Archive for March, 2008
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Think Twice Before You Drink…
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Liquid Ecstasy, Scoop, Easy Lay, Georgia Home Boy, Grievous Bodily Harm, Liquid X, and Goop. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, these are just some of the street names for the drug Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid…better known as “GHB” to many party-goers as well as victims of date rape.
A Little History
GHB is a naturally-occurring substance […]
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Stop Smoking!
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There’s a saying that goes something like this, “Bad habits are like a comfortable bed; they’re easy to get into but hard to get out of.” The same can be applied to smoking. According to the American Lung Association, over 438,000 people die from tobacco-caused diseases, making it the leading cause of preventable death! And […]
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Prescribing a Drug Problem (Part 2)
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So, we already discussed how you can become addicted to prescribed medications. Now, let’s take a look at who is abusing these drugs and what the most commonly used drugs are.
Who Is Abusing Prescribed Medications?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a random sample of U.S. households in a 2004 survey […]
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Prescribing a Drug Problem (Part 1)
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This just in: Doctors may be prescribing medication to future drug addicts. Sounds pretty crazy, right? Well, it’s true. The same drugs that are being prescribed to help us may be the same drugs that end up killing us.
Here’s a true story for you: When I was in my second year of undergraduate school, I […]
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The Truth Behind Anabolic Steroids
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The word “anabolic” comes from the Greek word “anabole” which means “to build up”. Anabolic steroids (aka: anabolic-androgenic steroids or AAS) are defined by Wikipedia as a class of steroid hormones related to the hormone testosterone. They function inside of your cells to increase something called protein synthesis. What this basically translates to is that […]
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Testing..1..2..3..
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I think we can all agree that drugs are bad. Drugs ruin relationships, lives and sometimes the chance at being successfully rehabilitated into society (depending on each individual situation). Sometimes it’s hard to face the fact that no one wants to hire someone who has had an extensive history of drug use. It doesn’t look […]
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Relationships: Resolving Conflicts
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How can we resolve conflicts with other people? One method is avoidance. If you have a habit of avoiding, you have probably noticed that it doesn’t really work very well. It certainly won’t cause you to walk around wearing a big smile on your face.
A second method of conflict resolution is confrontation. Unfortunately, this often […]
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What is Ketamine and what are the Dangers of Abusing It?
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Ketamine is another of many drugs increasing in popularity in the underground club scene today. Unfortunately, like all illegal drugs, it can have devastating consequences for those who take and abuse this drug.
Ketamine is an anesthetic which is intended to be used by vets. In recent years it has come to be called Vitamin K, […]
