Category: Drug Abuse
Research Finds Drug Abuse Associated With Instinctive Need For Salt
September 5, 2011
A study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sheds new light on the mechanism of addiction to cocaine and opiate drugs such as heroin. A team combining neuroscientists from Duke University Medical Center and Melbourne University observed the effects in [...]
Legal Drugs of Addiction: How to Stop Them from Destroying Your Life
August 26, 2011
There are a number of substances that can alter your perception and get you high that are perfectly legal and not yet regulated by the FDA. Bath salts, salvia, spice and a wide range of synthetic cannabinoids are just a few of the most recently [...]
Fergie Talks About Her Crystal Meth Addiction Struggle
August 24, 2011
Fergie, singer for the Black Eyed Peas, recently discussed her addiction to crystal meth and talked about the highs and lows of addiction as well as her struggle to kick the habit. Crystal Meth Addiction Ups and Downs When looking back on her time spent [...]
Is Your Teen Smoking Marijuana?
August 19, 2011
For some parents, the fear of marijuana and the loss of focus and concentration at school that comes with teen marijuana addiction and abuse looms large in their minds. For other parents, marijuana is far less intimidating than the idea that their teen may be [...]
Prescription Drug Rehab: Are You Addicted to Your Medication?
August 12, 2011
You went to the doctor with a chronic pain issue: your back, the recurrence of an old injury, an acute injury caused by an accident or surgery. The prescription you got worked in the beginning, but then you needed a higher dosage in order to [...]
Anti-Heroin Addiction Billboard Makes Waves
July 4, 2011
One county is making moves to wipe out heroin addiction – with a billboard that is causing quite a stir among the neighbors. Does the billboard depict someone dying as a result of heroin addiction? Dealing with an infection due to injecting the drug? Contracting [...]
Codependency Versus Enabling: What’s the Difference in Drug Addiction Recovery?
June 29, 2011
‘Codependent’ and ‘enabling.’ These two terms are none too pleasant for those who stand by their addicted loved ones. Spouses are often placed in the tough position of having to decide how they’re going to handle the addiction of a loved one. If this describes [...]
Should Social Drug Dealers be Treated Differently than Drug Traffickers?
June 27, 2011
Drug traffickers are treated harshly in the United States judicial system. Mandatory sentences are often more than 25 years in some cases, depending upon the amount of drug seized in the arrest and the number of prior arrests. But drug dealers – while they’re street [...]
Former Wrestling Star Big Van Vader Discusses Past Alcoholism, Prescription Drug Addiction
June 24, 2011
Big Van Vader was a legend during his wrestling career with WCW and WWE. In a recent interview, he talks about why that career ended, how it spawned an addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers, and how that addiction ended his marriage and put him [...]
Paulina Porizkova Talks About Former Drug Addiction
June 22, 2011
She was one of the biggest supermodels of her decade, and little has been heard of her professionally since she stopped making calendars and doing swimsuit shoots on island beaches, but Paulina Porizkova has been doing quite a bit in the past few years. Now [...]
