Drug Facts Drug Addiction Other Sites Boredom named as cause of teen drug use at Portage meeting In Portage, the search is on for a way to stop teen drug abuse and there are a number of options on the table. Folks met Monday night with a panel of experts to talk about the problem....
Drug use and abuse remains a very real problem in many parts of the world, although the extent of the issue varies greatly depending on culture, access, and legislation. In 2021, the estimated number of illegal drug users worldwide was around 296 million. Furthermore, among these users, ...
The War on Drugs is a phrase used to refer to a government-led initiative in America that aims to stop illegal drug use, distribution and trade by increasing and enforcing penalties for offenders. The movement started in the 1970s and is still evolving t
It has been over 70 years since alcohol prohibition was swept off the books in the United States, but the mindset behind it is definitely alive and kicking. Since the 1950s, when research into substance abuse and addiction formally became part of the P
Marijuana, the most commonly used illegal drug in America, is going mainstream. It's now legal to use marijuana recreationally in eight states — Alaska, California, Colorado, Oregon, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Washington — and the District of Columbia. Pot seems poised for wider use, too...
The new Spanish colonies in North America became the prime supplier of tobacco leaves in the 1600's. The demand was so great that by the 1700's, slave trade between North America and Africa prospered as more plantation workers were needed in North America. Thus, the proliferation of tobacco...
President Trump considers this an attack on America. Posted on February 10, 2025 Andre Pienaar Africa DRC South Africa Ramaphosa urged to sack defence leaders over South African soldier predicament in DRC Defence minister Angie Motshekga and military chiefs, who appeared before a parliamentary ...
Teenage pregnancies are quite common, especially in the United States. Let’s look at some basic facts:750,000 teenagers every year get pregnant in the United States of America. This teen pregnancy number is the highest in the world, beating other countries like England or Canada. Over 100 ...
In accordance with the most recent figures, Baton Rouge (Louisiana) is the city with the highest HIV rates in America. Shared needles are the main source of infection as the city struggles with opioid abuse. Miami, Florida, is in second place, while the third-place belongs to New Orleans,...
1924 -The Anti-Heroin Act bans the production and sale of heroin in the United States. 1970 -The Controlled Substances Act becomes law.It creates groupings (or schedules) of drugs based on the potential for abuse. Heroin is a Schedule I drug while morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone (Percocet) ...