30 Jan Synthetic Marijuana vs. Medical Marijuana
Over the course of the last decade, marijuana has intermittently dominated the national news cycle. There has been an increased call for the federal government to reduce and repeal regulations...
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29 Jan Can Medical Marijuana Help End the Opioid Epidemic?
For eight decades, the U.S. has attempted and failed disastrously in its fight against illicit drugs. While this battle has been raging for decades, it was made a focus by...
08 Jan Teenage Drug Abuse in Georgia: Know the Facts
Even though the percentages and frequency of particular public health crises facing teenagers differs for every state in the country, they all have their common problems that must be discussed...
07 Jan How to Prevent a Drug Relapse
Sobriety is a lifelong battle. One that needs to be constantly maintained otherwise a relapse can occur. Relapse is characterized by a return to the drug after a period of...
06 Jan How to Tell if Your Kid is Abusing Xanax
Heralded the world over as anxiety’s most prescribed inhibitor, Xanax poses a huge threat to those who use it for recreational purposes. As a suppressor of anxiety and panic disorders,...
05 Jan How Cocaine Affects the Brain
Hollywood parties, beautiful people, cartel shootouts and crazed addicts, these are the strange and eclectic images we conjure when we hear the word: Cocaine. It has been the subject of...
05 Jan Warning Signs of Drug Relapse
The struggle is over. The addiction is beaten. Your loved one has just come back from rehab and hope is on the horizon. Many are the family members and friends...
01 Dec The Problem With Drunk Driving in Georgia
The vast majority of adults in America consume alcohol on a weekly, if not daily basis and the people of Georgia are no different from their fellow statesmen. Now, the...
01 Dec Four Opioids Georgia Parents Should Have on Their Radar
It is now a matter of national discussion that the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic. A cursory search for the word “opioid” will churn up...
01 Dec How Ecstasy Affects the Brain
Drugs have a tendency to trend. Dependent on the era, there is typically one or two substances that were most abused. We had the heroin boom of the 90s, the...