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Nevada and Meth-Related Deaths – Breaking Free from a Vicious Crisis

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Nevada and Meth-Related Deaths – Breaking Free from a Vicious Crisis

Now the nation's capital for meth-related deaths, Nevada parents are understandably concerned about how to protect their families from the growing crisis.

Alcohol Addiction – Are We Ignoring the Truth about Drinking?

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Alcohol Addiction – Are We Ignoring the Truth about Drinking?

Media headlines always seem to have room for the opiate crisis. Yet alcohol use continues to grow. It’s a 253 billion dollar per year industry, and it kills about 88,000 Americans annually.

Drug and Alcohol Arrests Rising at College Campuses—How We Got Here

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Drug and Alcohol Arrests Rising at College Campuses—How We Got Here

For decades, we have been able to rely on colleges to be the prestigious institutions that they are, to give our kids quality educations, and to provide our kids with the kind of knowledge that will ensure good careers and a pleasant quality of life.

Non-Opioid Prescription Drugs Now Surging in Overdose Statistics

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Non-Opioid Prescription Drugs Now Surging in Overdose Statistics

The majority of concern levied on prescription drugs has been levied against pharmaceutical, opioid pain reliever drugs, and understandably so.

The Side Effects of Drug Abuse Appear as Mental Disorders

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

The Side Effects of Drug Abuse Appear as Mental Disorders

People often confuse the side effects of drug abuse and alcoholism with mental health problems. Frequently, it is the addiction that causes the symptoms, not an actual mental illness.

Tips for Talking to Your Kids About the Lethal Dangers of Opioids

Sat, 03 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Tips for Talking to Your Kids About the Lethal Dangers of Opioids

Addiction prevention starts in the home. Furthermore, addiction prevention needs to start younger than most parents probably think, as adolescents are abusing drugs and alcohol at younger and younger ages each year.

What Binge Drinking at a Young Age Does to a Person

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

What Binge Drinking at a Young Age Does to a Person

When young people binge drink, they are more likely to go overboard, they are more likely to have an accident, to get alcohol poisoning, or to experience some other kind of disaster. For these reasons and many others, binge drinking should be avoided.

The Stigma of Addiction and Why It Is Damaging

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

The Stigma of Addiction and Why It Is Damaging

One cannot deny the fact that the way we perceive something, individually and as a society, greatly affects our ability for better or for worse to control or manage that thing. For example, we view politics as being very complicated and confusing, and so, politics is very complicated and confusing.

Almost All U.S. Doctors Overprescribe Opiates: Why?

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Almost All U.S. Doctors Overprescribe Opiates: Why?

Recent studies show that nearly all U.S. doctors tend to overprescribe opioid pain reliever drugs when they hand out prescriptions.

Why Treatment for Drug Addiction has to Continue After Hospital Discharge

Sat, 22 Sep 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Why Treatment for Drug Addiction has to Continue After Hospital Discharge

Perhaps one of the greatest flaws in our current medical system is how we treat drug addicts and alcoholics who overdose and seek medical treatment at a hospital.

Women in Jail Because of Drug Use

Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Women in Jail Because of Drug Use

Did you know that women in jail are the fastest-growing demographic in correctional populations in the United States? According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the numbers of women in correctional facilities rose from thirteen-thousand two-hundred to over one-hundred and ten-thousand…

Drug Abuse Skyrockets to the Top of Preventable Causes of Death

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Drug Abuse Skyrockets to the Top of Preventable Causes of Death

By now it should not come as a surprise to anyone that our country is struggling with a terrible and vicious substance abuse epidemic, a problem so serious that it has ranked first as a public crisis, then a health epidemic, and now a national public health emergency.

Energy Drinks Now a Companion to Some Drug Abuse Habits

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Energy Drinks Now a Companion to Some Drug Abuse Habits

In a recent and startling revelation, we are now seeing a critical link between hospital ER visits involving drug use and involving energy drink consumption as well.

Children: The Hidden Victims of the Opioid Epidemic

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Children: The Hidden Victims of the Opioid Epidemic

Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of the current, U.S. drug addiction epidemic is the children that are harmed by their parents’ addictions. In a big way, children are the collateral damage of 21st-century American drug addiction.

How Addiction Treatment Greatly Lowers Violent Tendencies

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

How Addiction Treatment Greatly Lowers Violent Tendencies

One of the far-reaching, unfortunate side effects of drug and alcohol abuse is violence. In fact, health professionals and governmental research and survey departments have been able to prove that drug abuse exists as a prevalent and rather cruel incentive for violence.

Ecstasy Use is Making a Comeback Amongst American Youth

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Ecstasy Use is Making a Comeback Amongst American Youth

When young people use Ecstasy, they take a significant risk for no benefit. Any kind of drug use is negative and dangerous, but Ecstasy use is particularly risky as the substance has become more potent and lethal.

Drugged Driving is Becoming More Common Than Drunk Driving

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Drugged Driving is Becoming More Common Than Drunk Driving

Did you know that, when a person uses drugs and then gets behind the wheel of a car, they increase their risk of being in a fatal car crash by more than three-hundred percent? A harsh statistic to swallow, but one we all need to be very willing to look at.

Drug Overdose Deaths Up Six-Hundred Percent in Twenty Years: Addiction Vs. Abuse

Sun, 13 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Drug Overdose Deaths Up Six-Hundred Percent in Twenty Years: Addiction Vs. Abuse

When we look at the drug problem in the U.S., the biggest shocker is how rapidly this issue went from being a problem to a crisis, a crisis to an epidemic, and an epidemic to a full-on National Public Health Emergency .

FDA Increases Orders for Warning Labels on Dangerous Opiate Painkillers

Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

FDA Increases Orders for Warning Labels on Dangerous Opiate Painkillers

At this point, it is fairly well-known that the United States is struggling with a heavy drug abuse problem. This has been an ongoing and increasing trend for over twenty years now, a problem that has resulted in twenty-four million Americans currently addicted to drugs and alcohol, and over two-hundred thousand dead from overdose problems.

Avoiding and Preventing Addiction to Drugs

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Avoiding and Preventing Addiction to Drugs

From Africa and Australia to Europe to the mountains of Nepal , Narconon has 52 years experience of permanently returning a majority of drug addicts to the natural state of relaxed abstinence into which 99% of the population are born. In addition, across those countries AND MANY MORE, Narconon has learned that by far the main factor responsible for individuals becoming addicted is…

Arizona Staggers Under Increasing Burden of Opioid Overdose Deaths

Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Arizona Staggers Under Increasing Burden of Opioid Overdose Deaths

Reports coming out of Arizona health agencies and news services reveal how the opioid addiction and overdose problem is escalating in the state, resulting in staggering losses. .

Clark County Commissioners Add Their Big Pharma Lawsuit to More than 100 Others

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 UTC

Clark County Commissioners Add Their Big Pharma Lawsuit to More than 100 Others

States, counties, cities and even hospitals have filed more than 100 lawsuits against major pharmaceutical corporations to obtain justice for the millions who have become addicted to painkillers. Now, Clark County joins the movement.

Nevada Gears Up to Fight Opioids—But Methamphetamine is Killing More Nevadans

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:00:00 UTC

Nevada Gears Up to Fight Opioids—But Methamphetamine is Killing More Nevadans

Nevada is preparing to fight opioid abuse but maybe it should be focusing on methamphetamine problems instead.

How Nevada is Fighting their Opioid Crisis

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 UTC

How Nevada is Fighting their Opioid Crisis

Nevadans are receiving far more prescriptions for addictive opioids then other U.S. States. This abundance is driving up the terrible effects of addiction.

Expressions of Joy

Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:00:00 UTC

Expressions of Joy

There are a million different ways the students of the Narconon program express their feelings, realizations, won challenges and life-changing cognitions. Each student is different, each win is unique and incredibly beautiful and rewarding.

Ask Narconon Graduates What They Think About Their Future

Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:00:00 UTC

Ask Narconon Graduates What They Think About Their Future

Narconon believes that addiction is neither inherited nor an incurable disease that requires indefinite treatment. Nor is an addict an addict for life. The Narconon program consists of unique procedures to assist addicts to overcome drug or alcohol dependencies and its damaging effect.