Possibly every parent’s nightmare is that their kids are going to begin using drugs and alcohol; the bad news is, they probably all will try it at least once before they are 18 years old.  The question is at what age to you begin educating your kids about the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol?   There is not real set age you should begin discussing it, but it should be when they are mentally able to understand what drugs a ...

Crystal meth or otherwise known as, “Ice, Biker's Coffee, Blade, Cristy, Crank” and a large variety of other terms is a highly addictive drug used as a stimulant.  It is one of the most damaging illegal drugs on the streets today.  It is so because it is very easy to make, is cheap to make, and there is a great deal of profit to those who manufacture it and sell it.  There are many kids who want to experiment with this ...

It may seem, as a single parent of a teenager, that when it comes to talking to them about certain subjects it’s like talking to a brick wall.  It may appear that they are not listening or don’t want to listen but in fact, they are hearing what you are saying but tend to avoid responding to delicate and embarrassing subject matters.  You shouldn’t let this detour you from talking with your teens concerning important ma ...

We have all witnessed the expansion gaming worldwide and nowadays we have a growing army of devoted gamers both pro and amateur. They may both be addicted to gaming, but in some cases gamers have bigger problems than gaming addiction: some are addicted to marijuana and other performance enhancing drugs! Alex Walker, the Australian World Cyber Games Tournament Director, admitted in an interview with Gameplayer that some cyber athletes like to smok ...

It may come as a surprise to many of you that our health care system is appalling. We spend more money per capita on health care than any other country in the world. We produce over half the world's drugs and consume just as much. Isn't it funny then that we rank 37th in the world for health care (World Health Organization) and 70th in the world for overall health.  So if western medicine has all the answers, and drugs are the key, then w ...