FedEx and UPS have disclosed they are targets of a federal criminal investigation related to their dealings with online pharmacies, which are at the center of an international crackdown on prescription drug abuse. The shipping companies made the disclosures in regulatory filings over the last several weeks. FedEx spokesman Patrick Fitzgerald confirmed the probe in [...]
There is little evidence that depression or suicide rates rise during the holidays, but the season is certainly known for its excesses. Although just as many people (if not more) need help for drug and alcohol addiction, fewer people reach out for treatment in the last couple months of the year. Addicts generally object to [...]
ALMOST 100 babies are born every month suffering withdrawal symptoms because of their “junkie” mothers’ drug addictions. Figures released by the NHS show that in the past five years a total of 5,424 babies have had to immediately go “cold turkey”. They had become addicted in the womb because their mothers had continued taking drugs [...]
Adderall is a prescription medication used to treat both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. The drug is classified as an amphetamine, meaning that it can be addictive if abused or taken for an extended period of time. Here are four ways to avoid an adderall addiction: Stick to your prescribed dosage. Dosages are [...]
Emotions are often implicit undertones to our communication interactions, and decoding them requires substantial social and cognitive abilities. Prior research has shown that chronic alcoholics often demonstrate impaired socio-cognitive and communicative abilities as well as emotion-related behaviors. Male alcoholics in particular suffer from dysfunctions in empathy. A study of the ability of chronic male alcoholics [...]
Many would automatically assume judgements about those caught in the grip of drug addiction. But one photographer has sought to overcome the stereotypes by presenting both faces of a drug addict - the classic before and after picture. Using make up and models, Roman Sakovich showed one half of a face ravaged by drugs, including [...]
Dr Carl Phillips gives a fascinating presentation at City Health 2012 on tobacco harm reduction (THR) and illustrates with a complex systems model how THR will spread most readily in a dense urban population. It's probably best to watch this video in the highest resolution you can, to best see the modelling. Carl's blog about [...]
Hank delves into the details about that very popular substance: caffeine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl1XBJLfIDU&feature=relmfu
Hank describes how our brains respond biochemically to various addictive substances and behaviors and where those responses have come from, evolutionarily speaking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukFjH9odsXw&feature=youtu.be
The effects of taking cocaine and alcohol together are far more dangerous than taking either drug alone. Cocaethylene is formed when alcohol and cocaine meet in the liver. This metabolite remains in the body much longer, subjecting the heart and liver to a prolonged period of stress. This extended period of stress has caused deaths [...]