Drugs

People with social anxiety disorder (SAD) are seven times more likely to use marijuana than the general population. But there is no evidence that socially anxious individuals engage in this behavior with the belief that it will make them more social and less anxious. Many individuals with SAD expect negative outcomes.

The toxicology results are in on Heath Ledger's death -- and sadly, they reveal the most common scenario in overdose fatalities. At least six different drugs were found in his system, including oxycodone and benzodiazepines. If you want to avoid dying, mixing depressants is a very bad idea.

Although "just say no" is certainly the safest position to take on recreational drug use, the vast majority of humans ignore this advice... a significant majority of the population is "under the influence" at any given time. Consequently, we owe it to ourselves to understand the risks involved with using these drugs.

Drug experts call the variance in the risk perception associated with drugs “generational forgetting”—noting that young people not previously exposed to the negative effects of a particular drug in their generation tend to assume that it is harmless, while avoiding the current “scare” drug.

It all started one summer day when Alby was 13. "You need to get your mind right. Hit this blunt," a friend said. He felt he had to smoke the blunt (a cigar hollowed out and refilled with marijuana or a mix of cocaine and marijuana) to fit in. He desperately wanted to belong.

Daniel wanted prom night to be special. So, he took out pills stamped with images of Tweety Bird and Buddha. Ecstasy looked harmless enough. But Daniel found out the hard way how dangerous it can be.

The story behind his bulk was five years of steroid abuse and a struggle with muscle dysmorphia, a condition in which a person has a distorted image of his or her body.

Information sheet to inform the public and professionals about the harmful effects associated with the use of Ecstasy.