Taking too much of any drug can mean death by overdose. This is true even of alcohol. The Centers for Disease Control[1] (CDC) explains, “Alcohol poisoning deaths are caused by drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time. This can result in very high levels of alcohol in the body, which … Continue reading Deadly Combinations: Which Drug and Alcohol Combos Kill?
July 16, 2012
Every so often, a new trend in treatment hits the drug rehab community and sets everyone a buzz – the more controversial, the better. One of the latest has got it all: projectile vomiting, Buddhist monks and a secret tonic. And it’s all in the name of drug addiction treatment. The Connection Between Buddhist Healing … Continue reading Thai Monks, Projectile Vomiting and Drug Addiction Recovery?
May 18, 2012
The issue of opiate addiction in Massachusetts is reaching such dangerous levels that policemen in certain areas of the state have taken to carrying the drug Narcan which reverses the effects of an opiate overdose – currently the most deadly class of prescription meds. Sometimes officers even give out doses to loved ones of addicts, … Continue reading US Representative Attempts Preemptive Strike on Drug Abuse
March 27, 2012
“Meet the Parents Hour” is a live chat on The Partnership for Drugfree.org’s Facebook page. Each month, the nonprofit organization features a different guest who shares their own story of addiction and answers questions from the audience on the topics of substance abuse and recovery. They are currently featuring award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern who some … Continue reading Celebrity Chef Provides Hope Through Drugfree.org for Those Affected by Addiction
February 26, 2012
In group therapy sessions at crystal meth rehabs across the country, patients share their drug histories and the specifics of how they knew they had hit rock bottom. Unfortunately, many patients find that they have one grueling experience in common: trauma that was defined by turning tricks or being forced into the sex trade to … Continue reading The Connection Between Prostitution and Crystal Meth Addiction
February 12, 2012
Families that have a member who struggles with addiction to alcohol or other drugs are tasked daily with a Herculean feat – walking the fine line between showing compassion and doing what is best for them; that is, showing tough love by not aiding or enabling them in their addiction. This is not an easy … Continue reading How to Stop Enabling Your Addicted Family Member
January 20, 2012
Researchers know heroin addictions respond to detox and talk therapy, but the importance of environment may be getting short changed. A decades-old study of Vietnam soldiers sheds new information on the ways environment affects heroin addiction. The study began in 1971 after two congressmen visited soldiers in Vietnam. When Robert Steele and Morgan Murphy returned … Continue reading What We Can Learn From the Vietnam War and Heroin Addiction
January 18, 2012
The focus is often on how drug addiction hurts the addict, but the fact is, there are few acts more selfish than drug abuse and addiction. The impact on communities where the drugs are produced, the individuals coerced into trafficking the drugs across borders, the cost to the community where they are used and the … Continue reading Drug Addiction is Selfish
December 14, 2011
On This Page: The Pros Do These Pro-Testing Arguments Stand? The Cons Do These Anti-Testing Arguments Stand? According to CNN and a number of other news sources, Florida officials once took quick strides toward implementing a new program that would require potential recipients of cash aid and welfare to undergo drug testing when they apply. Some think … Continue reading Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients: Pros and Cons
July 8, 2011
Father John Corapi has been accused of drug addiction and sexual improprieties and has been forced to cancel multiple Catholic Charities fundraising events as a result. While the sexual misconduct may not surprise many readers, the reports of drug addiction may be somewhat scandalous. The charges, made by a former employee, have rocked the Illinois … Continue reading Priest Accused of Drug Addiction and Other Scandals
April 22, 2011
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