Methamphetamine: Addiction
A meth user may experience several levels of addiction. The initial meth response or “rush” can last up to 30 minutes compared with 2 to 5 minutes for crack cocaine. The “high” or euphoric state,…
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Methamphetamine: Making and Hiding This Illicit Drug
This illegal drug was once produced in vast quantities in the U.S. using easy-access medications and chemicals until the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 was incorporated. This act bans medications containing pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and…
Methamphetamine: The History of the Stimulant
Methamphetamine is a stimulant that acts on the central nervous system resulting in increased levels of alertness and energy, a sense of euphoria, and decreased appetite. This allows the user to become highly productive for…
Legal Implications – Fetus (Drug Use During Pregnancy)
It has long been discussed if the unborn child had any rights. Criminalization of drug use during pregnancy opens a can of worms for the legal community.
Legal Implications – Mother (Drug Use During Pregnancy)
In 2007, a young Mississippi woman was indicted by a grand jury for “depraved heart murder” which is defined as an act that results from the gross negligence of an individual. Read more about the…
Drug Effects on the Fetus
Everything we eat and are exposed to has the potential of crossing the placental barrier. Illicit drugs are among substances that are correlated with fetal demise.
Still-born births
It is difficult to know exactly why a fetus dies in many cases. Find out more about causes and investigation of stillbirths here.
How long do Psilocybin/Mushrooms stay in the system?
How long does Psilocybin effect the user? How long can it be detected in urine? Does it come up in standard toxicology tests? Find the answers here.
“Bad Trip” – Psilocybin Adverse Reaction
What is a bad trip? Who has them? Does it mean the mushroom was bad?
Should I eat that? Mushroom ingestion
How can you take Psilocybin? How does it affect you? Can you determine right from wrong when intoxicated? Find the answers here…
Magic Mushrooms
The active drug in mushrooms is called psilocybin, which is chemically related to Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD). Learn about history and uses here.
Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal
Medical treatment of alcohol withdrawal symptoms involves replacing fluids, vitamin supplements,benzodiazepine medication, and nutritional support.
