A startling new report from the World Health Organization shows the impact of drinking across the globe. According to their studies, 1 in 20 people who died has been impacted by alcohol, whether they die from an accident or disease. Alcohol is linked to more than 200 health conditions, including liver cirrhosis, some forms of
Heroin use has dropped dramatically among young adults in the past year, according to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Friday, the report also showed that young people are abusing prescription opioids less as well. In 2015, SAMHSA estimated 8.5 percent
On September 8, 2018, Ohio will be implementing their first medical marijuana program. The program will help dispense marijuana as pain relief to people with health conditions such as fibromyalgia, and inflammatory bowel disease are already approved for the program, but addiction experts have doubts about its effectiveness treating other addiction While some wellness advocates
There have been many stories about the dangers of fentanyl, but the latest twist earlier this month is sobering. In the past few years, states with the death penalty have had trouble with suppliers of drugs. Pharmaceutical companies have refused to sell them the traditional execution drugs, ancuronium bromide (Pavulon) and Potassium chloride put into the
