For years now, painkiller abuse has been rampant in the state of Florida due to loose legislation and lax monitoring of pain clinics. According to the Charleston Gazette, several months ago CVS cracked down on Florida doctors telling a number of them they will no longer fill their prescriptions written for painkillers or other addictive [...]
The flow of illegal drugs across our nation’s borders has received much publicity over the last few years. It is, admittedly, a serious problem. Most Americans might be surprised to learn, however, that prescription drug abuse has eclipsed the misuse of all other illegal drugs combined apart from abuse of marijuana. While leaders continue to [...]
A recent study highlighted in Science Daily talks about the relationship alcohol plays in sexual assaults. It shows that men who are prone to angry outbursts towards women are most likely to commit sexual assault while intoxicated, especially in an environment that accepts sexual aggression.
The consequences of substance abuse can thread through a household on a multitude of physical and emotional levels, including making the children or spouse living with an alcoholic more susceptible to domestic violence. It is believed that about 80 percent of domestic violence cases are connected in some way to substance abuse, and the ramifications [...]
Each and every one of us has the potential to be a drug dealer. Many of us may already be one, or may have been one in the past. How can that possibly be, you ask? Well, you may very well be a fine, upstanding citizen with a nine-to-five five job who drives a Volvo, [...]
The drug problem on the southern border doesn’t appear to be improving, despite efforts to make an impact. According to a recent Macleans report, the Berlin-style fence separating El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico is not enough to keep the violence away from the United States. This is a serious issue given that Juarez [...]
Prison is a tough place to be. For inmates, deserved or not, who are serving their time as mandated by the criminal justice system, it can be a festering stew, an unending cauldron of violence, or a time for reshaping their lives, coming clean, and learning how to live a life free of substance abuse [...]
The Saints, New Orleans’ NFL football team and recent Super Bowl winner, has come under fire recently for its handling of prescription drugs under its control. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is investigating allegations made by a former Saints employee in a wrongful-termination lawsuit against the team. The suit, filed by Geoff Santini, claims that [...]
Most families living in suburbia hope there isn’t a drug house looming around the corner. In the case of an upscale neighborhood near Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas, federal agents kicked in the door of a home in 2008 where they found cocaine, handguns and $1,379,510 in cash bundled and waiting for a [...]
Drug addiction has more of an impact on a person than simply the physical effects. As captured in a recent news post, some commit very costly crimes while trying to support a dangerous habit. When this happens, some have the opportunity to seek the treatment they need to stay clean. Others may find themselves within [...]
