Just over six years ago a young man, whose family had high hopes for him and confidence in his abilities, returned from rehab in an attempt to clean up his act. 

Stan, as we'll call him, was just about to turn 21 and entered the treatment facility to escape charges of drunk driving.  The problem was that he was doing it for reasons other than for himself.

It didn't take long at all for his

Comment (0) Read More...

Survey shows overall methamphetamine treatment admissions have increased five times over the last decade and law makers are seeking to pass prohibitive legislation on common meth ingredient.

The methamphetamine epidemic in the United States is not just a problem in rural America.  It's so prevalent that a Google News search on methamphetamine turns up over 5,000 articles in just the last thirty

Comment (0) Read More...

It is no secret that persons addicted to alcohol or other drugs cannot even take care of themselves, let alone someone else and especially not a child. 

Information provided by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) indicates that methamphetamine users and manufacturers take irresponsibility and neglect to the level of endangerment.

Last year more than ten percent of

Comment (2) Read More...

It is no secret that persons addicted to alcohol or other drugs cannot even take care of themselves, let alone someone else and especially not a child. 

Information provided by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) indicates that methamphetamine users and manufacturers take irresponsibility and neglect to the level of endangerment.

Last year more than ten percent of

Comment (1) Read More...

Efforts at reducing the number of methamphetamine labs in the U.S. have been working, but the steady demand for the drug means more business for international criminals that want a piece of the action.

While President Bush was proclaiming November 30, 2006 as National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, criminals in China were disguising and shipping 43,000 pounds of pseudoephedrine, a key

Comment (0) Read More...

Each fall, most parents buy their children new shoes, clothes and school supplies, then send their kids off to school with the hopes that an adequate education will result. A new survey published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University shows that too many of our children are getting all dressed up to attend classes in a den of drugs and alcohol.

The

Comment (0) Read More...

According to a study by the Columbia University National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, eighty percent of high school students in American have personally witnessed drug use or possession or drunk or high students at their schools. Forty-four percent of middle school children have had the same experience. The study also showed that students in drug-infested schools are much more likely

Comment (0) Read More...