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Millennial Alcohol Abuse: London

Millennial is an identity given to a broadly and vaguely defined group of people. There are two wings of “Millennial”: Generation Y (people born between 1981 and 1991) and Generation Z (born between 1991 and 2001). I fall into the Generation Z category.

DRUG EDUCATION

Skating on Ice, But Not on an Ice Rink

The supposed upside to Crystal Methylone (methamphetamine) and why its users blindly rate it, is for its ability to make one feel good. The flip side of the coin is the fact that has one of the most dangerous consequences that one could experience—It...

DRUG EDUCATION

Alcoholism: The Effects

Alcohol is, for most, the fuel of the party. A nerve calming liquid to ease the stress of life. The go-to potion of weekend enjoyment. Whatever it may be to others, there are those who see alcohol as their entire life. Their only way of being normal is...

DRUG EDUCATION

Identifying Heroin Use

In the past 5 years, deaths in the UK relating to heroin have risen strikingly . How does one identify the signs of heroin use in a family member, a friend or colleague, or a loved one? Heroin is an opiate which acts quickly. A surge of euphoria arrives...

DRUG EDUCATION

The Falsehood of Ecstasy

ECSTASY—That is exactly what this drug is not. A trip away from reality into unknown universes with mind blowing psychedelic effects and dangerous physiological effects are what Ecstasy adds up to. Often known as “Molly”, it is also called, “Mandy”,...

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LSD Is Risky Business

There are always risks when taking drugs—allergic reactions, overdosing, physical damage, and hallucinations to list just a few. LSD is no exception. Its creator, Albert Hofmann, a Swiss chemist gave the world LSD back in 1938. It is one of the most...

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Pop Culture Power Gone Wrong

How to destroy a generation of future leaders. With the evolution of social media over the past 10 years, messages from pop culture influencers rebound around the world in a matter of seconds.

ADDICTION

“If Only it Were Over—but the Only Way Out is Death—I Don’t Want to Die.”

Take a deep breath—I tell it like it is—Jenny J. Jones. The heading above are the words that a heroin addict said to me one Monday when I visited a squat where heroin was the order of the day. The floors were littered with aluminum foil, boxes of matches,...

DRUG EDUCATION

Alcohol… Greeting 2018 with a Hangover?

The Christmas parties are over. The New Years Eve gatherings are rapidly becoming a distant memory. Many hangovers have been had and are now fading. Massive amounts of alcohol have now been consumed throughout the UK, Europe, and the world in the last...

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The Activity With a Payoff—and a Driver Experiences an Unexpected Death

Heroin dealers invariably deal this drug for its monetary payoff. For two of them and four innocent bystanders, the outcome was very different.

DRUG INFORMATION

Signs of LSD use

Albert Hofmann, a chemist working for Sandoz Pharmaceutical, synthesized LSD for the first time in 1938 in Basel, Switzerland. He was looking for a blood stimulant.

DRUG EDUCATION

My Partner is an Alcoholic: Signs and Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse

Alcohol is prevalent in today’s world more than ever. It’s commonplace to see this portrayed in Television, Film and in social media, as well as New Year’s Eve parties, college campus parties and twenty-first birthday celebrations.

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Nine Symptoms of Crystal Meth Usage

The damaging effects of Crystal Meth have been all the more clear recently with pop artist Fergie’s revelations of the extent of personal paranoia, fear and altered reality she experienced while on the drug.

DRUG EDUCATION

Cocaine and the UK: Identifying Cocaine Usage in Young Professionals

After meeting several young professionals in the business world who have fallen prey to cocaine addiction it’s striking how prevalent use of this drug has become as a false solution to the stress and hectic travails of business life.

DRUG EDUCATION

Misery And Death—A Street Drug Called Cocaine

One of the most destructive sides to cocaine is “the cut.” Suppliers like money and to make more of it, raw cocaine is mixed with a variety of products. Even flour and chalk are used to say nothing of strychnine…

DRUG EDUCATION

All Hail the New Medical Disovery—Never Mind Addiction to It

Starts with Cocaine, followed by crack cocaine, became the drug of choice in many of our UK big cities like London and Manchester in the 1980s. By 2002 crack importing and addiction reached epidemic proportions. Seizures of it had increased by 50% and...

NARCONON REVIEWS

Narconon—A Fully Natural Detoxification Programme Addressing Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Narcotic addiction is a social ill that seems to know no boundaries. Virtually every culture I have worked in around the world is wrapped in the throes of addiction—especially among the younger generations. Real solutions are demanded on the drug education...

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Gains or Losses in UK Society—A Look at the Legalising of Marijuana Question

Debate it, tweet on it, write books on it, set up petitions for and against it, print newspaper articles about it and generally flood the communication lines via TV, Radio or the newspaper/magazine industry on it but you cannot change the effects this...

DRUG EDUCATION

Society’s Answer to Drug Addiction—A Better Answer Is Needed

Peer pressure takes its toll in the UK. In the 1960’s the promotion of drug taking by celebrities like the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and others probably helped to initiate drug taking into society at large.

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Drug Addiction: What Is It Actually and How Do You ’Cure It’

It is probably a good idea right at the start to define addiction so there is no mistake as to what it is and what one is dealing with, after all, one can be addicted to aspirin as well as drugs sold illegally on the street.