Should the FDA use scare tactics to try to keep Americans from smoking cigarettes? That’s the question many people are weighing in on now. We may soon see scary and alarming pictures on all packs of cigarettes, as a way for us to be reminded of the dangers of smoking.

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There are many reasons people do drugs, but there is often a common thought that runs through people’s heads. Often, it is that the person is unhappy about something in their life, or unsatisfied with themselves. Drugs and alcohol become a type of self-medication that people use to turn those …

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Daylight savings time has come and gone, and along with our extra hour of sleep this November came the early onset of darkness. We all hear the comment at least once every beginning of winter that “we can’t believe how early it gets dark out now”, as if we are …

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I-Doser – is this yet another way for people to get high that we need to worry about? Or does it provide hope for a better way to treat drug addicts? The product I-Doser is neither a drug nor a supplement. It is actually a sound. It uses technology discovered …

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This week has been declared National Drug Facts Week by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The goal is to help teens learn the difference between fact and fiction when it comes to drugs. More than 60 events have been planned and held this week to help educate teens. …

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One problem facing many substance abuse treatment and prevention programs is lack of funding. States are constantly having to make the tough decision of which programs to fund and what to focus their limited resources on.

The fundamental decision is whether to fund the necessary prosecution and imprisonment of drug offenders, …

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