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Alcohol and marijuana: highest rate of drug abuse Alcohol and marijuana have the highest rate of abuse among all drugs. In the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported: 14.5 million Americans aged 12 or older had experienced alcohol dependence or abuse. 12…
The warning message you see in this image about Buprenorphine or bupe for short is a part of the clinical advisory for this prescription drug used to treat heroin and opiate addictions. The very nature of this treatment is becoming the topic of discussion because the question still remains almost 12 years after the first…
Have people who are overcoming heroin or opioid addiction been “buped” by the drug industry? Buprenorphine, or “bupe” for short, is the drug commonly used to treat heroin abuse. Similar to the way heroin reacts to the brain, buprenorphine attaches to the brain’s opioid receptors, but it does not cause the user to experience the…