DRUG ABUSE
Help For Families: What to Do When the Head of the Household Is Addicted
While addiction doesn’t mix well with anyone, addiction and parents can be particularly distressing to deal with, especially when the addicted parent is the primary income provider. Fortunately, there are things that family members can do when the head of the household is addicted.
The Stress of Leadership: What to Do When it Causes Addiction in Executives
Drug addiction and abuse is a growing problem today and a concern with business executives as the stress of their job can lead to substance abuse issues.
What’s the Real Reason So Many Artists and Actors Use Drugs?
In the field of the arts, it’s far too common for our beloved actors, musicians , artists and writers to suffer the destruction of addiction to drugs or alcohol. Why are they so often prone to drug and alcohol abuse?
DEA Guide Offers Insight for Parents on Drug Abuse Trends
In June 2017, the Drug Enforcement Administration released its new edition of the Drugs of Abuse guideline which provides a guideline for parents on drugs their kids could be abusing.
The Terrible Toll Drugs Take on Small Children
Drug use is hard on everyone, from the individual who can’t stop using them to their parents, siblings and close friends. But it might be harder on small children than anyone else.
What Stole Our Beloved Carrie Fisher Away?
Following the tragedy of Carrie Fisher’s death, the toxicology report shed detailed light on the way her toxic cocktail of drugs contributed to her death.
Drug Use in the Culture of Surfers and Skaters
Surfers and skaters like many other athletes have their troubles with drug abuse and addiction. Does the culture in which live and compete make them more prone than others?

Children of Affluent Families May Be More Likely to Fall into Drug Abuse
Study finds that children in suburban, upper-middle-class families were actually more likely to use drugs and struggle with emotional problems than their inner city counterparts.
Alcohol and Marijuana: A Risky Choice
Alcohol and marijuana are often used together. Aside from health risks mixing them doubles one’s risk of social consequences such fights, being arrested or problems at work.
Multiple Drug Abuse - A Dangerous Way to Use Drugs
When the news media carries a story of a drug-related death, there’s very often more than one drug involved in that death. That was the case when the musician Prince died in 2016.