Although the correlation between child abuse and substance abuse in adulthood has been the subject of multiple studies, there remain methodological, measurement, and conceptual issues in conducting research. By using empirically collected data and statistical analyses to analyse this data, researchers have come to agreement that even though there may...

You have probably heard of this drug before or have seen it on certain television shows. For me, I’ve mostly learned about meth through watching the show Breaking Bad, which takes you inside the meth industry as well as how it is made. While I’m sure not everything on this...

Substance abuse prevention efforts date back to the 1960s and have primarily targeted adolescents throughout the ensuing years. Until the 1980s most programs were mainly informational and did not allow for interactions between presenters, perhaps mainly classroom teachers, and students (Anthony, Jenson & Howard, 2015). Another approach that had gained...

Opioid Related Disorders refer to physical and mental health conditions associated with the use of opioids. Opioids make up the class of prescription medicines and illegal drugs that are used for pain relief. The pain relief affect is achieved through binding the opioid receptors in human nervous system, thus, lowering...

There were several surprising statistical pieces of information. First of all, it turns out that virtually one third (namely, 28.9%) of illicit drug users are adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness or SMI. Likewise, it turns out that almost one third of binge drinkers (namely, 28.8%) are adults diagnosed...