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West Virginia ranks in the top ten states for the previous year use of cocaine, previous month use of non-marijuana illicit substances and illicit drug dependence, all for...
In the most recent year on record, Washington ranked as one of the top ten states in a number of different drug-related categories for citizens ages 12 and older. These...
The percentage of drug abusers in Virginia is moderately less than the national average; only about seven percent of Virginia residents admitted to a past-month use of...
Despite its comparatively small population, Vermont ranked first in many drug abuse categories for individuals between the ages of 12 and 17. In the most recent year on...
Only seven percent of South Carolinaâs residents reported a last-month use of illicit substances, below the national average of eight percent; however, the high rate of...
Rhode Island, the smallest state in the nation, has ranked first in the country in several drug-use categories, including past-month illicit substance abuse, marijuana use...
Pennsylvania has a lower drug-using population than the majority of the United States, but the rate of drug-induced deaths annually is higher than the national average....
Making the decision to abuse illicit substances involves a series of actions and reactions in the brain. Often, our impulses encourage us to engage in riskier behavior, or...
Many people in addiction recovery have natural social anxiety when trying to meet new friends, which can also magnify typical dating anxiety.
Cruises and dating may not be...
As a driver in the United States, you may or may not have had the experience of being examined at a sobriety checkpoint. While not all states allow them, these random...
Research has revealed that there is a direct relationship between anorexia nervosa and osteoporosis. Because anorexia is most prevalent among adolescent girls, the...
Many of us feel that we use the Internet too much, but some individuals may be at risk of developing an addiction. A new study unveils the possible physical changes in the...
Drunkorexiaâthe combination of disordered eating and heavy drinkingâis a common practice on college campuses. But many students do not realize that skipping meals to...
In 1999, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), began tracking the number of...
Next to alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, prescription painkillers are one of the most commonly abused substances in the United States. With frequently criticized lax...
