So often parents, family members or friends will have a feeling that their child or someone they care about is using drugs which is very upsetting and frightening but they can't be sure. They may even question that person and believe them when they deny they're using drugs but still continue to be...

Anti-anxiety drugs are also known as tranquilizers or sedatives and they're very powerful central nervous system depressants. This type of medication is prescribed to patients for the relief of anxiety and tension and they work by slowing down the central nervous system. They widely prescribe these...

Most people don't realize there are almost 15,000 overdose deaths yearly that involve prescription pain relievers. Today, painkillers are one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States and have been for quite some time. Back in 2008 the number of overdose deaths involving powerful...

Drug addiction is a problem throughout the United States and Texas is no exception. In the state of Texas, many teens, young adults and other individuals are becoming addicted to a variety of substances including alcohol, prescription drugs and illegal street drugs. The reasons for using drugs will...

Avoid harmful drug interactions by reading the label carefully. People that intentionally abuse medications aren't the only ones that need to worry about drug interactions, anyone taking prescription drugs or over the counter medications do too. Drug interactions can be serious when certain...

If you know anyone that's using or abusing synthetic stimulant drugs like bath salts, please encourage them to seek help so they don't end up hospitalized or even worse, deceased. In July President Obama banned the sale and possession of various kinds of bath salt drugs but new ones continue to be...

Not everyone that's dependent on prescription painkillers and other prescribed medications started out abusing them to get high. Thousands of adults and younger people have become dependent on them for legitimate reasons due to illness or back and neck injuries.
Most prescribed narcotic pain...

The use of opiate pain medications throughout the United States continues to be a problem and there are an astonishing amount of people addicted to them and they're not receiving help. Young teens as well as adults have become dependent on prescription pain killers like Vicodin and OxyContin, some...

We can't address prescription drug abuse enough because today more and more teens, young and older adults are abusing them to get high or have found themselves addicted to them due to health related pain issues.
Prescription drug addiction is very serious and unfortunately the abuse of...