Did you know that about 100 billion neurons (that is—100,000,000,000) are hard at work in your brain as you processes the content of this post? That’s a lot happening at once in the ol’ melon if you ask me.  As trillions of synapses occur between these neurons, info is processed at speeds exceeding 250 miles/hr, and we are allowed to function and live because of it. No one can fully appreciate or understand the amazing human mind—but anyone can abuse it. Of course there are obvious ways you could abuse your brain, like hitting your head against a wall or reading about fiscal USA. But it’s a more creative and subtle method of abuse that hurts nearly 20 million Americans Read More →

A Tennessee judge was having sex and buying pills during courtroom breaks from convicts he had previously sentenced, read an article from the Associated Press last week. Published the same day, an article from Press-Citizen revealed how a former Iowa City nurse was charged with stealing her patient’s medications from the hospital’s drug dispensing machine. Read More →

Thousands of drugs are abused every day. Each day sees new designer drugs created and sold, as well as curious users experimenting with drugs for the first time.   The rate of drug abuse is constantly changing; the numbers are never static. However, one can be fairly confident that each of the drugs listed below fully deserve to be on the list, even though their specific ranking may fluctuate. Read More →

Designer drugs are illegal drugs created by changing the chemical structure of a pre-existing drug often bought for recreational uses. They are also called street drugs and recreational drugs. Even though there are hundreds of designer drugs, the following five are the most commonly abused. Read More →

I grew up in a rather large family and like most brothers and sisters we roughhoused a little. Our dad always warned us, “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” We thought, “Dad, we won’t get hurt.” Sometimes we were smart enough to stop, but other times we would just get injured--clunk heads or fall on the floor too hard. Read More →

Most of us share a common goal: we want to make a difference in this world or impact someone’s life in a positive way. Even though that sounds like a daunting task and we scramble about where to even begin, we can be inspired by those who have gone before us. Read More →

You’ll probably never see someone try to smoke a big mac, or inject ice cream into their forearm. But recent neurological studies argue foods similar to America’s iconic burger, and the dessert we all scream for are as addictive as drugs that end up in syringes and pipes.   Read More →

Beautiful, sunny, 85-degree Orlando here we come--with Disney World at the top of our list. At least--that's typically what one's plans would be when traveling to Orlando. But last week, we would have found more than just families on vacation gathering at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort. Last week, Orlando also became ground zero for the prescription drug problem.  Read More →

“Hey. Did you hear what I did at the party last weekend? It was crazy awesome.” In society today, teens view drinking as normal and cool. They will boast about the crazy things they do while drunk. But while they view drinking as cool, new drinkers haven’t learned to like the bitter taste of alcohol. So what do they drink instead? Alcopops. Read More →

When taking a prescription drug, addictive qualities of the drug should be considered. Some kinds of prescription drugs are more addictive than others. Prescription pain relievers can be highly addictive and include drugs such as oxycodone, or "oxy" as it is sometimes called, Xanax, Valium, and Vicodin, among others. How addictive each is depends on several factors. Warning Signs for Prescription Drug Addiction Read More →