Have you heard of Vape-Wear?

In our last BLOG, we wrote about the growth amongst youth and young adults using vape. This month we want to share with you the newest trend when it comes to vaping. We know that teens preferer to use vape devices over the common cigarette because they can be cheaper than traditional cigarettes and may [...]

By |2018-12-07T17:04:13+00:00November 1st, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on Have you heard of Vape-Wear?

High schoolers and young adults may be vaping more than tobacco.

Even though conventional cigarette smoking has weakened over the past several decades amongst youth and young adults in the United States (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS] 2012), there has been a large change in the use of tobacco products.  We are seeing youth and young adults experimenting and using the electronic cigarette(e-cigarette). [...]

By |2018-10-05T21:58:19+00:00October 1st, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on High schoolers and young adults may be vaping more than tobacco.

The Link Between Drug Use and Teen Suicide

 Suicide doesn’t discriminate! Some youth in the United States hurt themselves intentionally as an answer to emotional distress. Suicidal thoughts can touch people of all socioeconomic upbringings and engaging in drug or alcohol use rises a person’s odds of dying by suicide. According to Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Suicide rates have increasing [...]

By |2018-09-04T18:03:58+00:00September 1st, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on The Link Between Drug Use and Teen Suicide

Misuse of Prescription Drugs

More and more we hear about the Opioid Epidemic and the huge crisis in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every day more than 115 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of an addiction to opioids including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids [...]

By |2018-08-03T18:46:41+00:00July 1st, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on Misuse of Prescription Drugs

Hiding Places…

Hiding Places Greeting readers!  Have you ever thought about how easy it is for teens to hide drugs these days? With so many places where these items could be hidden, GetSmartAboutDrugs.gov has provided the top 10 most common places where teens are hiding drugs. Many [...]

By |2024-03-13T03:07:47+00:00May 27th, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on Hiding Places…

What is Fentanyl?

Fentanyl was first developed the in the 1960s and is an extremely powerful painkiller, which does not respond like ordinary painkillers. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is like morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Fentanyl binds to the body's opioid receptors, increasing dopamine levels in the central nervous system. [...]

By |2018-02-13T23:11:13+00:00February 13th, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on What is Fentanyl?

Opioid Epidemic

You might have heard the words “opioid epidemic” while watching the news and wondered “What is that?” or “That doesn’t have anything to do with me since I don’t have a drug problem.” Truth is, this is a problem that has the ability to affect everyone. The abuse of prescription medication has become a crisis [...]

By |2018-01-18T20:37:37+00:00September 26th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on Opioid Epidemic
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