Teen OTC Drug Abuse Can Lead to Problems

Published June 29, 2013

Teen OTC drug abuse can lead to problems

Filed under: causes of drug addiction

But when abused, these classes of drugs directly or indirectly cause a pleasurable increase in the amount of dopamine in the brain's reward pathway. Repeatedly seeking to experience that feeling can lead to addiction. In fact, three recent studies …
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Cape Coral mom charged with cooking meth at home

Filed under: causes of drug addiction

Police learned the home could be the location of a meth lab and executed a search warrant on Thursday, discovering items used to cook the drug, including camp fuel, a 10-pound tub of sodium hydroxide, three bottles of drain cleaner and plastic tubing …
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More details emerge about synthetic drug investigation

Filed under: causes of drug addiction

Police suspect at least two local hotel rooms may have been used as distribution points in trafficking the synthetic drugs, which the Drug Enforcement Administration says causes “significant abuse, addiction, overdoses and emergency room visits. Those …
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