drug abuse

Drug Expo Sparks Conversation About Addiction, Finding Help

Drug expo sparks conversation about addiction, finding help
"I knew our area had a drug problem. I just didn't know to what extent. Erika's death changed that," the state legislator said. Smith's death sparked conversations with his constituents who also faced drug addiction and death in their own families… Continue reading

How to Get Goverment Help for Depression?

Question by jewels: How to get goverment help for depression?
I am 18 and depressed. I was wondering if there is anyway I can get goverment help to cover anti depressents? I live in Utah, if anyone has a number or knows exactly what to do. I really… Continue reading

Where to Go for Pet Scan and Drug Abuse Recovery?

Question by Machi: Where to go for pet scan and drug abuse recovery?
I am a first generation immigrant and have no experience or any idea of how to get help for my 21 year old son’s drug and alcohol addiction. 3 months ago he came to… Continue reading

Graphic Images Show Impact of Drug Addiction Over Time

Graphic images show impact of drug addiction over time
Graphic anti-smoking ads have proven effective for discouraging smoking. Now, an antidrug campaign produced by the Web site Rehabs.com is presenting graphic ads that illustrate the rapid downward transformation of drug abusers over time. The multimedia …
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Heroin Problem Addressed at Community Discussion

Heroin problem addressed at community discussion
The Community Conversation on Heroin Abuse at Burgettstown High School brought together members of the attorney general's office, local law enforcement officers, school administrators and the Washington County Drug and Alcohol Association to raise …
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Al-Amal Hospital Combats Drug Addiction Among Young Men and Women

Al-Amal Hospital combats drug addiction among young men and women
ADDICTION among young women is considered to be a sensitive issue in Saudi Arabia as it is considered to be deviant conduct in the Kingdom’s conservative society. For this reason, the state has struggled to find solutions to stop drug… Continue reading

Drug Addiction- Prescription?

Question by TommyBBaLL: Drug Addiction- prescription?
My brother is addicted to oxy contin and has been for the passed 7 years. He has messed up repeatedly, and always comes up with a new bullshit story to explain to my mother and stepfather. They have known about his addiction… Continue reading

Sources for Prescription Drugs Often Come From Friends and Family

Sources For Prescription Drugs Often Come From Friends And Family
Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, the new study emphasizes the need for mitigation efforts that target physicians' prescribing habits – particularly for individuals at highest danger for overdose. “Many …
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Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State

Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
Starting with the first sentence of its report on a two-year study of New Jersey’s drug problems, the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse doesn’t mince words … problem is his insistence that addiction is not a choice or… Continue reading

Adderall Gives Me Both Mental and Physical Energy Does That Mean I Am Abusing the Drug at Only 10 Mg a Day?

Question by Linda: adderall gives me both mental and physical energy does that mean I am abusing the drug at only 10 mg a day?

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Answer by Kaz
No matter the dosage, Adderall is a stimulant, related to the amphetamines. Those effects are to be… Continue reading