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Health experts have called the opioid epidemic in the United States the worst drug crisis in history, killing more than 33,000 people across the country in 2015 alone. Of those deaths, more than a third were attributed to a single narcotic: heroin. With heroin use reaching a 20-year high in states across America, and now …
With its ease of manufacture and access, fentanyl has quickly become a major contributor to the current opioid crisis in the U.S.
Here is how long it takes to detox from each of the five most addictive and most commonly abused drugs, and why you should seek medical care rather than undergoing an at-home detox.
Find out what makes fast food so addictive, the warning signs of addiction, health risks, and what treatment options are available.
In 2016, there were more than half a million homeless Americans across the country. Of those, nearly one in three individuals and roughly three percent of people in families were without shelter. While that number has been in decline over the past decade, some reports indicate that establishing a true figure for the men, women, …
Many of the most highly addictive drugs in the world are prescribed to you by your family doctor, and can be found in the average person’s medicine cabinet. Some addictive drugs are sold at most neighborhood corner stores, while others can be purchased on the street for extremely low costs. Addictive drugs and substances are …
In 2015, more than 50,000 people across the country died from fatal drug overdoses – an all time high in the U.S. Of those, heroin deaths rose by 23 percent while deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl rose by 73 percent. At the heart of this crisis, the grim reality that most people in America …
Have you ever wondered what someone trying to sell a “parTy” on Craigslist with a capital T really means? Or the use of the hashtag #mephedrone on Instagram. What about a specific emoji inside a dating application? It turns out, these occurrences aren’t random at all. They’re code words for people looking to buy or …
In 2014, the White House compiled a report on the money spent purchasing illicit narcotics across the U.S. every year. According to their study, American’s spent nearly a trillion dollars on drugs over the course of the last decade. According to their research, while specific drug use fluctuated from year to year, the average amount …
It’s easy to become obsessed with the initial high feeling you get from a drug, but knowing that you won’t achieve it again can help you realize the need for recovery.
Thousands of people suffer from drug and alcohol addiction in the U.S. and around the world. Here is everything you need to know about this epidemic.
Provided is a list of commonly abused drugs and summaries of their effects and addiction potential.
