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Pain in the Nation 2024: the Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths

by Department of Biology July 31, 2024

Since alcohol and GBH compete for CYP2E1 (GHBD), alcohol, depending on its concentration, reduces GBH degradation and ensuing increase in its blood concentrations [215]. Chronic, heavy alcohol consumption induces the activity of CYP2E1, resulting in a decrease in GHB concentrations. Overall adverse effects depend on the variability among users and Read more »

Pain In The Nation 2024 report reveals encouraging down trend in drug, alcohol, suicide deaths

by Department of Biology

The depressant effects of alcohol can mask the stimulant properties of meth, leading to a potentially dangerous situation. Users may experience an increased risk of overdose, as they may not be aware of the true intensity of the meth’s effects on their body. It is highly addictive because it causes Read more »

How Drunk Driving Can Be Prevented

by Department of Biology April 10, 2023

It’s all too easy for us to forget that when we get behind the wheel of a car, we are accepting the risk of bodily harm to ourselves and to others. We have sadly become desensitized to the endemic of car crashes as cars are the most widely used mode Read more »

Mixing Ambien and Alcohol: Can You Drink on Ambien?

by Department of Biology April 7, 2023

However, when individuals misuse Ambien or take it with other substances, the risk of severe side effects or developing a substance use disorder (SUD) increases. Central nervous system (CNS) depressants are a class of drugs that suppress nervous system activity and create relaxing and anti-anxiety effects. CNS depressants include sedatives, Read more »

Drunk Driving Statistics and Resources