In Britain, the most widely used illegal drug is Cannabis. There are multiple health risks associated with the use of cannabis. These can include lung damage, mental health problems and dependency issues. The following information will provide an overview of the health risks associated with cannabis use. Side Effects of Using Cannabis The effect cannabis … Read more
What Is Heroin? Heroin is one of a group of drugs known as opiates. The drug has strong painkilling and sedative (‘downer’) effects. Most often Heroin comes in powder form. It can vary in colour from white to brown. Users can inject it, sniff it or smoke it on foil or in a tobacco-based joint. … Read more
This anti-epileptic or anticonvulsant drug helps to control or prevents seizures. In addition to this, it also treats panic attacks. It is also generically known as Klonopin. It belongs to a drug class called benzodiazepines, which calms the nerves and the brain. What Does Clonazepam Treat? This drug is used to control some forms of … Read more
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) is a nervous system depressant that many people have used and abused to take advantage of someone. While this was not its intended use, many people have misused it to sexually assault someone. This drug has often been slipped into people’s drinks and beverages while they were unaware. Users under the influence of … Read more
Testing For Smoking using Cotinine Drug Test Kits Nicotine is one of the most commonly used dugs in the UK. It is a chemical that you find in tobacco. When tobacco is smoked by an individual, the nicotine is absorbed by the lungs. When chewed, it is absorbed by the skin in the mouth. Either … Read more
Teenagers today have priorities, stresses, and pressures that differ vastly from when we were teenagers, and parents are right to worry that their child may become involved with drugs. There are a number of reasons why some teens turn to drugs, like socialising, fitting in, dealing with psychological or emotional pain, experiencing life transitions and … Read more
Quaalude or methaqualone is a hypnotic, sedative drug that rose in popularity during the early 1960s because of its properties as a barbiturate substitute. Quaaludes were initially manufactured to be a sleep aid; it wasn’t long that people – college students and teenagers – became using it recreationally. This increase is attributed to the amount … Read more
One of the most common ways of finding out how much alcohol is in a person’s blood is by measuring their Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is a method of analysing how much alcohol is in the blood. This, as opposed to measuring the exact amount of alcohol the person has drank, … Read more
Buprenorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid. The drug is prescribed at low doses as an addiction therapy drug or substitute for an abused drug, such as heroin. For users, it can produce a similar effect to heroin or methadone — feelings such as euphoria and respiratory depression. For individuals that are addicted to opiates, buprenorphine is … Read more
Often the term “drug testing” is used by people when referring to the screening of illegal substances such as ecstasy, cocaine, marijuana, or heroin. However, many people do not realise that a test for tobacco is also available to determine whether or not someone smokes, how much they smoke, and whether or not they are … Read more