November 30 is National Methamphetamine Awareness Day. The date has been on the calendar since about 2006, when the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) partnered with the federal government as well as local governments and the private sector to raise awareness of methamphetamine abuse. Attorneys General have called on their states to enact “broad-based,…
Does alcohol weaken your immune system? Drug and alcohol abuse negatively affects the body, particularly its immune system. Such abuse can destroy a weak immune system, leaving the body vulnerable to disease. This is a dangerous situation for people already suffering from a weakened immune system. Common complications of drug and alcohol abuse have an…
Collecting items can become an addiction — and Pokémon Go certainly feeds into this problem. Pokémon has been an original Nintendo title since the Game Boy, and now it has hit the smartphone platform. The app is a huge phenomenon and has practically taken over social media and major news outlets. So what’s so groundbreaking…
In the early part of the 20th century, physicians prescribed heroin as a powerful pain reliever. In 1923, the US Treasury Department deemed heroin an illegal narcotic. Today, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) classifies heroin as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no medical use and high abuse potential. Heroin by itself is harmful…
Disorders and imbalances can make it harder to cope with everyday life. From embarrassment to depression, these conditions can fuel negative feelings and leave people searching for ways to fill in the gaps. Unfortunately, many individuals turn to drugs for respite. Tourette’s Syndrome (TS) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are two maladies in particular that…