Labor Day weekend is the official end to summer and it is right around the corner. For this last celebration of summer fun, many people will grill one last time and share food and drinks with friends and family. However, for some, their celebration may end in jail or worse. According to the National Highway…
Almost Alcoholics: The 50 Shades of Addiction
We tend to look at addiction in black and white: Either you are an addict or you are not. However, many addicts live in a state of limbo. “Almost Alcoholics” do not meet the criteria for an alcohol dependence diagnosis from the revised 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV-TR), but do…
Watch Your Drinks Ladies!
Watch Your Drinks Ladies! It’s scary to think that someone would try to spike your drink with drugs. Numerous news reports have broadcasted the dangers and often time fatal results of women falling victim to being drugged. For one concert going woman, she almost fell victim to someone’s drug scheme. The bartender Alex Barnhart, a…
LSD: Losing Touch with Reality
LSD: Losing Touch with Reality LSD, commonly known as acid, is a synthetic drug derived from a fungus that grows on rye and other grains. It is classified as a hallucinogen that can distort a user’s perception of reality, causing hallucinations. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 779,000 Americans over…
Major in Recreational Drugs
Major in Recreational Drugs Let’s face it, college students aren’t just studying. During this time in their lives, college students may also be experimenting with many things. We can be naïve and think that the only thing they are experimenting with is their majors, but that’s probably not the case. Some students are also experimenting…
Prescription Drugs Don’t Make the Grade
College is a time for young people to start working towards their future. Picking a major is just one of the steps that college students make. Every decision that students make during this time has an impact on their future. They must learn to balance a large and challenging load of classes, extracurricular activities, athletics,…
Could I Be A Drug Addict?
Sometimes the hardest thing for addicts to do is to admit that they have a problem. It seems that everyone around the addict sees the destruction that they are causing to themselves, yet the addict doesn’t. Oftentimes, the addict is in denial about his or her drug use. Time and time again, addicts get into…
Help! Alcohol is Ruining my Marriage!
When you have a problem with alcohol, the consequences don’t just affect your life but it equally affects your spouse and those around you. Even though your spouse may not drink, your drinking habits cause them a lot of stress. When alcohol is in the mix of your marriage, it can negatively change the way…
Are Drugs Destroying Your Relationship?
When we are abusing drugs, we do things that we wouldn’t normally think of doing. We aren’t proud of most of the things we do. Hurting our significant others is a common outcome of our drug abuse. Although we may not have the intention of hurting them, it is inevitable. This problem affects many couples….
What Drug Makes You Heartless?
After a two year legal battle, a man in Oregon, who was driving under the influence of methamphetamines, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for crashing into a young woman who was 5 months pregnant. Jack Dean Whiteaker angrily protested during the sentencing hearing claiming his innocence while the victim’s family read statements to…
