SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Atypical antipsychotics, though not typically considered drugs of abuse, are now being used to enhance the effects of other drugs or as a way to counter the adverse effects of ...

Addiction quickly becomes a lifestyle. An addicted person dedicates more and more of their attention to getting drugs, finding ways to use, and concealing their use from others. All of these ...

Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Prince are just a few of the many who have died from overdosing on drugs. However, it seems as though their deaths are not enough to instill change ...

This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

I wanted to talk to an expert about the effects of drug abuse on children and families, but the National Institute on Drug Abuse demurred. “We do not have someone available for an interview,” press ...

Pink cocaine is a new designer drug. It’s typically a powdery mix of ketamine and illegal substances likely dyed with food coloring. Sometimes it may have a sweet smell, like strawberries. The drug, ...

In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, Epe Club has hosted a day seminar to sensitise the youth on the effect of drug abuse. The event, which took place at the Epe Club Secretariat, with the theme, ...

From Ndubuisi Orji, AbujaThe House of Representatives has decried the effects of drug abuse and trafficking in the country, saying it has reached an alarming proportion.Chairman, House Ad-hoc Drugs, ...

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a compound found in various plants and animals that's used as a mind-altering drug. In large enough doses, DMT can give you a "high" and distort your senses so that you see ...

The Drug Free Schools and Campuses Regulations (34 CFR Part 86) of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) require an Institution of Higher Education (IHE) such as Hope College (Hope), to ...

Millions of Americans have turned to kratom, an over-the-counter herbal drug extracted from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia, for relief of pain, anxiety and even withdrawal symptoms from ...