Substance Abuse

We’ve all seen the commercials that show carnage in the wake of an impaired driver, but yet people are still getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol or drugs. This problem can be especially bigger around major holidays, which of course include Christmas and New Year’s Eve/Day. Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama designated December as […]

Drug tests can be a requirement of some employers, and urine tests are the most common way they are administered. However, while you may be totally confident with the test because you’re not an illicit drug user, there are factors that can make you test positive anyway. Seemingly innocent off-the-shelf remedies can confuse drug results, […]

The United States government has been waging a war on drugs for decades, but a new report suggests it may be losing its fight against heroin. The report, which was completed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that heroin addiction and overdose deaths associated with heroin use have increased over the […]

Researchers at the University of Vermont have released a report suggesting that people with blue eyes are more likely to become alcoholics. The study, which was led by professor Dawei Li and doctoral student Arvis Sulovari, involved a careful review of clinical and genetic data associated with roughly 10,000 people, most of whom were European […]

When you go out for dinner with a friend do you spend most of your time catching up or checking your Facebook and Twitter accounts? The world is rife with habits that can quickly get you hooked—like gambling, shopping, tanning, and even eating junk food. Even healthy habits, like exercise, can be taken to the […]

Researchers in England have discovered a new and very efficient way of testing for drug use: analyzing fingerprints. The research team, which is based at the University of Surrey, recently unveiled a new, non-invasive test that can clearly reveal who has and has not consumed cocaine, a class A drug. In fact, the test can […]