“Molly” Powder or Crystal Form of MDMA, is Popular at Music Festivals.
“Molly”, which is short for “molecule,” is pure MDMA, a chemical used to make Ecstasy. According to CNN, the drug has been increasingly popular at music concerts this summer, mainly because Molly...
Imaging Study Sheds New Light on Alcohol Related Birth Defects
Kathleen L. Sulik, Ph.D. and Professor at University of North Carolina School of Medicine, led a collaborative project with Duke University and University College of London on the relationship...
School Drug Use: Survey Finds Percent of High School Students Drink, Smoke, Use Drugs During the School Day
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse recently released alarming data about drug use in our schools. They found that nearly 17% of American high school students are using alcohol,...
Alcohol Poses Serious Risks for Those with Diabetes
The negative effects of alcohol are well-known to many; however, for individuals with diabetes, the severity of these effects is often compounded. Type 1 diabetes, for example, is a disease which...
Long Term Methadone Treatment Can Affect Nerve Cells in Brain
ScienceDaily, reporting on a study published by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, details how the long term use of methadone can affect the nerve cells in the brain. The study, which used...
Peyote and Magic Mushroom Facts
LaPalomaTreatment.com discusses facts about both Peyote and Magic Mushrooms, hallucinogenic drugs that have been used since for the last 2,500 years. Mescaline, a main component in peyote, produces...