Archive for the ‘Research & News’ Category

Corey Haim Died from Pneumonia, not Prescription Drug Abuse

Actor Corey Haim died from pneumonia complicated by an enlarged heart and narrowed blood vessels, while the prescription drugs found in his system played no role in his death, the Los Angeles County coroner said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
May 4th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

New Research Indicates Marijuana Really Can Be a Gateway Drug for Teens

Marijuana is widely used by teenagers as a recreational drug. The effects of using marijuana during the teen years have been debated, with some calling marijuana a “gateway drug” that leads to the use of more potent illegal drugs. Some parents consider using marijuana as a normal part of...
April 30th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Former Lawman’s Prescription Drug Addiction Leads to Prison Time

A former Vermont lawman who became so addicted to prescription drugs that he used underlings to illegally acquire them was sentenced Wednesday to six months in prison, reports the Associated Press.
April 27th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Smoking and Alcohol Consumption Contribute to Increase Risk of Death

Four unhealthy behaviors–smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet, and alcohol consumption–appear to be associated with a substantially increased risk of death when combined, according to a report in the April 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
April 27th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Celebrity Son Faces 10 Years in Prison for Drug Crimes

Should a celebrity have the right to be heard above others in a plea for leniency? What if that plea is surrounding the sentencing for a drug offender? If the offender is facing a mandatory sentence, should the rules bend?
April 26th, 2010 | Drug Crimes | Read More

Age Doesn’t Appear to Curb Drug Use

Did the hippie generation leave their lawbreaking drug days behind? According to a recent Penn Live report, some may be carrying habits into older age. Statistics show that many a baby boomer might be puffing on a joint for National Weed Day.
April 22nd, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Drug Addiction Growing in Afghanistan

Over the past five years the number of drug users in Afghanistan has increased from 920,000 to over 1.5 million, the spokesman of the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics (MCN), Zalmai Afzali, told IRIN.
April 21st, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

High Levels of Opium and Heroin Detected in Very Young Afghan Children

A team of researchers hired by the US State Department has found staggering levels of opium and heroin in Afghan children as young as 14 months. "I think we’ve opened a can of worms," said Bruce Goldberger, one of the University of Florida scientists heading up the study, who spoke exclusively...
April 20th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Drug Violence Escalates in Honduras

Drug violence has escalated in Honduras as Mexican drug kingpins continue to fight to the death over smuggling routes. According to a piece in the Washington Post, suspected drug hit men killed nine people in Tegucigalpa.
April 16th, 2010 | Drug Crimes | Read More

Illicit Drug Use Increases Among Older Adults

In a way, you can’t blame them. Facing unending pain from chronic illness, trying to assuage the sorrow of losing a loved one, or just trying to combat the ever-increasing litany of physical problems associated with aging – today’s older adults are turning to illicit drug use in droves....
April 14th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More