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Ten Most Common Places Where Kids Hide Drugs

Each year, more and more children fall into the many traps of drug abuse. Even children as young as ten years old have started experimenting with illegal drugs, most of which they pick up from their peers in school. Some even smoke marijuana at home and keep their stash in places undetected by parents. Keep [...]

Dangers of Common Household Products & Their Abuse: Inhalants Abuse

Inhalants are the volatile substances which produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to produce a desired effect which may or may not be pharmacological in nature. Inhalants are quite commonly used in various common household products and as a preferred mode of administration of drugs for various respiratory disorders like asthma because of the [...]

Swine Flu Vaccine – Advantages and Disadvantages

According to the reports of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the swine flu vaccine will become available by September of 2009. This is a much awaited development in the fight against swine flu, especially when the occurrence of the disease has reached pandemic proportions. And [...]

H1N1 Swine Flu Tests – Pros and Cons of H1N1 Instant Tests

The recent outbreak of the H1N1 swine flu has sent the entire world into a state of panic. After all, this influenza strain is much more virulent than other strains of the viruses that cause the disease. It is also fatal if left unattended, and indeed, thousands of people worldwide have already died because of [...]

Most Common Reasons for Elevated Cortisol Hormone Levels

Packing a big punch, Cortisol, is responsible for the well-being of both, your mind and body. Not only does it help your body combat stressful or anxious situations, it also keeps your blood pressure, insulin levels, and glucose metabolism under check. Perhaps that is why the American Medical Association (AMA) has reported that elevated levels [...]

Who is at risk from A (H1N1) Virus?

At this rate in time, the range or group of people at risk with swine flu virus is generally the same as those at risk of complications with the seasonal flu virus. This range is true for this time but this could change inevitably. The following are the most common group of people at risk [...]

Facts and myths about H1N1

In order for us to protect ourselves from the H1N1 virus, we need to know the facts about it and that includes knowing what it is not. The following are a few facts and myths about H1N1: You can Catch Swine Flu by eating Pork. It’s a myth. Eating pork won’t necessarily result in you [...]

Steroid Abuse and Steroid Testing in High Schools

Steroids have become a major problem in the sports industry. Recent admissions by famous professional players who use them, has sent a firestorm of controversy through the entire world as everybody reacted to the news that even heroes cheat the system. It should be no surprise then that steroid use is just as much of [...]

Prescription Drug Abuse and How to Detect It

Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem that affects all walks of life. It is in fact, the single most overlooked form of drug addiction in the United States and in this time of financial turmoil it’s on the rise. What is the Problem? The reason that this form of drug abuse is so prevalent [...]

Myths and Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in the U.S.

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise and it’s making headlines. The wave of information that has come with it can be overwhelming, conflicting and outright inaccurate. So how do you know if someone you know is at risk? How do you know what’s true and what’s not? Separating Fact from Fiction Finding the answers [...]