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…Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports: A Silent Epidemic They stand behind the starting blocks, rigid and serious; the tension is palpable. Without a sound, the athletes step onto the starting block; the only barrier remaining between them and Olympic…

…, the health care costs related to drug abuse was $12.8 billion. Drug treatment costs, hospitalization for long-term drug-related disease, and treatment of the consequences of family violence would further burden our already strapped health care system…

…greatest extreme. And to society he is considered a “criminal.” Was sending this person to prison the best thing to do? It just does not seem worth it For years and years we having been locking up drug offenders. People with no violent history at all have…

…how dangerous and deceitful it's. Surprisingly though, most of the youth abusers were only interested in experiencing the allegedly pleasurable high, but were unaware of the side-effects and possible complications of drug abuse. Many sings indicate…

…of the programs on overall drug use, whereas the study by Roona and colleagues (in press) was specific to alcohol abuse. Overall, however, the investigators concluded that neither program type significantly reduced alcohol use prevalence and that comprehensive life…

…are lithium noncompliant, experience rapid-cycling, or have comorbid alcohol or drug abuse. Neuroleptics such as haloperidol or chlorpromazine have also been used to help stabilize manic patients who are highly agitated or psychotic. Use of these drugs is often…

…The Importance of Drug Testing in Collegiate Athletics Athletics have existed in our world since the beginning of the human race. The spirit of competition has inspired many men to push their bodies to the utmost limits in an effort to excel…

…Studio 54: Sex, Drugs, and Disco Over the years, history has served as the model for many works of literature. Since the creation of motion pictures, they too have borrowed stories from real life. The story of the infamous Studio 54 is one…

…at age 41, with the culprit apparently being his abuse of drugs, steroids and cocaine. A player that has time and again spoken out against steroids (and a teammate of Caminiti), Steve Finley, said this after his death: ""He was a great player, but he got mixed…

…MDMA Ecstacy, also known as; E, Adam, Hug, Beans, Love drug, and X, is a small white pill usually swallowed. E can also be crushed and snorted through the nose (which really burns for a while). It can cause many psycological problems like confusion…