Drug Abuse And Addiction

Guest Opinion: Don't Be Fooled Into Thinking Marijuana Not Harmful

Guest Opinion: Don't be fooled into thinking marijuana not harmful
Young people are more susceptible to addiction because their developing brains are not capable of moderating the drug's use and abuse. Marijuana is responsible for the most adolescent drug treatment… Continue reading

NCAA, Conferences Are Sued Over Scholarship Value

NCAA, conferences are sued over scholarship value
Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a relatively uncommon source for those at highest risk for deadly overdoses, a government…… Continue reading

Letter: Headlines Do Not Tell the Story of Drug Addiction

Letter: Headlines do not tell the story of drug addiction
It's happened again. The headlines are catchy and the pictures show all the despair of active addiction for a movie star. This, the most recent depiction of someone who… Continue reading

Berlin's 'Die Garbe' Gives Recovering Drug Addicts a Fresh Start

Berlin's 'Die Garbe' Gives Recovering Drug Addicts A Fresh Start
She is the head of the trainee program that each year offers three recovering drug addicts a formal education in the restaurant to become a licensed cook. "We started back… Continue reading

Concerned About My Sister Possibly Having a Pill Addiction..?

Question by Armywife44: Concerned about my sister possibly having a pill addiction..?
My sister is in her twenties owns a home and has a career. When she was in high school I know she used to take percocets sometimes (… Continue reading

“We Tend to Overlook How Close We, or People We Know Know, Have Come to

“We tend to overlook how close we, or people we know know, have come to
“I also bring this up because a handful of recent events and comments from LePage have rekindled conversations about solutions to these problems, and… Continue reading