Guest Column: The New Drug Problem

Published October 29, 2012

Guest column: The New Drug Problem
Filed under: cocaine abusers
The data is alarming. Abuse of prescription drugs is the fastest-growing segment for illegal drug use in the United States. Two-and-a-half times more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens … Read more on Memphis Commercial Appeal

New approaches in the treatment of alcohol dependence
Filed under: cocaine abusers
For instance, cocaine users display significantly poorer ability to inhibit their behavioural responses compared to healthy controls (Fillmore & Rush, 2002). Active inhibition is a marker of the correct functioning of the cortical networks in the … Read more on Science Codex

Youth lead the way in painkiller abuse, UCD study says
Filed under: cocaine abusers
… more than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined. The increase has come as the number of prescriptions written for the painkillers has quadrupled. Miech said research appears to show younger users finding easy access to the painkillers in the … Read more on Denver Post (blog)