PARK CITY, Utah — The Park City Police Department and Park City School District have issued an alert about the synthetic drug U-47700, more commonly known as “pink” or “pinky.” Authorities said two fatal overdoses in Salt Lake County and Iron County have been attributed to the drug. Now two teens may bring the death … Read More
The 12-step approach was started back in the 1930’s before the medical community had any real understanding of what causes addiction, or how to treat it. It certainly has helped many people to achieve and sustain sobriety over the years. However, the 12-step approach is a peer-based community support group…basically one addict or alcoholic helping … Read More
Smoke-Free Homes Are Becoming More Popular Just forty years ago, an average of forty two percent of the population smoked tobacco. Most of these smokers engaged in smoking indoors- many in their homes. Second hand smoke was not as understood and the population was not as aware of the consequences and side effects. However, the … Read More
Pharmaceutical Students Taught to Identify Prescription Drug Addiction Many universities and pharmaceutical colleges are instigating a system for pharmacy students that trains them how to recognize drug addiction. 75% of individuals who visit the doctor for any sort of ailment will leave with a prescription for drugs- drugs that can often be addicting. The only … Read More
Positive Pre-Employment Drug Tests on the Rise A recent study by Quest Diagnostics shows that the number of positive pre-employment drug tests is on the rise. Their study showed that the number of employees pre-testing positive for drugs has increased for the first time in a decade. The study further indicates that the majority of … Read More
Trauma and Addiction Almost everyone has experienced some sort of trauma in life. While some individuals can recover quickly and easily from trauma, when trauma is particularly significant or when there is not support for the traumatized individual, trauma can lead to addiction. In fact, people who have experienced high amounts of trauma are at … Read More
Having Family Dinners Can Lessen Drug Abuse in Kids Everyone’s lives seem more packed; more busy than ever. Especially families. There are so many activities, responsibilities, technological distractions, and household chores, that quality family time often gets pushed aside. People find themselves telling their kids “in a minute” more often than they would like, or … Read More
Commonly Abused Doping Drugs at the Olympics Even though doping is harder than ever to hide, some athletes are still getting away with it at the Olympic games. Between lab workers covering things up, and blood and urine samples getting purposely swapped, there is scandal everywhere. The most commonly abused doping drugs at the Olympics … Read More
Drug Cheating Openly Mocked at Rio Doping scandals and drug cheating are, sad but true, often part of recent Olympic media stories. In the past, reports were made about who has been caught doing what and what the Olympic committee has decided to do about the offense. This year, however, there seems to be a … Read More
Those Most at Risk for Heroin Addiction With the recent spike in opioid addictions and the epidemic that seems to be sweeping across the United States, it is noteworthy to point out some traits that occur in individuals that are most likely to become addicted to heroin. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) put together … Read More
