Quitting smoking is extremely difficult for most people; some have said trying to stop smoking is much more difficult than trying to beat a heroin addiction.  According to statistical information, smoking causes approximately 435,000 deaths or 18.1% of deaths, each year in the United States.  With this data in mind, there are also several other health related reasons why a person should stop smoking.  Within 20 minutes of quitt ...

Marijuana has become the most widely used illegal drug in America; over 80 million Americans have used it at least one time.  Of the twenty percent of eighth graders who claimed to have used marijuana at least once, nine percent claim to be continual users.  Of the fifty percent of twelfth graders that have used it, 22 percent of those were still active users.  Because marijuana is affordable and easily accessed, it is the most pop ...

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 ...

Statistically speaking, marijuana is the most used illegal drug; it is stated that 69 million Americans have used it at least one time.  Among teenagers between the ages of twelve and seventeen state that the age in which a child first tries marijuana is at age fourteen.  It is very easy to obtain or grow for themselves and is affordable.  It is a very popular drug among teenagers and adults alike.  In a survey of teenagers ...

Burning mythsThe myths surrounding marijuana are apparently countless in number. One of the most well known myths surrounding marijuana states that it damages human cell tissue and causes chromosomal breakage. This myth was rejected and the National Academy of Sciences has stated that cannabinoids are neither mutagenic nor carcinogenic. Another popular myth states that smoking marijuana causes reproductive system damage. Smoking marijuana has bee ...