How to Prevent Your Teen From Becoming a Video Game Addict
Most teens enjoy gaming, but did you know that it’s possible to become addicted to this pastime? Young people are particularly vulnerable to what experts call Internet gaming disorder. The disorder is...
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Adderall a Dangerous Study Aid
A prescription drug designed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has become one of the most commonly abused prescription medications in the United States. Adderall, or the “study drug,”...
View ArticleLil Wayne Sizzurp Binge a Cautionary Tale, Dr. Sack Tells Fox News
Last week, 30-year-old rapper Lil Wayne was hospitalized after suffering seizures. While details are still unconfirmed, it is suspected that his condition resulted from an overdose of a drug called...
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Sizzurp and Seizures
Sizzurp, also commonly known as purple drank, is an addictive recreational drug concoction typically made with a prescription-strength cough syrup that contains the antihistamine promethazine and the...
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Family Rules: Don’t Talk, Don’t Feel, Don’t Trust
As an addict’s use spins out of control, what happens to the rest of the family? In families where one or both parents develop an addiction, certain “rules” about how to behave and how to survive...
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Synthetic Drugs Smiles, Spice Rapidly Emerging Threats
If you want to eliminate dangerous drugs from society, you need to know what they are. This seems like a pretty basic tenet, and one that the many arms of the ‘war on drugs’ would have cracked long...
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‘Bath Salts’ More Addictive Than Meth, Study Finds
“Bath salts” is the common, collective nickname for a group of artificial, mind-altering drugs sold illegally or illicitly throughout various parts of the United States. All of these drugs contain at...
View ArticleWhen Your Teen Is in Drug Rehab – Tips for Parents
Placing a teen in alcohol or drug rehab is one of the most difficult things a parent will do. While you’re probably relieved that your child is finally getting help, you may also be worried about what...
View ArticleYouth Likely to Copy DUI Behavior of Friends
Hairstyles, fashion and lingo are all mimicked behaviors. A recent study shows that individuals also follow the group when it comes to making bad decisions like driving after using drugs or alcohol....
View ArticleHow Addiction Impacts the Family
When it comes to addiction, we often think most about the addict. He is struggling with a chronic illness that is incredibly difficult to treat. He has likely suffered in many ways, including health...
View ArticlePotentially Deadly N-Bomb Mimics Effects of LSD
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has blamed at least 19 deaths since March 2012 on a synthetic drug known as N-bomb. The drug mimics the hallucinogenic and euphoria-inducing effects of lysergic acid...
View ArticleRave Parties and the Abuse of Club Drugs
Once found primarily in large metropolitan areas, rave parties are making their way into more rural settings. Increasingly, parents need to understand what is meant by the term and what happens at the...
View ArticleTeens Who Get Addicted to Marijuana
Marijuana is more controversial than ever these days. With legalization for medical use in more than 20 states and legalization for recreational use in two, the drug continues to be the subject for...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village to Teach Kids About Drugs and Alcohol
Parenting is full of challenges that test the patience and wisdom of anyone raising children. Teaching about drugs and alcohol is one of those situations in which even the most confident parents may...
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