makes spice incredibly dangerous; as the user truly has...

Continue Reading

The official statistics on the Opioid Epidemic for the year 2017 are in, and show the Epidemic is only getting worse. The Opioid Epidemic has undisputedly been the most urgent public health crisis of the past several years. Since 2000, over 300,000 Americans have lost their lives to opioid...

Continue Reading

Early sobriety is typically the most difficult time for anyone in recovery on the journey to long-term sobriety. Simply put, adjusting to a completely new way of life is quite difficult in the beginning. For starters, addicts and alcoholics have grown accustomed to instant gratification that using provides. This...

Continue Reading

Alcohol and drug experimentation by adolescent youth is still a major problem in this country. One survey found that by late adolescence, 78.2% of all adolescents had tried alcohol, while 42.5% had tried drugs. (1) This is particularly concerning as studies have shown a clear detrimental effect that drug and/or alcohol use has...

Continue Reading

Drug overdoses claimed the lives of over 63,000 Americans in 2016 alone, making it one of the leading causes of death in this country. This was coupled with over 21,000 alcoholic liver disease deaths the same year. 1 It is clear, the disease of alcoholism and addiction are a major problem affecting...

Continue Reading

Children in middle school and high school are likely to encounter alcohol and/or drugs at some point in their lives. One survey found that 81.4% of adolescents reported the opportunity to use illicit drugs were presented to them. Furthermore, the study found that by late adolescence, 78.2% of all...

Continue Reading