A parent who has a teen diagnosed with ADD faces the difficult decision of whether to use medication or attempt to find a program designed to teach their teen how to work with their ADD and learn the necessary coping skills needed to mange ADD. It is often a more appealing resolution to give […]
A 21-year-old man is unconscious when he is brought to the emergency department. His friends report that he has been “huffing” (placing a rag soaked in a substance over his nose and mouth and then inhaling) for several months…At 24 hours after presentation, the patient becomes completely coherent and demands to be released from the […]
“John Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy, said, “While destructive street drugs like meth and crack produce gruesome news images and headlines, prescription drug abuse has quietly become a major part of our Nation’s addiction problem. Too many Americans, and increasingly, too many young women, simply do not know the addictive potential of these […]