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91Drug Addiction Treatment: Suboxone & Subutex
by becauseilive
For a long time, methadone detox or methadone maintenance coupled with Narcotics Anonymous meetings was the only way to treat drug abuse long-term on an outpatient basis. Clients with a bed at an inaptient... published 14 months ago
85The List of the Famous Who Have Died for Their Addictions
by St.James
Those are people who died, died Those are people who died, died Those are people WHO died, died They were all my friends They just died - Jim Carrol Elvis Presley- A medical examiner listed the cause of... published 2 months ago
85Psychoactive Drugs: Physical Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms
by Maddie Ruud
Psychoactive drugs can be classed into three main categories: stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens. The effects and withdrawal symptoms of popular drugs from each category can be found below. published 14 months ago
84The Truth About Methadone Treatment: Myths Dispelled
by becauseilive
According to Emmett Velten, Ph. D., rumors thrive under two conditions: high emotion, and a lack of education. "The rumors and mythology surrounding methadone treatment may differ from normal rumors, because... published 14 months ago
82Drug Abuse: How to Stage an Intervention
by becauseilive
For those who haven't seen the "Intervention" true life documentary series on A&E, an intervention is a counseling technique designed to encourage someone who is suffering from addiction to seek professional... published 12 months ago
81The Truth About Pharm Parties
by Lela Davidson
You may have heard the recent buzz about the term ‘Pharm Parties', which refers to a party where kids pilfer through Mom and Dad's medicine cabinet for any prescription medicines and then take them to a... published 17 months ago
80How to confront someone who is in denial about an addiction?
by Elouise
Addictions cause people to behave in ways that they normally wouldn't. Whether it is drug addiction, alcoholism, sex addiction or any other addictive behaviour, it eventually causes harm and distress to family... published 11 months ago
80Am I addicted? Take the APA 7 questions test.
by recovering addict
The line between use and abuse, and between abuse and addiction get seem a bit fuzzy at times, and especially when your mind may be a lot clouded by regular intoxication and the effects of drugs or alcohol. ... published 13 months ago
79Beware of Kids Using Cold Medicine to Get High
by Lela Davidson
Cold Medicine abuse is not a new practice, but some believe it's on the rise. In a 2006 survey, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA gave us numbers. That year about 5% of... published 9 months ago
77The New Threat: Over the Counter Drug Abuse
by becauseilive
Written by: Jaclyn Popola In the 1960s and 1970s, we had the marijuana plant and hallucinogens like LSD. In the 1980s, crack cocaine infested much of the United State's urban areas. In the 1990's, MDMA... published 16 months ago
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