by Valiant | Oct 30, 2015 | Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
According to Chris Watling, a researcher who studies road safety, “Research shows a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.05 percent has the same effect as being awake for 17 hours, and a BAC of 0.1 percent is roughly 20 hours, but drivers don’t consider the impairment to...
by Valiant | Oct 26, 2015 | Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
On many college campuses across North America prescription drug abuse is seen as common, with many college students engaging in this activity at least once while they are continuing their education after high school. While the typical drugs of abuse like marijuana and...
by Valiant | Oct 23, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use, Prescription drug abuse
The rate of opioid addiction in the USA and North America has skyrocketed in the last decade, and substance abuse treatment programs have not kept up with this pace. A new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study shows that only 1 in 5, or 20% of the...
by Valiant | Oct 19, 2015 | Addiction treatment, arrests for substance abuse, inhalant use, medical studies, mental illness and disorders
The study evaluated adolescents who were incarcerated, and the results also showed that youths who were engaged in severe inhalant use also tended to display delinquent behaviors at an earlier age and started their drug abuse younger as well. This is the first time...
by Valiant | Oct 16, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, medical studies
A new study using mice shows why binge drinking can lead to alcoholism, and the culprit may be an enzyme that is malfunctioning. Research scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine performed a mouse study and the results show that the malfunctioning enzyme...
