Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

August 19th, 2010 - 2:52 am § in Health

Commonly Abused Prescription Medication

For variety of health conditions, prescription medications like central nervous system (CNS) depressants, stimulants, pain relievers are highly beneficial treatments. Individuals can get help by Pain killer to get relief from pain. Prescription medicines are used by most of the people responsibly, w[...]

July 14th, 2010 - 6:08 am § in Health

Harmful Effects of Marijuana on Brain

Marijuana is one of the commonly abused illegal drugs in United States. Marijuana is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves which are taken from the hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. The main chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. If someone uses ma[...]

June 4th, 2010 - 6:45 am § in Health

Illicit Drug Availability Trends In Recent Years

Trafficking, use of illicit drugs, non-medical use of controlled prescription drugs, laundering of proceeds generated through illicit drug sales are some common trends which are noticed in recent years. Domestic drug trafficking gangs have played significant role in the illicit drug trade. This effo[...]

March 26th, 2010 - 1:45 am § in Health

After Long Decline, Drug Use Climbs

A report showed that teens in high school taking illegal drugs marijuana, and ecstasy are at increasing rates in 2009. It is the first high increase in teen drug use since 1998. After a decade of decreasing drug use in US teens, marijuana, and ecstasy use is reported to be increasing. For drug-preve[...]

March 25th, 2010 - 1:44 am § in Health

Substance Abuse Awareness at DSS

The substance abuse prevention week at Dunnville Secondary School, was an interesting one, showing a performance by hypnotist Robert Maxwell, and also a video and presentation regarding  the dangers of substance abuse and the effects of those risks. The hallways of DSS were filled with many differe[...]

March 13th, 2010 - 4:40 am § in Health

Know About Different Types of Drug Testing

Drug addiction is one of the major health issues today. Not only in one country, drug addiction is widespread allover the world. People both male or female, young or old, rich or poor, black or white, Asian or American, educated or uneducated, employed or unemployed, people from rural or urban back [...]

March 10th, 2010 - 4:34 am § in Health

Employees in Japan Die Due to Overwork

One of the Toyota’s senior car engineers died due to over work in Japan. The 45-year-old man, whose name was not mentioned, was developing a hybrid version of Toyota’s Camry at the time of his death in January 2006. According to a Japanese labour bureau the employee regularly worked nights a[...]

March 9th, 2010 - 6:45 am § in Health

Rave Parties-Teenagers Way to Hell

Rave parties are all night dance parties often with high volumes of music and light shows. Raves as they are generally called are one of the most dangerous places on the earth with serious drug trade and abuse. Mostly many teenagers get exposed to dangerous drugs in these parties. They get attracted[...]

March 6th, 2010 - 4:03 am § in Health

PATS reports on Teen Drug Trends

A report from Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) 2005 discovered various key trends on teen drug abuse. Statistics of PATS survey confirmed following facts: The abusing prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) medications have increased One in five teens approximately 4.5 million teens r[...]

March 5th, 2010 - 4:01 am § in Health

Gaming Fanatics Show Hallmarks Of Drug Addiction

Believe it or not, computer games may trigger drug abuse habit. According to Sabine Grusser report, excessive computer gaming has the hallmarks of drugs addiction. It was concluded when many patients were admitted and their parents and family members calling for help. Learning is an important mechan[...]