Is Canada addicted to sleeping pills?
Millions of Canadians suffer from some sort of sleep disorder or more widely known as “Insomnia”. While insomnia is not really a firm diagnosis, many Canadians accept the fact they can’t sleep and resort to sleeping pills. While most medications for sleeplessness are only to be taken for acute sleeping problems, many people resort to […]
Drunk driving among youth still at epidemic levels in Canada
Drunk driving is something of an epidemic in Canada and the most affected victims are youth. Brand new drivers around the age of 16 are the least likely group to drive drunk, but statistics tells us that youth just 3 years older (19) are way more likely to get behind the wheel when impaired. Another […]
Beware: It’s the season for College Binge Drinking
When students further their education by going off to college or university, there is a certain new-found freedom. College and experimenting with alcohol seem to go hand in hand as there’s always talk of an upcoming party or a bar nearby. Statistics tell us that more and more college students are becoming alcohol dependent as […]
GHB Addiction – It’s real, it’s dangerous and there’s treatment
GHB (or Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate) was originally intended to be used as an anesthetic, but in recent years it has become one of the most used drugs at parties and raves, and it is also widely used as an anabolic steroid sold at gyms. The more sinister use of GHB has been that of a “date rape” […]
Prescription Drugs the “new drug”
Prescription medications is fast becoming one of the easiest and most frequently abusive way to get high. Part of the reason for this is that these drugs are very easy to access or steal. According to certain statistics an average of 2000 teenagers will use prescription drugs for the first time to get high. There […]
How to protect your liver if you drink alcohol
The liver is an essential organ. It filters literally every nutrient that is consumed by the body. It serves as an even more important filter for alcohol, and it is important to know that the liver detoxifies the alcohol in our blood. The short term effects from drinking a lot of alcohol can immediately affect other […]