All too often, the drug war seems like a losing battle. And even when we’re able to bring down dealers or traffickers on US soil, the problem persists around the globe, frequently in impoverished areas where the lure of fast cash is impossible to turn down. In the slums of Rio, in a metropolitan area
Keep ReadingGood friend Dan Akroyd spoke out to mark the occasion, talking about the comic’s attempts to stay clean and suggesting that being a pothead could have saved him. It’s been 30 years since we lost comedian John Belushi to a drug overdose involving cocaine and heroin. On the anniversary of his death, the comic’s good
Keep ReadingA Connecticut mom admits to regular feeding her preschooler beer and her infant daughter tests positive for beer and cocaine. Usually parents are concerned about finding ways to keep their children from drinking when they are underage, but a Connecticut mom recently pleaded guilty to charges the she forced her 4-year-old son to drink beer
Keep ReadingYoung children aren’t immune to the danger of their parents’ addictions, as a chilling story from Missouri illustrates all to well. The state of Missouri’s public image is really taking a hit lately. First, it was unofficially named the Meth Capital of the United States. Then, as if to drive home that point, a kindergartner
Keep ReadingA recent study reports that a high percentage of the cocaine sold in the US is cut with a veterinary drug that has been shown to have flesh-eating side effects. A new study claims that a high percentage of street cocaine is laced with levamisole, a veterinary drug used to deworm animals. It’s not just
Keep ReadingWhat’s a drug used to de-worm pets doing in much of our nation’s cocaine supply? The experts don’t know, but they are aware of its potentially deadly consequences. A drug approved to treat cancer and used to de-worm animals is being added to the nation’s cocaine supply, and public health officials are puzzled as to
Keep ReadingA new study suggests cocaine may not just provide a high but alter the way your brain operates. “Though we think about our genes mostly in terms of the traits we pass on to our children, they are actually very active in our lives every day, regulating how various cells in our bodies behave,” Time
Keep ReadingCan a vaccine help fight cocaine addiction? One is currently under development. Is an FDA-approved medication for cocaine addiction on the way? The National Institute On Drug Abuse (NIDA) and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine Houston believe so. NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow and Thomas Kosten, M.D., of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
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