drug abuse

How Do You Think the ATP/WTA Can Straighten Out This Whole “Substance Abuse” Ordeal?

Question by ?exicanha‡dancer: How do you think the ATP/WTA can straighten out this whole “substance abuse” ordeal?
Clearly this past year we have seen tremendous ammounts of incidents from Gasquet’s Kiss of Death to Agassi’s revelation. And now players are being unjustly punished for “suspicious” behaviours? Its like arresting… Continue reading

Drug Treatment Centers Hawaii

Bath salts a dangerous drug

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According to National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora D. Volkow, MD, calls to poison control centers rose from 236 in the entire year 2010 to over 250 in the first two months of 2011. A Drug Enforcement Adminstration… Continue reading

I Need This Paraphrased Please. I Don’t Know How to Paraphrase, and Online Help Isn’t Workin.?

Question by xXx_Cyber_Doll_xXx: I need this paraphrased please. I don’t know how to paraphrase, and online help isn’t workin.?
drug addiction and drug abuse, chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Traditional definitions of addiction,… Continue reading

Drug and Alcohol Rehabs: Tips on How to Go About the Drug and Alcohol Rehab Process

After the great achievement of starting the substance free life comes one other very delicate part of the journey to complete drug and alcohol rehab. Let’s agree on the fact that there is a great difference between taking the decision to do away with addicting substances and to effectively keeping… Continue reading

Sexual Freedom vs. Sexual Addiction: The Gay Male Conundrum

Sexual Freedom vs. Sexual Addiction: The Gay Male Conundrum

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Anecdotal evidence suggests that for a majority of sex addicts, especially gay male sex addicts, the “secondary drug of choice” is crystal methamphetamine. Meth is by far the most dangerous and troublesome drug to have… Continue reading

Teen Hooked on K2 Finally Gets Into Drug Rehab Treatment Facility WITH VIDEO

Teen hooked on K2 finally gets into drug rehab treatment facility WITH VIDEO

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By JERRY WOLFFE After being addicted for some two years to K2, a designer drug which makes some users act psychotic, a 17-year-old is in a rehabilitation facility. The teen's father, Bill Miskokomon… Continue reading

Cop Talk: Prescription Drug Abuse Is Serious Problem

Cop talk: Prescription drug abuse is serious problem

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What kinds of prescription drugs are being abused and what should I look out for? Prescription drug abuse can be broken down into three primary categories. The first category is opioids. Opioids are generally prescribed as… Continue reading

Meth Addiction, Drug-Related Crimes Plague an Indian Reservation

Meth Addiction, Drug-Related Crimes Plague an Indian Reservation

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Looking back, he says he wasted most of his life on drugs. “I've never been off of parole,” he said. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of his face. He has been drug-free for 23… Continue reading

Drug Addiction: Alarm Over Plan to Dock Benefits of Alcoholics and Addicts Who Reject Help – the Guardian

Alarm over plan to dock benefits of alcoholics and addicts who reject help – The Guardian

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Leading addiction charities have expressed deep concerns over government plans to cut the benefits of people suspected of suffering from alcoholism or drug addiction who refuse treatment for their condition.… Continue reading

Drug Addiction: Experts Debate New Labels for Alcohol, Drug Addiction – nola.com

Experts Debate New Labels for Alcohol, Drug Addiction – nola.com

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Special to The Washington Post. What’s in a name? That’s a question that experts are wrestling with as they prepare to revise the diagnostic manual that spells out the criteria for addiction and other substance-use problems.… Continue reading