The Tangled Relationship Between Addiction and Trauma For many people, experiencing trauma such as sexual, physical, emotional abuse or severe loss sets them on a path toward substance abuse and addiction. Understanding this can enable you to help a person who is using drugs and may be starting on that path. Read More » Narconon…
The State of Teen Drug Use: What Are the Real Numbers? Are our children using more drugs or less these days? How about drinking and binge drinking? Actually, quite a bit of the information is positive. Read More » Narconon…
Instances of Fentanyl Mixed in Cannabis on the Rise In recent years, there have been growing reports of fentanyl being laced into batches of marijuana, posing a severe risk to people who think they are using “just marijuana.” Read More » Narconon…
Teen Overdoses at All-Time High, Parents Must Act Preserving the health and safety of teens is priority #1 for parents. Every parent wants their sons and daughters to grow up to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. With that in mind, it is extremely worrisome that teen drug overdose deaths have more than doubled in just…
Does Removing Criminal Penalties for Drug Use Lead to More Drug Use? Does it really make sense to blanket legalize drugs? On the other hand, does it really make sense to continue the War on Drugs? Or is it possible that leaving some penalties in place but altering or lessening them if treatment is completed…
Drug “Experimentation” in Youth Leads to Addiction in Adulthood A long-held point of view has been that young people will experiment with drugs and alcohol because “that’s just what young people do” often maintaining that young people will transition out of drug and alcohol experimentation when they grow older and more mature. New research suggests…
Law Enforcement Seizures of Pills Containing Fentanyl Increase Dramatically One of the most significant risks of using drugs is the possibility that an addict will unknowingly use a completely different drug from what they were expecting. This risk has been particularly evident with the recent surge in fatal fentanyl overdoses. Read More » Narconon…
New Study Finds Medical Marijuana Poses Risk for Addiction A recently published study suggests medical marijuana may not be as effective as the narrative has suggested. Further, it may carry risk for addiction. Read More » Narconon…