White House addresses national ‘crisis of drug use, addiction and drug deaths’
The United States’ rates of drug use, abuse and addiction have become a “national public health emergency” that the country can overcome with the combined efforts of more Americans who are determined to prevent and end the scourge, President Donald...NIDA: ‘Insufficient evidence’ that marijuana lessens opiate use, death
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that there is insufficient evidence to support claims that marijuana use will reduce opioid use and overdose deaths. The federal agency wrote: Some preliminary studies have suggested that medical marijuana...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.
