Drug Use in College - Health Street Statistically, half of college kids use drugs (not including alcohol), and 20% are seriously abusing them. It’s important to take a look at the warning signs that a college student may be using the most common of the illicit drugs.
Miami Hit Hard By Heroin - Health Street These days Miami, Florida is filled with far more than the sound of the beach, music coming from Little Havana and the sound of car horns honking at the never ending traffic. In fact, it's filled with the sound of tourniquets being snapped around the arms of addicts while they fill their needles with heroin.
Rising Heroin Abuse in Tampa - Health Street At present, the entire nation is being swept by a heroin epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of heroin-related deaths has quadrupled in the last decade. Having said that, it will probably come as no surprise that yet another city in the nation is battle a heroin epidemic. Today we head back to sunny Florida to take a trip down the slippery heroin laced slope that many residents of Tampa are trying to navigate.
St. Louis Battles Heroin Epidemic - Health Street St. Louis, Missouri is known as the Gateway to the West and can easily be known as the gateway to heroin addiction, according to recent reports detailing an increase in the use of the drug.
The Most Addictive Drug on Earth - Health Street There are a lot of drugs circulating through the drug using community. Some drugs cause more concern than others due to the high probability that users may become addicted. This prompted us to do some digging in order to find out what is the most addictive drug. Take a look at what what we learned!
Vermont: America’s Heroin Capital - Health Street Once upon a time in the little state of Vermont was most known for Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, maple syrup, dairy farms, liberal views and of course, Bernie Sanders. Unfortunately, the Green Mountain State is swiftly becoming known for something a lot less pleasant than its previous claims to fame and has even earned a new nickname along the way. These days Vermont is being called the "America's Heroin Capital" thanks to the out of control use of the drug and its devastating effects.
Delray Beach PD to Use Naloxone - Health Street Naloxone is a nasal mist that has been proven very effective during the current battle being waged across the country as more and more drug users turn to heroin for a cheap, easy to acquire way to get high. The implementation of this new overdose protocol can't come at a better time with 51 overdoses documented already this year and 3-4 calls currently coming in a day in Delray Beach.
Rising Drug Abuse in Mobile, AL - Health Street Heroin has become a huge problem in Mobile, Alabama with hundreds of people overdosing within the last year.
Los Angeles: Drug Problem in La La Land - Health Street Los Angeles may be known as the City of Angels, but the drug problems taking over are far from heavenly.
Drug Use in Austin, TX - Health Street Despite the clean air in the Clean Air City, Austin, TX struggles with a growing drug use problem.
Drug Use in San Antonio, TX - Health Street Most of us think of cowboys, historic landmarks and southern charm when we hear about San Antonio, Texas. However, there is far more to this large city than meets the eye as drug use and addiction rates continue to rise.
Ohio Deaths Due To Blue Drop Heroin - Health Street Ohio is currently in the grips of the very powerful and very dangerous substance known as 'blue drop' heroin. This new hybrid substance mixes heroin with fentanyl, packing a powerful enough punch to send users to the ER and even the morgue.
Heroin replacing painkiller use in Houston - Health Street The flow of painkillers onto the Houston streets has been choked off by the DEA, driving up prices. But we're flooded with cheaper and more abundant heroin, so users are making the easy decision to switch over, more and more often.
TV Shows Wrong About Poppy Seeds and Drug Tests | Health Street MythBusters and The Doctors TV shows are both wrong, misleading viewers and freaking out poppy seed bagel loving job applicants.
Teens and Drugs | Health Street It’s a parent’s worst nightmare that happens all too often: getting a call from the police, or a hospital, saying that your child has overdosed on drugs. For many parents and education professionals, drug tests are an important tool in their arsenal to combat the problem of drug abuse in school.
Krokodil Drug Effects | Health Street Introducing a narcotic that actually eats your flesh. Desomorphine, street name krokodil, is a freakish synthetic opiod right out of a horror movie. Although relatively new in the U.S., this drug has been destroying lives abroad for years, mostly in Russia, where it kills an estimated 30,000 people a year.
Home Drug Test vs Lab | Health Street "Is a home drug test as accurate as a lab test?" Let's look at the facts.
Methadone: Recovery from Heroin | Health Street What Is Methadone? Sometimes labeled as a dangerous narcotic, Methadone is actually an opioid pain reliever, similar to morphine. When taken legally, Methadone is perscribed to people addicted to heroin or other harsh narcotics to relieve the "high" associated with addiction, and thus the physical and psychological pain that comes with it.
