What’s the Best Drug Rehab for Methamphetamine Addiction in Bronx, New York?
Question by ABRIL B: What’s the best drug rehab for methamphetamine addiction in Bronx, New York?
My boyfriend needs help very bad. He’s hooked on methamphetamine and its already affecting our relationship and his job too. I am afraid that something bad might happen to him. What’s… Continue reading
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Makes Progress
Prescription drug abuse task force makes progress
Enough hydrocodone was prescribed in 2010 to keep everyone in the U.S. medicated around-the-clock for 30 days. In late December, the Indiana Attorney General's Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force made efforts to tackle the prescription drug abuse …
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My Conversation With Jamie Lee Curtis: Drug Addiction in America – Huffington Post
My Conversation With Jamie Lee Curtis: Drug Addiction in America – Huffington Post
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My Conversation With Jamie Lee Curtis: Drug Addiction in America Huffington Post Tonight on PBS, I have an open and transparent conversation with award-winning actress and best-selling children's author Jamie Lee Curtis. The star candidly discusses her… Continue reading |
Doc: My State in Addiction Stranglehold
Doc: My state in addiction stranglehold
That same data indicated we had one of the highest rates of prescription drug addiction among adolescents and young adults in the country. We still do. It's only been recently that the rest of the country has awakened to this crisis. In 2011, the… Continue reading
Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism
Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism
Scientists with the Universite de Bordeaux in France discovered in a new study that food and marijuana cravings share the same neural mechanism in the human brain. The team found that the same receptors light up in mice when they are deprived… Continue reading
My Mom Has a Drug Addiction Problem. This Addiction Is Destroying Our Relationship.?
Question by Brook 425: My mom has a drug addiction problem. This addiction is destroying our relationship.?
My mom has a drug addiction problem. This addiction is destroying our relationship. I ‘m not sure what to do about this problem.
How do I solve this dilemma? I live near Cane… Continue reading
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Highlights Heroin Addiction in US
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death highlights heroin addiction in US
His loss marks the latest celebrity death in recent years linked to drugs. Cory Monteith, star of "Glee," also died of a heroin overdose, and Heath Ledger died in 2008 of prescription drug abuse — including opiate painkillers. Yet, the problem… Continue reading
Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism
Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism
Scientists with the Universite de Bordeaux in France discovered in a new study that food and marijuana cravings share the same neural mechanism in the human brain. The team found that the same receptors light up in mice when they are deprived… Continue reading
The Grip of Addiction Impacts the Whole Family
The grip of addiction impacts the whole family
SALT LAKE CITY — Substance abuse experts said the number of people seeking treatment for heroin addiction in Utah has been growing for seven years, an indication of the continued struggle facing families and the ones they are trying to help. The… Continue reading
In War Against Prescription Drug Abuse, a Bright Spot Is Seen
In War Against Prescription Drug Abuse, a Bright Spot is Seen
Millions of people across the country have struggled with addictions to prescription drugs, and there are many resources available to individuals who want help. Image courtesy NYS Health Department. With everyone from federal health officials to Queens …
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