“Drug Abuse Epidemic” It’s a term we’ve heard touted by the media time and again, but it may be closer to reality than you think. Overdoses and deaths from drug abuse in New York are climbing at an incredibly alarming rate and traveling to new neighborhoods each day. To truly understand the magnitude of this…
When meth cut with msm or dangerous substances – an increasingly frequent phenomenon – the results can be tragic. Though this practice is fairly common knowledge, the reason for the addition of these contaminants is not as obvious, nor are their sometimes-lethal side effects. Even toxicology reports resulting from drug-related deaths do not consistently take…
Heroin has often been considered a “poor man’s” drug. Back in the 1960s and 70s, heroin users were mostly from poor, inner city areas. The majority of users were male, and many were in a minority group. Heroin was also a “dirty drug” because it was injected with needles. This put users at risk for…
No one wants to think that a colleague may have a drug or alcohol problem, but many people who are living with addictions to drugs or alcohol are employed. People don’t start using and immediately become out of control addicts. The path to addiction is a slippery slope that, in many instances, takes time for…
Synthetic marijuana, or “spice” is not marijuana at all, but rather herbs or other leafy material that is sprayed with unknown lab-synthetic chemicals to produce an experience that is similar to that of cannabis, according to Drugs.com. This misconception makes people believe synthetic marijuana is natural and safe. In reality, synthetic marijuana is more toxic than…