Crystal Meth: Probably The Most Addictive Drug that Also Kills!
You may have taken a stimulant, essentially “speed” in college, to study before finals or given it, with a doctor’s prescription, as Adderall or Ritalin pills to your kids to…
Read MoreWhat is Fentanyl? Why is it soooo Deadly?
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s approved for treating severe pain such as advanced cancer pain. It is also used as an anaesthetic. If you have ever had a colonoscopy…
Read MoreMusic Not Glamorizing Drugs Now?
Once upon a time, musicians glamorized drugs. Janis Joplin, in the late 60’s, would appear on stage at The Fillmore East in lower Manhattan with a “Southern Comfort” bottle. I…
Read MoreLaughing Gas Is No Laughing Matter
Being a dog lover, I used to think a whippet was a Greyhound-type dog. It is, but whippet also has another definition I learned after reading the article “Nitrous Nation,”…
Read MoreWhen Grandma Becomes Ma
When my father suddenly died in his thirties, my Mother had to go to work to support four children. Her different jobs included bookkeeper, fabric converter (I still don’t understand…
Read More“Everything Old Is New Again!”
According to NBC Out (LGBTQ arm).com. a dangerous party drug has been everywhere, even Amazon. Even with COVID-19, substances like GHB (gamma-hydroxy-butyrate), known in the past, as “the date rape”…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Week: October 4-10, 2020
Just as substance abuse disorder affects millions of Americans and their families, so does mental illness, and the two are connected. Mental Health Awareness Week will help educate, support, so…
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