A significant amount of substance abuse takes place among the American work force, and some of this use occurs at work. Most illicit drug users are employed. In fact, 74% work, according to the 1996 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. That...
When we think of drugs, most of us think of marijuana, heroin and crack cocaine. But some of the most lethal drugs are simpler and easier to obtain.We can find them in the drawers of our desks, stashed in our cabinets, and lined up on our grocery...
A person is considered drunk or intoxicated when he or she suffers from behavioral or psychological changes such as inappropriate sexual or aggressive behavior, mood swings, impaired judgment, impaired social or occupational functioning that develop...
Since its founding in 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has provided help to millions of men and women who once drank to excess, were finally able to acknowledge they could not handle alcohol, and, through the support of AA's Fellowship, found a new,...
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is one of the major drugs making up the hallucinogen class. LSD was discovered in 1938 and is one of the most potent mood-changing chemicals. It is manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a fungus...
Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. There are over 200 slang terms for marijuana including "pot," "herb," "weed," "boom," "Mary Jane," "gangster," and "chronic." It is usually...
