Tranquilizers are used to combat mental illness and instability of all kinds. The drug, almost always taken in pill form, is classified into major and minor tranquilizers. The former, like its...

Every day, kids face tremendous social pressure at school, on the playground and just hanging out with friends at home. While some forms of peer pressure are good, such as a...

Prescription drug abuse is recognized as the act of taking a prescription drug differently from the way it was intended to be taken. There are many ways a prescription medication can...

Professors and grad students are usually seen as sources of wisdom, sages who push students to go further, dive deeper, and pursue knowledge. But professors and those in academia suffer from...

Heroin is an extremely potent illicit drug known as an opioid, originally derived from poppy flowers. People who use heroin typically smoke it or inject it directly into veins. The “high”...

Opioid withdrawal is a dangerous, excruciating endeavour in the best of times, under the care and supervision of qualified professionals in addiction recovery centers. But some people are not so lucky...

It turns out your mother may be right—one sip is all it takes. A new study from the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that the first taste of alcohol has a lasting...

When you’re looking for an addiction treatment program, outpatient programs tend to seem very alluring. They allow more flexibility during recovery and the treatment process, which enables school, work, and home...

Surfing isn’t all big waves and beautiful sunsets over the ocean. The free-wheeling surfing culture is inundated by a sinister tendency toward drug use and addiction, all the way from local...

Feeling down? Pour yourself a glass of wine. Want to join the party? Grab a beer. These are the messages we hear every day, from advertisements, from friends, from media. Our...