Recently, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finished its survey results on drug use in the US. The results showed some encouraging improvements along with some concerning statistics. The number of individuals using methamphetamines over the age of 12 has dropped by over 50% in the 4 years from 2006 to 2010. For people in the US over age 12, the results showed 22.6 million illicit drug users in the US, which is actually increased from 2008. Over half of those who used prescription narcotics for a non-medical reason got them from either a friend or relative who just gave the drugs to them for free.

Ankle pain refers to pain in one or both of the ankles due to injury or any other disorder causing swelling. Ankle pain is also known as ankle sprain or twisted ankle. There are various reasons why ankle pain can arise. But, it is very difficult to specify some specific reasons behind unusual pain in the ankles.

Doctors say that there has been an increased use of medical marijuana, both legally and illegally (depending on the jurisdiction) by elderly patients. Considering the age factor, there is no possibility of this group resorting to the use of harder drugs because their primary use of medical marijuana is only to help them cope with the symptoms of their problems and health complications.

Medical Marijuana offers sufferers of chronic back pain a new solution, Medical Marijuana, that often ensures complete relief from this painful condition. Chronic back pain is a common problem in people between the ages of 30 and 50 and usually occurs due to the normal and natural process of age-related deterioration that is often related to stress. It is one of the most common ailments that are observed by doctors across the globe.

A foot drop represents a patient’s inability to dorsiflex the foot (flex the foot towards the sky). There are a number of reasons it happens, and this article discusses foot drop that occurs from any reason outside of spine surgery. For instance, it can be the result of a spinal cord injury, stroke, tumor, or compression/injury to either the peroneal nerve or the lumbar nerve root itself.