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5 of the Most Common Signs and Symptoms of Ecstasy Overdose

In all of the 18 cases of ecstasy overdose recorded by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health for the New Year’s Eve of 2010, experts used a list of signs and symptoms that indicate such condition in the patients affected. There are actually 5 common signs and symptoms established with the use of [...]

Ecstasy Overdose in LA – What do Early 2010 Records Say?

Ecstasy, with a scientific name of 3,4-methylenedioxymethampethamine or MDMA, is one of the illegal drugs being used in rave parties. It is used both as a hallucinogen (a substance resulting to psychological effects such as hallucinations and illusions) and as a stimulant (an agent that can enhance arousal and accelerate organic and physiological activity). With [...]

History Of Drug Testing In The US

Drug abuse in the United States is nothing new. Although many people think that illegal drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine and other street drugs became a problem for youth in the 1960s, the truth of the matter is that there has always been a drug problem in the United States when it comes to [...]

Evolution Of Most Popular Abused Drugs In The US

Drugs have been abused in the United States for well over a century with opiates being a very common addiction throughout most of the 19th century as well as legal to purchase up until 1914. By the 1940s, heroin and marijuana were two of the most common drugs abused in the United States, most often [...]

Seven Factors that Decrease Drug Detection Times for Drug Testing

Drug screening is being used all over the world as an effective means to combat and put a stop to drug abuse. A lot of illegal drug users have been detected because of effective drug screening tests. However, a few users go by unnoticed because they try different methods of cheating drug tests. Some just [...]

Detecting Cocaine Use – The Party Drug

Cocaine is a stimulant drawn from the Erythroxlyn coca plant. It affects the central nervous system and suppresses appetite and causes users to experience elevations in alertness, stamina, body temp, heart rate and a strong sense of euphoria. Due to its ease of use (cocaine can be sniffed, smoked, injected, and chewed among other things) [...]

The Advantages of Legalizing Marijuana

The issue of legalizing marijuana is a hot topic these days, mainly because of the noise being created by the lobbyists who are clamoring for legislation that will decriminalize the possession and the use of the substance. Not everyone, however, is aware as to why there is a need for such legislation.
That is because [...]

Is Legalizing Marijuana Worth the Risk?

There is so much heat about legalizing marijuana in recent years. Part of this heat is generated by a sector of the medical industry, which claims that marijuana has medical properties that can benefit many people. However, most of this heat actually comes from the political arena, where a number of wealthy and [...]

Memory Enhancing Drugs: Fact or Fiction…?

Have you ever wondered how you can remember exactly how and when you proposed that pretty Jane 30 years back during your college days or that where did you put your car keys 30 minutes ago? Have you ever wondered what happens when you meet an old classmate in that Saturday night party but you [...]

“Puff the Magic Dragon” – A Codename for Marijuana?

Most of us have heard the song “Puff the Magic Dragon” by the group Peter, Paul and Mary. You have probably even been made to sing it as a child. Even though it was composed and first aired on the radio in the 1960s, the song is still considered to be an anthem [...]

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