Drug Information

Nov 01
Teens scoring lower on tests

Recently posted studies are showing that teenagers that drink and/or smoke marijuana score substationally lower on tests than a student that doesn’t do either.
This is more proof that teenagers getting their hands on alcohol and/or drugs is even dangerous…

Oct 29
Students teaching students

Students at Buckhannon Upsur High School located in West Virginia has the right approach to drug education for the other students in their high school and other surrounding high schools.
19 children and a school nurse have formed an alliance…

Oct 28
Methamphetamine Nightmare

Nothing is good about either of these drugs, but according to research methamphetamine affects more of the brain than cocaine and has longer lasting effects.
Anyone who has been around persons using either of these drugs can agree that the…

Oct 28
Oxycontin Abuse

At Narconon we frequently meet individuals who are addicted to Oxycontin.  This drug can affect anyone from any strata of life.  There are stories of people who took Oxycontin for a simple sports injury or after a surgery and…

Oct 27
Drug Substitutes a bad idea

Many people enter treatment thinking they will be placed on a medication that is going to substitute for their drug addiction.  What many people aren’t aware of is that this could be dangerous in many ways.
One of the main…

Oct 25
Environmental  Hazards

Most people when they think of illegal drugs isn’t that it would hurt the environment but it does hurt the environment.
The very toxic chemicals used to make meth include lye, red phosphorus, hydriodic acid, and iodine. One pound of…

Oct 22
Prescription Drug Abuse in the workplace

With 70% of people that are addicted to prescription drugs in the workforce it stands to reason that we need to educate the employers to identify the signs of prescription drug abuse.
According to the American Council for Drug Education,…

Oct 21
Misery

Being addicted to drugs is misery.  Finding drug addiction treatment can seem impossible or confusing.  There are as many theories about addiction as there are rehabs and those looking for answers are already stressed.
Certainly, with all the resources this…

Oct 21
Salt Lake City Heroin

Salt Lake City is seeing an increase in heroin use in the city.  This can be attributed to the low cost of the heroin so it is reaching school age children in the area.
The low cost of heroin has…

Oct 20
South Carolina considering database

South Carolina is considering linking their prescription drug database to other surrounding states that already have it in place.  The purpose of this linking is so that pharmacies, Dr’s, hospitals and others can monitor prescription drug abuse across state lines…