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I look forward to having children some day more than I can say, so I am always on the lookout for things that might make parenting a little easier to navigate (though I am well aware that it’s still pretty … More
In an effort to curb those in the U.S. Navy from using bath salts–a drug the military apparently has trouble controlling among its sailors, the Navy has released a bizarre and disturbing new Public Service Announcement designed to make anyone in the military–and those at home–swear off this drug for life. More
Most of the time when we see kids who overeat, our concern is for their weight and their overall health as a child and a young adult. But according to a new study, overeating–or binging–can also be a red flag for more problems that these kids will encounter as they get older, specifically their likelihood to do drugs. More
We don’t believe the hype about obesity being contagious, but one thing that does harm our health is the drug use of friends and family. And we’re not just talking second-hand smoke: Even your cocktail could be bad for society, according to British researchers affiliated with the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs. The bar graph below sums up their work to determine which drugs are worst for the people who use them and which are worst for society. Results show what most of us already know: Substance-abuse issues aren’t just bad for the people who have them. More
IMS Health just released their annual report of American prescription drug use, revealing what’s hiding in America’s pillbox: details that are part good, part bad..and part ugly, too. The pills themselves don’t shed light on any big secrets: Most prescriptions treat high blood pressure, bacterial infections, obesity, and acid reflux. Oh, and did we mention high blood pressure? The bad news is that five of the most-used drugs are prescribed to treat obesity-related conditions — mostly high blood pressure — something that, in many cases, could be prevented or treated by eating a healthy diet and exercising. (But then, we could argue that almost every drug on the list is used to treat a preventable condition.) So where’s the bright side? While the fact remains that many of us are hooked on prescription drugs, we’re starting to slow down our habit. The increase in drug spending and the total use by volume of oral or nasal drugs increased by far less than it has in recent years, giving hope that maybe we’ll start to wake up from our drug-induced haze. More
We don’t normally think that drug users are the smartest tools in the shed, but new research says otherwise. According to a post on The Atlantic Wire, smart people are the ones most likely to use drugs. The claim, called the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis, says that smart people are more likely to deal with new things introduced into their environment More
Can you smell that? 6 p.m. is coming fast (at least on the East Coast). To celebrate the end of yet another Monday, we present our weekly five video moments of nostalgic zen — this time, brought to you by anti-drug PSAs from your childhood. Because if you hadn’t been warned about drug abuse early on (during Saturday morning cartoons, to be exact), who knows what might have happened to you. More
You feel pretty good about staying away from hard drugs your whole life. Sure, you have a drink every now and then, but that’s way better than smoking crack or shooting up heroin. Right? Actually, a surprising new study determined that alcohol is more dangerous than heroin or crack — or any other illegal drug for that matter. More
Drug abuse might seem like a peril of youth, but a new government study shows that the proportion of people admitted to treatment for drug abuse who are aged 50 or over nearly doubled between 1992 and 2008. Though the … More
