by Bostec | May 19, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use, Uncategorized
In a recent conversation, a woman in her late 60’s shared that she had given edible marijuana a try—yes, this is a trending topic in the senior citizen community, even in Whatcom County! She mentioned being caught off-guard because she didn’t know how much...
by Bostec | Mar 17, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use, Uncategorized
“Addictions, particularly heroin addictions, cross all socioeconomic classes, all ethnicities, rural, urban.” ~ Penny Legate, news media personality and parent of a child who died from a heroin overdose In 2015, more than 200 people died from heroin...
by Bostec | Feb 26, 2016 | Drug Facts, Teenage Drug Use
Synthetic marijuana or “fake pot” is a mixture of herbs, spices or shredded plant material that is sprayed with a compound chemically similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Some experts refer to it as chemicals dressed up in a weed costume. Other...
by Bostec | Jan 28, 2016 | Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use
Researchers at National Institute on Drug Abuse report a variety of reasons—drug users may feel peer pressure to try new things, they may have been looking for relief from anxiety or stress, or they may have thought drugs would help improve their athletic performance....