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Methylenedioxymethamphetamine is a Dangerous Mood Altering Drug
What is Methylenedioxymethamphetamine? Methylenedioxymethamphetamine is better known as Ecstasy and MDMA and has been around for a long time, since the 80's. It's a synthetic drug that many of our young people are still using recreationally today even though the drug produces side effects that many people have found to be extremely uncomfortable.
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D.A.R.E. Educating Our Youth About Drugs
D.A.R.E. This is a Drug Prevention Program that could save your child's life in more than one way. Today more than ever before programs like D.A.R.E. are needed to help educate our youth about the dangers of drugs, substance abuse and how to resist the temptations of peer pressure.
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D.A.R.E. teaches our young people not only the serious dangers associated with drug use but most importantly... -
Drug Abuse Slang and Street Terms - Drug Slang and Terminology
Street Terms and Descriptions of Popular Drugs Abused by Teens and Young Adults Recreationally The reason for this article is to help parents and caregivers understand just how dangerous it is today for our children and young people when it comes to having fun and partying.
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Drugs of abuse change all the time and most parents don't even know some of these dangerous drugs exist. Most don't... -
BE AWARE! You May Think You Know What's In Your Alcoholic Beverage
If you think 'Date Rape' drugs are a thing of the past, think again! In the past several years all the information that's been brought to our attention in the news about date rape drugs like Rohypnol, you would only hope that women would be more aware and much less trust-worthy. That doesn't seem to be the case for some women.
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Slipping drugs into women's drinks at parties, concerts, raves... -
PCP Addiction Is Making A Dangerous Comeback
In 2008, 99,000 Americans age 12 and older had abused PCP at least once in the year prior to being surveyed. A Monitoring the Future Study showed that 1.1 percent of 12th graders had abused this drug at least once in the year prior to being surveyed also. PCP was developed in the 1950s as an intravenous anesthetic; its use for humans was discontinued because it caused patients to become agitated,...
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MDMA (Ecstasy) may not be the party drug you think!
Wow 15 years olds, when I think back on that age, I remember my friends and I focused on boys : ), our favorite songs that was number 1 on the charts, what outfits we were going to wear to the next party, and who was dating who in the teen magazines. We had our whole lives ahead of us, we were going to drive next year and life was good.
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Times have changed, there are still young people... -
Treatment and Intervention doesn't have to be done voluntarily to be effective!
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Treatment and Intervention doesn’t have to be done voluntarily to be effective! Do you know of someone, a spouse, your child, a sibling, a loved one or a friend that is in desperate need of help for drug or alcohol abuse and dependency but, they just aren’t ready?
In many ways, you are as lost and scared as the addict. They’re hurting deep inside as well as... -
GHB Addiction, Abuse, Detox and Treatment
Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a sedative and classified as a central nervous system depressant. The drug is known to occur naturally in the body and may have a role in inducing sleep. GHB is a controlled drug in the USA and is classified as a schedule I controlled substance.
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Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is an illicit chemical that has become a major cause of drug-related comas in the US.... -
Rohypnol Addiction and Abuse
Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam) is a benzodiazepine class of drug. It is primarily used as a hypnotic or sedative type of drug in Europe and South America. It is primarily used for sedation for general anesthesia. Flunitrazepam has similar pharmacological effects to other benzodiazepines but is 10 times more potent than valium.
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Ketamine Addiction, Abuse and Withdrawal
Ketamine has been around for about 30 years and was initially used only in veterinary medicine. Over the past 2 decades, it has become known that ketamine is a general anesthetic with hallucinogenic and analgesic (pain relieving properties).
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The drug has a unique ability to differentiate perception from sensation. It is currently widely used in pediatric anesthesia. Ketamine is structurally...
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