Addictions have been around as long as excessive behaviors or habits have existed. From the minute that communication, conscious thought, and walking upright defined our species, we have probably had workaholic hunters, obsessive or compulsive gatherers, overeating cavemen and tobacco or drug abuser...

Both women and men use drugs, this fact is clear, however the way in which society and the criminal justice system deal with drug users is often vastly different depending on their gender. Women drug users are the victims of not only their habits but also the preconceptions and attitudes of the peo...

The Book, Drug Use and Drug Abuse, talks about the do's and don'ts and everything in between about drugs. If you turn on your TV chances are, that in less than an hour you will have seen at least one person trying to sell you a drug. Do you have a cough? Try this cough syrup. Is your foot itchy? Th...

When habits or behaviors begin to dominate daily life and people find themselves powerless to stop the chaos despite the consequences or the desire to do so, then it is very likely that addiction is active. Addiction is a factor that causes people to offend and re-offend against Criminal Law. There ...

Ban the Cancer Sticks Cancer, emphysema, asthma... death. What are all of those tragic health conditions associated with? No, not merely old age or even sucking on the exhaust pipe of a Buick, though the latter's not too far from the truth. The horrific reality is that everyday, everywhere ...

Drug use is defined as "The use of a natural or chemical agent that alters the state of mind or the way the brain functions" by Webster's Dictionary. As is blatantly obvious to all humans who have eyes and ears drug use has spread dramatically to all steps of human life. The overuse of drugs has ...