Category: Drug Abuse

When identifying prescription drugs it’s imperative to understand the difference between barbiturates and benzodiazepines. While they are both painkillers that…

Cocaine is one of the most popular drugs in America despite the many adverse side effects and continual association with…

Adderall is one of several popularly prescribed stimulant medications used for the treatment of ADHD. It is a dextroamphetamine and…

Prescription drug abuse is one of the most significant health problems in the United States. According to data from the…

We know that more Americans are dying annually from drug overdoses than car accidents and gun homicides combined. Opioids have…

Heroin is a highly addictive substance processed from morphine, a naturally occurring opiate derived from opium poppy seed. These plants…

While Louisville deals with an opioid crisis that claimed the lives of more than 20,000 people in 2016, a new…

At this point, many of us are familiar with the epidemic of opioid abuse in the United States. In 2016,…

According to data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, rates of emergency room visits for stimulant drugs have been…