New Reports on Lindsay Lohan Draw An Acc...

Although the wealth of reporting on Lindsay Lohan’s continuing struggle with addiction never seems entirely (or even half) true, it has brought to light a lot of interesting information on drugs and drug use.  Take Adderall for example. Adderall has seeped into public consciousness over the past 25 years.  As a drug to deal with ADHD, it has been very popular and is frequently prescribed.  There are two types – IR and XR (instant release and extended release, respectively). Its misuse is also well known.  It is a popular study aid at many colleges to help...

Adderall and Drug Tests: What Drug Adde...

When stars fail drug tests, they attract a lot of attention and in most cases, their reputation seems to go down. The same is true of the average person too – nobody looks forward to failing a drug test. Well, with the rise of prescription drug use and abuse, more and more people are facing a drug test failure.  Someone taking prescription Adderall can take a standard urine test and find out they’re positive! When taking Adderall, you will come up positive for amphetamines in a test.  Informally known as speed, it was a popular drug especially in the 60s and...

Does Xanax Show Up On Drug Tests? The A...

Does Xanax show up on drug tests?  The short answer is:  yes.  And here is why. Xanax, also known as Alprazolam, is a benzodiazepine.  This is a major category of drugs that includes other “downers” such as Valium and Klonopin.  Benzodiazepines have been around since the 1950s, and they present some significant withdrawal risks.  So for practical reasons it is certainly no surprise that a Xanax Drug Test exists. If you are on a benzodiazepine of any kind (Klonopin, Xanax, Valium, Ativan, etc.) the Xanax Drug Test will record a positive.  It can detect...

US: Illegal Drug Capital of the World

We’re number #1…according to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) (via Talk Radio News Service) the US is still the “largest market for illegal drugs in the world” with marijuana and drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin the most widely used. Are you shocked that the United States takes this title?  Consider that an estimated 20%  of people in the US have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons.  Considering the US population that’s not a small number of people. It seems that Americans have decided to make their own decisions...

Vicodin – The (Almost) Illegal Dru...

Vicodin is a trademarked pain reliever, popular and fairly well-known in America. Its component parts are hydrocodone and paracetamol (aka acetaminophen) [interesting fact: acetaminophen increases the effect of the hydrocodone. You might think it would be the other way around, since acetaminophen is best known to us as Tylenol, but that is not the case]. Anyway, Vicodin is not your average pain-reliever; unlike ibuprofen, which is an unscheduled drug, Vicodin is a Schedule III drug, meaning it could cause moderate or low physical dependence, or a high psychological...