Teens and prescription drugs
Teens and prescription drugs Prescription drugs like Adderall, Roxicodone, Valium, and Vicodin are the new source of deadly teen drug abuse. Experts estimate that 20% of teens have used prescription drugs to get high. Most teens that abuse prescription drugs... Learn MoreFood Addiction 101
Food Addiction 101 The thought that someone can be addicted to food was not always accepted but now days the idea that a person can have a food addiction has gotten more support from science. Experiments in animals and in... Learn MoreIn The News: Ottawa Fighting a Teen Fentanyl Drug Problem
What is Fentanyl? Fentanyl is a powerful opiate analgesic similar to but definitely more potent than morphine. In fact, fentanyl is about 75% more potent than morphine and dispersed in micrograms not even milligrams. Fentanyl is usually given to patients... Learn MoreThe dangers of counterfeit drugs on the market
Counterfeit drugs are drugs that are produced and sold with the intent to mimic real drugs and medications but they may contain the wrong amount of active ingredients, or none, or they may be improperly processed within the body, or... Learn MoreWhat are synthetic drugs?
Synthetic drugs are chemically laced substances meant to mimic the effects of other drugs like marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The difference between synthetic drugs and drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and meth are that synthetic drugs are sold over the... Learn MoreDrug Abuse at Schools
“Yeah, I usually smoke pot before school,” says Daniel, a high-school senior. “It makes the day go by faster.” It seems Daniel is not alone. The 17th annual survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) has... Learn MoreIn The News: Smoking Cigarettes Leaves Imprint on Your DNA
Smoking cigarettes is not good for your health. Smoking cigarettes causes 90% of all lung cancer related deaths in men and 80% of lung cancer related deaths in women. Aside from lung cancer, by smoking cigarettes you also put yourself... Learn MoreThe link between bullying and alcohol abuse
Teens and alcohol abuse A recent collaboration by the Society of Prevention Research and Jeremy Luk of University of Washington found a correlating link between bullying and alcohol abuse along with depression resulting from bullying. Luk analyzed a study conducted by... Learn MoreParents’ Guide to Eating Disorders: Prevention, Signs and Treatment
Eating disorders often start with low self-esteem and poor body image. Usually, this attitude starts in the home. Parents need to know how to avoid planting the seeds of negative self-image and also how to recognize eating disorders in their... Learn MoreHow to break the negative stigma behind mental disorders
[caption id="attachment_4470" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="negative stigma behind mental disorders"][/caption] How to break the negative stigma behind mental disorders Historically, there has been a negative stigma behind mental disorders. For some reason, our society is accepting of any other body parts... Learn MoreIn The News: Initiative 502 Passed, Now What?
What is Initiative 502? (As it appeared on the ballot according to newappraochwa.org) "Initiative 502: This measure would license and regulate marijuana production, distribution, and possession for persons over twenty-one; remove state-law criminal and civil penalties for activities that it... Learn MoreSelf-Harm: Boys do it too
What is self-harm: Self-harm is when a person inflicts any kind of pain or injury upon oneself - whether physical, emotional or psychological. Although self-harm can be anything from having persistent negative thoughts about the way one looks, hitting oneself,... Learn More
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