I Need to Find a Low Cost or Free Drug Addiction Center or Services for My Husband.?
Question by Victoria: I need to find a low cost or free drug addiction center or services for my husband.?
My husband recently confessed to having an addiction to crystal meth and I have no clue how to help him he says he has tryed to quit… Continue reading
Why Do People Say Alcholism Is a Disease ?
Question by Dee: Why do people say alcholism is a disease ?
this kinda upsets me , because a disease is something that you have no control over that your body dose on it’s own , you have the choice to purchase alchol , you have the choice to go… Continue reading
Permanent Drop Box Keeps Drugs Off Street
Permanent drop box keeps drugs off street
Heroin is such a problem, he said, “we must use every means, including something as easy as the Drug Drop Box, to break the cycle of heroin addiction which continues to fuels other crimes in our county.” In the last National Prescription Drug… Continue reading
Weight Gain After Quitting Opiates?
Question by animalpet: Weight gain after quitting opiates?
I’m just wondering if it’s normal to gain weight after quitting opiates? And will everything go back to normal in time?
I had a short codeine addiction back in Feb. 2013, and finally quit in May of 2013. Went through… Continue reading
E-Cigarette Traders in Taiwan May Face Fines for 'Banned Drug'
E-cigarette traders in Taiwan may face fines for 'banned drug'
Vendors claiming that e-cigarettes help with addiction need to provide evidence from clinical trials or they could face steep fines of NT$ 600,000-$ 25 million (US$ 19,800-$ 825,200). The FDA said it will collaborate with the Health Promotion …… Continue reading
Drug Addiction Question\Problem?
Question by Crystl: Drug addiction questionproblem?
I’ve always been into loratab, percoset,etc.. not everyday but used to real bad in the past. Well my brother who is a heroin addict had some and said a small line would give me the loratab feeling but would last all… 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
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
It Is a Disease and Needs to Be Treated as Such
It Is a Disease and Needs to Be Treated as Such
Finally, there are effective medications that treat drug addiction by blocking the rewarding effects of drugs and decreasing drug cravings. Let’s examine each of these. A recent study of heroin addicts found that at the end of one year… Continue reading
Celebrities and Heroin Addiction: How It Happens
Celebrities and Heroin Addiction: How It Happens
hydroxyzine, which can be used to treat anxiety; and methocarbamol, a muscle relaxer. The drugs fit into a larger pattern both drug addiction experts described as a possible path toward addiction: using prescription drugs that lead to heroin use …
drug addiction –… Continue reading