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Vicodin, Oxycontin, and Other Pain Relievers
Modern medicine provides more help than ever before for people suffering from severe or chronic pain. In recent years, the marketing, prescription, and use of opioid painkillers …
Over-the-counter Drugs
For the past several years, over-the-counter drug abuse has been steadily on the rise. Heavy use has increased among students in middle school and high school. The number of …
Inhalants and Solvents
Fumes from everyday household products can injure the heart, kidneys, and liver. They can also cause nerve and brain damage and sudden death.
Junior Drug Awareness Set
The Junior Drug Awareness set helps young readers understand the truth about various drugs they have heard about - including some of the most widely abused drugs among pre-teens …
Inhalants and Solvents
Although inhalants and solvents aren't as widely covered by the media as other drugs, studies estimate that up to 25 percent of teens in the United States have tried them. In fact, …
Amphetamines and Other Stimulants
Amphetamines, including crystal meth, are some of the most powerful and addictive drugs available today. In the past few years, their illicit use has devastated communities all …
Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs
Millions of teens and young adults attend raves and dance clubs every year, and drug use is rampant at many of these parties. The best known of the so-called club drugs used often …
Prozac and Other Antidepressants
Depression is one of the most widely diagnosed disorders worldwide. Since the antidepressant drug Prozac was introduced as a treatment for depression in 1987, more than 54 million …
How to Say No to Drugs
According to a 2007 study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, approximately 21 per cent of eighth graders and 48 per cent of 12th graders reported using illegal drugs …