Prescription amphetamines, such as Concerta, are now commonly prescribed for treatment of ADD and ADHD. A breakthrough occurred in the treatment of attention deficit disorder when it was discovered that stimulants can help curb ADHD-related symptoms and improve focus. However, drugs like Concerta can also carry a high potential...

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Psychedelic drugs have remained popular in the United States since first achieving widespread recognition in the 1960’s with the counterculture movement. For instance, 2016 alone saw hallucinogens being reported as the 4th most popular drugs of abuse in the United States by person’s aged 12 and over. (1) Here...

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Adderall XR, along with other amphetamine containing medications, comprises some of the most highly prescribed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications. For example, 2014 alone saw nearly one million prescriptions for Adderall’s extended release version and other amphetamine medications. (1) However, this common prescription has a high potential for...

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Inhalants have long remained one of the most popular classes of drugs in the United States. For example, inhalants as a whole were the 8th most used recreational drug in 2017. (1) One type of inhalant, known as “poppers”, is making a particularly strong comeback in recent years. Here...

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Psychedelic drugs have remained popular in the United States since first achieving widespread recognition in the 1960’s with the counterculture movement. In 2016, for example, hallucinogens were reported to be the 4th most popular drugs of abuse in the United States by person’s aged 12 and over. (1) Here...

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While nutmeg is known as a very common household spice, it can actually double as a psychoactive substance when taken in extremely high doses. This trend has led to reported emergency room visits over the years for nutmeg overdoses. To make matters worse, people aged 13-20 was found to...

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The use of hallucinogenic drugs has continued to rise in recent years. 4.2 million people in the United States have reported using a hallucinogenic drug at least once in their lifetime in the year 2017. (1) A subtype of hallucinogenic drugs, known as dissociative drugs, is of particular concern....

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The Opioid Epidemic took the lives of over 48,000 people in the year 2017 alone. While the nation focuses on heroin and fentanyl in relation to the Opioid Epidemic, the reality is that approximately 35% of these deaths were due directly to prescription painkillers, such as the medication Demerol....

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The Opioid Epidemic claimed the lives of over 47,000 people to opioid overdoses in the year of 2017 alone. Heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin have remained at the center of the Opioid Epidemic, responsible for a very large percentage of the overdose deaths. Heroin overdoses have risen from 1,960 deaths...

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Cocaine remains the second most popular illicit drug in the United States, behind only marijuana. (1) While the average purity levels of street cocaine in the United States increased in the year 2016, it still remained only about 62% pure. (2) By the time cocaine reaches the average customer,...

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