As in the case of many other teen social behaviors, parents seem to learn about teen drinking when it comes to their children once it’s already gone on. Kids can be drinking and the next day you might never know. You may only find out about your child’s alcohol habit once you find a wine bottle missing, or a gin bottle filled not with its actual contents, but with water. It is important then to be vigilant and to teach children about the dangers of drinking, particularly underage drinking....

Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse - New Trends among Teen Girls While the typical (some might say stereotypical) boisterous behavior and rituals that boys indulge in after drinking is notorious, it was found in a recent survey that teen girls are more susceptible to alcohol and drug abuse than boys. A study released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and the MetLife Foundation showed that self medicating was a relatively more common phenomenon among girls than boys. Reasons for Teen Drug...

Ever since its discovery in 1981, HIV/AIDS has killed almost 25 million people (as of 2008) but most people are still confused and do not have a proper understanding of the difference between the two.

Heart disease statistics are extremely appalling and it might surprise many to know that more than 2500 Americans die from a heart disease each day. There are more than 250,000 people who die from a heart attack every year even before they can reach the hospital. Cholesterol is one of the leading conditions among many that ultimately lead to heart disease. As in the case of many medical conditions, prevention is easier than a cure. So, if you know that you have a higher tendency towards heart...

There has been a lot of attention recently on the problem of oxycodone abuse in Florida. Florida is one of the easiest places to obtain oxycodone (or as it is generically known, OxyContin) - Mariana van Zeller's documentary OxyContin Express captures the ever busy pain clinics in Florida and the pain of OxyContin addiction. It might surprise you to see a man smoking the painkiller in the first moments of the video, but this is one of the most common methods of administration for an addict....

As any reader of this blog knows by now, prescription drug abuse has SOARED in the past decade. That the drug is so readily available in kitchen cabinets to children is one reason, but the availability of these drugs goes even deeper than that. Doctored prescriptions, doctors willing to give out meds for seemingly little reason, and outright forgery also commonly occur as addicts seek to get their fix on legal drugs. Recognizing this problem, the state of Washington has made changes to the very...