http://uritox.com/uriblog Drug Testing Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:18:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With all the problems with fake tweets on celebrity deaths, the first question would be "Is Corey Haim really dead?"  Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Corey Haim, a former teen heartthrob who struggled with drug abuse, has died.  He was 38, and the cause of death is unknown. Police say an autopsy ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=61 CHARLESTON — Making waves with it a second year running, Delegate Craig Blair offered “a new and improved” drug testing plan for welfare recipients Wednesday, prompting the usual storm of protest, along with a special prayer from his chief critic.Blair became a news item on a number of major cable ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=60 Here we are again folks!  Another year has passed and hopefully it was a good one for you.  I would love to say, "good one for all", however, some of the stories we've heard and read in the news just don't seem to make it possible.  Methamphetamine is again on ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=58 Tinker Cooper's son died from a heroin overdose after suffering addictions to Ecstasy and other substances. She recounts how losing her son to drugs affected her entire family. "Every parent needs to be educated… If a kid says 'let's go rolling tonight,' parent(s) assume they're going rollerblading…they're not. They're doing Ecstasy."Tinker ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=57 Here’s what Hope had to say about: How she found out her children were using… I’d noticed two of my three children were using around seventh or eighth grade and this took place because the principal of the school that they were going to called me in for a private session; didn’t ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=56 "I see now that I was expecting to continue this imaginary party I had constantly been chasing, but once you're unable to get through a day without using, the party is over."Lauren started experimenting with marijuana when she was 13 but didn't become a regular user until the following year ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=55 Karen Miotto, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funds her research in medication development for addictive disease. "Heroin addicts die at a rate of about 5% per year. That's the highest ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=54 Dr. Heiss spoke to DrugStory about the "huffing" death of his son, Wade. "Parents should begin educating their children about the dangers of misusing household products at the same time as they begin teaching them not to play ball in the street." "On December 23, five years ago, I was Christmas ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=53 Eames Yates is the Director/Producer of the HBO documentary about methamphetamine abuse: "Crank: Made in America." Methamphetamine, commonly known as "crank," "speed," and "meth," is an extremely powerful stimulant with a high potential for abuse.1 It usually comes in the form of a white crystalline powder and is snorted, injected, smoked, ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=52 Despite accusations of drug use flying back and forth between Linda Hogan, her ex Hulk Hogan and their daughter Brooke Hogan, it seems the mom of two is clean, according to her rep, Gary Smith. The statement reads: "Linda Hogan responded to Hulk and Brooke Hogan's public drug test challenge by ... http://uritox.com/uriblog/?p=51