http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:8fb85a17e1b7f740a169ec61acbe6982 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/high-risk-behavior-15-of-clubbers-use-white-powder-drugs-without-knowing-what-they-are A large-scale survey of readers of a clubbing magazine reveals that 15% of those polled take white powder drugs without knowing what they’re taking, and that most are already drunk or buzzed when they make that risky decision. ]]> Clubbing Club drugs Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:52:24 -0400 urn:syndication:b543efe46eafbb57e9c5c6d5c80f3dc5 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/researchers-say-marijuana-smokers-are-less-motivated-at-work Norwegian researchers say that the myth of the laid back pot smoker might have more than a kernel of truth to it - basing their assertion on the results of a research study on marijuana use and motivation at work. ]]> Marijuana Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:39:21 -0500 urn:syndication:31cc2f52d08eea6076ced3e96eec1d39 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/most-drug-opiate-abusers-get-pills-from-friends-or-family-2013-not-from-doctors.html The overwhelming majority of those who abuse opiates or become addicted get the medications from friends or family and have previously used drugs, such as cocaine. ]]> pain pill addictions Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:16:11 -0400 urn:syndication:9c67624722eb87ad0b3106e61e9a80fe http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/medical-group-warns-that-common-heart-attack-medications-can-be-deadly-for-cocaine-users.html The American Heart Association has recommended that doctors start asking emergency room visitors complaining of chest pain, whether they had been using cocaine. ]]> Cocaine Effects fatalities medicine Overdose Cocaine heart attack beta blockers Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:20:51 -0400 urn:syndication:f41a189da2b224695865e1242332464f http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/cocaine-users-more-likely-to-overdose-in-warmer-weather.html Researchers say that after 75 degrees Fahrenheit, cocaine overdoses start to increase – and as the mercury rises, so do the risks. ]]> Cocaine Effects Cocaine Cocaine overdose Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:11:21 -0400 urn:syndication:c245c9fd46e7779e4c03e6d7d2675258 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/cocaine-increases-risks-for-future-glaucoma Need a good reason to stop using cocaine? How about this – researchers at the Veterans Health Administration say that using cocaine increases your risks of glaucoma by 45% and accelerates the age of onset by about 20 years. ]]> Blindness Glaucoma Cocaine Cocaine Effects Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:09:02 -0400 urn:syndication:6dea95fbf39f3de9590df655bd4032db http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/canadian-researchers-prove-link-between-methamphetamine-abuse-parkinson2019s People who use methamphetamine are at increased risk to develop Parkinson’s disease, probably because chronic methamphetamine use can damage dopamine systems and Parkinson’s occurs as a result of insufficient dopamine in the brain. ]]> Ritalin Ritalin addiction Adderall Amphetamines Parkinson's Disease Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:51:15 -0400 urn:syndication:2be23ab648a48bd26a59012797e843d4 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/uk-study-shows-that-ketamine-use-is-on-the-rise-and-that-people-are-unaware-of-its-dangers A UK study on Ketamine reveals that it is now the 4th most popular drug amongst clubbers, that most drug users are unaware of its serious dangers and that when the UK government reclassified the drug as a controlled substance – use went up and the ... ]]> Ketamine United Kingdom Club drugs Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:33:49 -0400 urn:syndication:52a73df7b9d6023320267854c8a62dc5 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/teen-marijuana-use-on-the-rise-2010-monitoring-the-future-survey-results.html Marijuana is up once again but teen drinking shows a slight decline. More on these statistics and other highlights from the 2010 Monitoring the Future Survey of teens about drug and alcohol use. ]]> Teens & Marijuana Teenagers Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:07:37 -0400 urn:syndication:8af1ad37375f60bd2bc0a03b3b7c7945 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/tainted-cocaine-causing-rotting-skin-condition-across-us Doctors in San Francisco, LA and Rochester New York are saying that levamisole (an agricultural de-worming agent) tainted cocaine is causing people to show up in hospitals with purplish decaying skin on the face and ears. ]]> Tainted Cocaine Skin Conditions Cocaine Purpura Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:10:55 -0400 urn:syndication:db00bda787b45ff20ca338c4212eb18e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/morphine-in-breast-milk-kills-6-week-old-infant.html A 37 year old woman in South Carolina is facing negligent homicide charges after consuming such heavy quantities of opiates as to turn her breast milk toxic. ]]> opiates Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:57:02 +0000 urn:syndication:27ab21dd323a1f0b8dcad82a0fb2cd94 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/scientists-prove-marijuana-causes-lasting-brain-changes.html Chronic use of marijuana leads to lasting but reversible changes in the number of cannibanoid receptors in the brain. ]]> Brain Marijuana Marijuana Abuse Cannibanoid Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:47:21 +0000 urn:syndication:b2c238b536cb070bfa573ad4d3226ec9 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/treading-in-dangerous-waters-2013-a-new-trend-the-abuse-of-designer-drugs-sold-legally-as-2018bath-salts2019.html Users in the know have been purchasing cocaine-like intoxicating ‘bath salts’ over the internet, in gas stations, truck stops and convenience stores for months. It’s all completely under the radar and since these substances are chemically disti... ]]> Bath Salts Ritalin Legal Highs Designer Drugs Mephedrone MDPV Amphetamines Party Drugs Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:50:46 +0000 urn:syndication:cc37fcb745680e18889cb91f84a73e3b http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/senior-federal-judge-pleads-guilty-to-buying-cocaine-for-stripper.html Jack T. Camp lost his job on the bench and may spend as many as 4 years behind bars for his role in procuring a whack load of drugs for a stripper he was involved with. ]]> jail Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:04:55 +0000 urn:syndication:43437f415752348bf8a18e34a601b29f http://www.choosehelp.com/news/drug-abuse/incarcerating-fathers-leads-to-increased-drug-use-in-teen-children-left-behind.html 13% of young adults in America today grew up with a father who spent some time behind bars. It’s a pretty substantial number of people, and research out of Bowling Green State University suggests that teens growing up in such households are at an i... ]]> Marijuana Incarceration Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:32:03 +0000