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Congress is working on addressing the ongoing problem of painkiller addiction by focusing on connecting those who are struggling with the disorder with treatment rather than limiting access to painkillers for all patients, says The New York Times. Recently, the US House of Representatives passed 18 bills with the goal of managing the opioid addiction […]

Currently, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has marijuana classified as a Schedule I substance. This means that it is not legal for any purpose; it is highly addictive; and it is not approved for any medicinal use. States have been creating their own laws on the subject for the past few years; four states […]

Adderall is a drug that is commonly prescribed for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids and adults. It is a stimulant substance that can be very effective in helping people who need assistance to focus and accomplish tasks that would otherwise be difficult. However, Adderall is also a drug that has […]

The toll that opiate addiction, both painkiller addiction and heroin addiction, is taking on this country is devastating and severe. Overdose deaths, broken families, stagnating lives, and medical and mental health emergencies – these are just a few of the most significant consequences that occur when an opiate addiction develops and goes untreated. In response […]

  An evangelist is a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith. Evangelist are not typically associated with drug addiction. But in the 1990’s Denise Matthews was in a popular music group called Vanity 6. During this time, she took the stage name Vanity and developed a crack addiction, in which she […]