Most Americans are too busy in their daily lives to face the obvious: we are a society dependent on drugs. ...more

January 16, 2008

Although fewer young people are using marijuana and other illegal drugs, the percentage of teenagers abusing prescription painkillers remains alarmingly high, according to a national teen drug use survey released Tuesday at the White House. ...more

December 12, 2007

The good news in the war on drugs: The United States is making progress in beating back the availability of drugs like cocaine and methamphetamines. ...more

December 5, 2007

To John Gibson, some doctors are "legal drug dealers." The 30-year-old Tampa man said he is recovering from addiction to prescription painkillers he started taking after an all-terrain vehicle accident and a work-related injury when he was employed at a sawmill. ...more

December 4, 2007

TAMPA – To John Gibson, some doctors are "legal drug dealers." The 30-year-old Tampa man said he is recovering from addiction to prescription painkillers he started taking after an all-terrain vehicle accident and a work-related injury when he was employed at a sawmill. ...more

December 3, 2007

As if our communities and lives weren't complicated enough, a new threat has been emerging over the last two years. The threat is called "Cheese." Unlike store bought cheese, this cheese can kill you. This cheese is a concoction of Mexican black-tar heroin and nighttime cold medicine. When mixed together, it resembles grated Parmesan cheese. ...more

November 12, 2007