The coca plant has been used for hundreds and even thousands of years in South America. Indigenous people that worked in the fields and hills…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 26, 2022
Xanax is a widely prescribed benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety and panic disorders, as well as depression and insomnia. This tranquilizer drug depresses the central…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 26, 2022
There are countless illicit and dangerous drugs, some with an incredibly high potential for addiction and dependence and possibly deadly physical effects and dangers. Some…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 26, 2022
Adderall is one of the most commonly prescribed medications used to treat conditions like ADD and ADHD and is in the medicine cabinets of millions…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 26, 2022
You’ve probably heard of it before, even though it goes by many different names such as pot, dope, grass, jazz salad, hashish, ganja, the devil’s…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 25, 2022
It is known by many names, including Ithang, Mambog, Mitragynine, thang, Biak-Biak, Maeng Da, Thom, and kratom. Kratom is a type of tree that grows…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 25, 2022
A topical corticosteroid or simply topical steroid is an anti-inflammatory cream prepared for a patient to help control a wide variety of skin conditions. Some…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 25, 2022
Kratom is a tree native to tropical areas and grows natively in Southeast Asia, in areas such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. It contains psychotropic…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 25, 2022
Xanax is the brand name for a formulation of alprazolam, a drug used to help mitigate the symptoms of anxiety and panic disorders. Xanax is…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 25, 2022
It’s often overlooked when discussing drug abuse and dependence, but alcohol dependence and alcoholism are among the most commonly cited substance abuse disorders in the…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 25, 2022
Most of us have heard of LSD and acid by now. Both can be incredibly dangerous to use and abuse and can cause serious health…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 25, 2022
The heroin epidemic is at an all-time high, and as an unfortunate by-product, there is now also an epidemic of heroin overdoses that take thousands…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 25, 2022
Known as “golden tops” mushrooms, Psilocybe cubensis is a species of mushroom that is a potent source of the hallucinogenic agent psilocybin. P. cubensis are…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 24, 2022
One of the more common serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Cipramil is prescribed as a treatment for depression. Sadness happens, but when the low moods are…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 24, 2022
Polysubstance abuse is taking more than one substance at a time in an abuse situation. The most common reason this is done is to get…
Amanda Stevens, BSJune 24, 2022
