The use of illegal drugs is associated with various negative outcomes. Substance abuse often results in multiple health problems, as well as challenges in the realms of finances and relationships. Those who use drugs and seek out treatment for addiction may experience several cycles of recovery and relapse before experiencing an extended period with no [...]
While time spent in prison can be a traumatic experience, for addicts and alcoholics it can represent an opportunity to start again and build a whole new life. Substance abuse steals hopes and dreams, and incarceration can be the final result for those who fall so far down the well of despair they finally hit [...]
With marijuana legalization and decriminalization being voted in throughout the country, this drug is being talked about by many. Nearly half of the states in the US have voted to legalize the drug for medical purposes, raising questions about licensing, safe usage, prescriptions, and driving while under the influence. Many municipalities across the country have [...]
With the explosion here in the abuse of prescription medications, one can only wonder how long it may be until Mexican drug cartels decide to get in on the action. Criminal elements within Mexico already deal in illegal pharmaceutical sales inside their own borders but, with such a large consumer market within reach, it is [...]
Addicts and alcoholics are specialists in running away from the truth and hiding from the consequences of their actions. They learn to lie to protect themselves from the disapproving eyes of others, and they learn to lie to protect their chemical dependency from ever being exposed. Secrecy defines the relationship between addicts and the intoxicants [...]
For many young people, the lure of gang life can be difficult to resist. Gangs are bold, flashy, and unapologetic, and they offer opportunities for belonging to those who feel lost, abandoned, or forgotten. The promise of easy money through the drug trade is another factor that draws many to gangs, and the danger and [...]
The Obama administration has announced dramatic shifts in the country’s drug policy that could amount to a revolution in the government’s approach. The new policy is based on three ideas – addiction is a disease that can be treated, addicts can recover, and reforming the way the criminal justice system works in terms of drug [...]
Law enforcement has decided to try the same tricks as those in the drug trade to put a stop to illegal trafficking. An article brings to light that the U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) has started putting ads in Mexican newspapers warning job seekers of positions that are used for drug trafficking.
Chances are you have heard in the news about the recent shooting death of a young black male named Trayvon Martin. The assailant, who said the shooting was in self defense, is accused of racial profiling when he shot and killed Martin. The case has been controversial in how police handled the investigation involving the [...]
Between 2007 and 2008, the seizures of ecstasy destined from Canada to the United States doubled, according to a recent news article. Canada is becoming one of the leading producers and exporters of the synthetic drug, according a UN report. Besides the U.S., Canada is expanding its ecstasy market to include the Caribbean, Asia and [...]