Cocaine Use by College Students and Celebrities
By Dennis Soinski – Cocaine Use Increases An article entitled “Cocaine Epidemic Feared As Cocaine Deaths Nearly Double In Florida Over Past 5 Years” was featured on the “Medical News Today” website on October 21, 2006. Not surprisingly, the information contained in this article was quite disconcerting. For instance, one of the key points in [...]
Detox From Heroin
By Art Coburn – One thing is for sure – heroin does not care about the color of your skin, how old you are, or where you come from. The bottom line is it does not matter whether you smoke, snort, or shoot heroin because if you use it long enough there will be consequences. [...]
Prescription Drug Abuse
By Jennifer Bailey – When a prescription drug is used in quantities more than the recommended dosage or when not required, it is termed drug abuse. Painkillers, tranquilizers and anti-anxiety drugs are some of the most commonly abused prescription drugs. Generally, patients take medicines as prescribed by their doctors. When taken this way, there is [...]
Symptoms of Marijuana Addiction
By Ben Quick – Marijuana addiction in and of itself as just a concept is a controversial matter. To start off right, let’s take a look at what can be a working definition of what we mean: Marijuana addiction can be characterized by making a firm commitment or resolution to end usage of the substance, [...]
Prescription Drug Abuse Out of Control
By George D. Williams – The new drug of choice is not an illicit substance found only in the dark alley ways and parts of town known for criminal activity. Instead the hottest craze can be found in the medicine cabinet of any suburban home with well manicured lawns and picturesque neighborhoods. Prescription drug abuse [...]
Crystal Meth Drug Treatment
By Steve Hill – The alarming increase in the use of crystal meth addicts has contributed the much needed research into the demography and market of this drug. Research has shown that 10.4 million people 12 years and over have tried meth at least once in their lifetime. Approximately 1.3 million reported using meth over [...]
Dealing With Crack Cocaine Withdrawal
By Jim Oneil – Before we directly proceed on how to deal with crack cocaine withdrawal, let us first get ourselves fully acquainted with what crack cocaine is. If you are thinking that this drug is the ordinary cocaine, you are wrong. Although very similar to cocaine, this drug is processed as it is mixed [...]
Considerable Side Effects of Heroin Addiction
By Kshitiz Mahajan – Heroin is one of the most addictive and illegal drugs with various considerable side effects. Heroin normally attacks the brain, and stops the blood flow to the brain. Due to this, the brain loses control of body functions and it results with serious effects to the body. There are various result [...]
The Dangers Of Prescription Drug Abuse And How To Get Help
By Gabriel J. Adams – Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem throughout the country. The basic reasons for abusing prescription drugs are much the same as abusing any type of drug. For example, some people abuse prescription drugs so they can “loosen up,” while others do so in hopes of losing weight, having fun, [...]
Prescription Drug Abuse and Pill Withdrawal
By Peter Nisbet – Prescription Drug Abuse, or pill addiction as it is commonly called, and, ultimately, ‘pill withdrawal’ have been with us since doctors began prescribing drugs, but has become more widespread since the advent of the ‘repeat prescription’ or ‘refill’, whereby patients can have a prescription renewed without having to visit their doctor. [...]