While the United States is notorious for its prescription drug problem, Canada is not far behind. In fact, statistics show that Canadians are the second-largest users of opioids per capita across the globe.
However, right now the difference is that the United States has a nation-wide strategy in place, one the White House has marked priority, [...]
Narconon Takes A Look At The Drug Problems In Canada
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on April 15th, 2013 in Blog
Alcohol Abuse Numbers Soar As Children Admit To Binge Drinking
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on April 8th, 2013 in Blog
Researchers worry about the health condition of our upcoming generation as increasing numbers of youth turn to alcohol abuse. More and more children admit to binge drinking, a habit that is dangerous both short and long-term.
The Problem In England
Known for its pubs and hundreds of years spent perfecting wine and spirits, England is not prepared [...]
Drug Use And Addiction Risk Higher For Children With Military Parents
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on April 8th, 2013 in Uncategorized
A new study by the University of Iowa suggests that parental military involvement may be detrimental to their children–and not just emotionally. The study suggests that children whose parents are deployed are at an increased risk of drug and alcohol abuse. With over 2 million American children seeing at least one parent in active military [...]
Youth Prescription Drug Abuse Out Of Control
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on April 1st, 2013 in Blog
The prescription drug problem has reached nearly every household in the United States, and teenagers have joined in on the rush. Pills are stolen from medicine cabinets, purchased online or from school dealers, gotten from friends, or prescribed by unaware doctors. The problem has reached such unprecedented numbers that officials are beyond concerned–they’re cracking down [...]
High School And Colleges Are Seeing More Heroin
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on March 25th, 2013 in Blog
Adolescent drug trends seem to be leaning to heroin more and more these days, and teachers and officials are gearing up against widespread use as it gains popularity over its pricier opioid cousins, prescription painkillers. Seminars in schools across the nation prepare teachers and parents to look for warning signs.
Signs Of Heroin Use
Teachers are often [...]
Drug Relapse Can Be Caused By Stress
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on March 25th, 2013 in Blog
So your loved one has returned from treatment for substance abuse. Now what? Is it all over? Will they continue where they left off, minus that slight hiccup? Will you have your friend/sibling/parent/child back?
Perhaps. But more often than not, relapse hovers close overhead, threatening to explode and take you down in the onslaught. How do [...]
Fusing Of Drug And Sex Addictions Lead To Hybrid Addiction
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on March 25th, 2013 in Blog
Multiple addictions are common among treatment centers nowadays. Cross-addiction–switching one addiction for another–is almost expected among drug addicts. A phenomenon to hit the addiction world more recently is the hybrid addiction, in which addicts fuse drug and sex addictions into the same package.
While this presents different challenges, experts say that it remains a public health [...]
Increase In Designer Drug Production And Use
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on March 18th, 2013 in Blog
They cause psychotic behavior and have been described as a “bad trip” and a “roller coaster ride through hell”. Yet even though they were outlawed in the United States last year, designer drugs continue to increase in production and use–and it has officials spooked.
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), headquartered in Vienna, voiced major concerns [...]
Substances Begin To Be Abused By Teens Earlier
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on March 12th, 2013 in Blog
Today’s youth have a challenge ahead of them. Not only are they inundated with false marketing, struggling to stay afloat in a failing education system, and influenced by global peer pressure on the Internet, they are living in a world where drug addiction is higher than it has ever been. Nowadays, more kids die from [...]
Main Celebrity Killer Is Drug Abuse
Posted by Vista Bay Rehab on March 12th, 2013 in Blog
They’re actors, musicians, writers, artists and athletes, and they inspire fans all over the world. However, a startling number of celebrities struggle with drug addiction, a dangerous and often fatal trend.
Whether they broadcast their love of substance abuse or do it behind closed doors, a life of glamor and beauty quickly turns to a gruesome [...]