Category: Drug Treatment

Family members who live with someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol are tasked daily with a Herculean feat – walking the fine line between loving the person without aiding or enabling them in their addiction. It’s not easy. Half of you wants more than anything [...]

Back in 1971, Robert Steele from Connecticut and Morgan Murphy from Illinois visited Vietnam in their capacity as United States congressman. They returned with some unexpected news, estimating that about 15 percent of the US troops serving in Vietnam were living with an active heroin [...]

One woman’s recent experience with bath salts is not only nightmarish but serves as a cautionary tale against the abuse of illicit substances. A term used to describe a number of synthetic drugs made from chemicals that provide a stimulant-like high, bath salts are banned [...]

Prescription drug addiction is not a new problem, though it has increased in severity in the past decade. Ever since doctors have been giving medications to patients for the treatment of different ailments, prescribed drugs have been abused and people have developed addictions as a [...]

State budgets have been in crisis for decades but since the recession, more and more states have had to cut important community services. Drug addiction treatment services have almost inevitably been put on the chopping block, alongside state parks, school supplies, teacher’s salaries, and more. [...]

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, 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 [...]

Cocaine rehab – especially the treatment programs that offer the best addiction treatment and medical care available – can be expensive, and many who know that they desperately need cocaine addiction treatment refuse to enroll because of the costs. The fact is that anyone can [...]

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 [...]

Are you living with heroin addiction? Is fear of dealing with the withdrawal symptoms at a heroin detox keeping you from getting the treatment you need? The good news is that there are a few different types of heroin detox to choose from, making it [...]