The True Nature of Drugs & Alcohol

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Degrees of Effects of Drugs and Alcohol An individual begins down a non-survival path with the use of drugs or alcohol to solve problems. Problems in their most stripped-down view are something countering or opposing something else. Drugs are basically poisons: a little bit of it speeds you up, a little bit more of it […]

The Dangers of Crystal Meth

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Crystal Meth and its Dangers If you do not know what a Crystal meth lab looks like, maybe this may give you a bit of an idea. Picture a beautiful spring morning when you walk outside to get a good whiff of fresh spring air, and you receive a pungent dose of ammonia instead. You […]

Prescription Drug Abuse – Federal Support

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Federal Support for Prescription Drugs Abuse Prescription drug abuse is a major concern these days in our society, with many thousands of kids and adults now abusing prescription drugs. This only recently became a social problem. Beginning in 1995 when Oxycodone became available on the pharmaceutical market. It accounted for 90% of the US prescription […]

Marijuana: Driving Under the Influence

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Marijuana and DUI A recent study by addiction researchers at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia found that people who drive under the influence of Marijuana are twice as likely to have a vehicle accident than people who are not under the influence. When you do a quick search on this subject, you will find a […]

Cocaine Addiction New Treatment Research

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Cocaine: A Social Problem Cocaine addiction has been a constant social problem for many decades as a recreational drug, whereas it was once a medicinal drug, this is no longer the case.  There are millions of people across Canada and the USA who struggle with this drug. Some, to such a degree, have lost everything. […]

Opiate Related Death in Quebec

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Overdoses in Quebec For immediate help with opiate addiction, call our toll-free number and talk to our referral counsellor today. They can help get the person enrolled in a drug rehab center in your area. It would appear that certain statistics have finally brought to light the dangers of opiate abuse in Quebec. However, anyone […]

Drug Busts in Canada on the Rise

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Drugs are more plentiful A recent publication by Jennifer Yang a Global health reporter states that Canadian researchers find illegal drugs more plentiful despite police seizures.  Cocaine, cannabis, and heroin are more plentiful and powerful than ever, despite a global increase in drug seizures.  US and Canadian researchers look at the War on Drugs and […]

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