by Bostec | Oct 19, 2016 | Drug Facts
China White. Dance Fever. Goodfella. Tango and Cash. Have you heard these names? No, we’re not talking Hollywood blockbusters. These are street names for fentanyl, an incredibly powerful drug that’s growing in popularity for its intense, short-lived highs. According...
by Bostec | Jun 14, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use
In a recent post, we mentioned that families can help teens kick drug habits by providing moral support, rules, structure and supervision, and by engaging teens in family-based treatment approaches. It’s scary to know that your teen is experimenting, but it is...
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 | 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....
