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The Truth About Pharm Parties

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...

13 comments    health family children
Are your Teens at Risk?88

Teens at Risk

Are your Teens at Risk? Ah... the teenage years. Time to expand your wings a bit and test the boundaries with your parents. Unfortunately, many teens take the "experimental" years too far, resulting in...

11 comments    parenting drugs alcohol
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Drug Addiction Treatment: Suboxone & Subutex

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...

88 comments    health drugs addiction
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Jack3d - Dangerous and Addictive Supplement?

Manufacturers are fiercely competing to make the most powerful pre-workout supplement possible (or at least make you believe it is). Each new supplement to hit the market seems to make bigger claims. Many...

20 comments    health fitness exercise
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How to confront someone who is in denial about an addiction?

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...

10 comments    health life relationships
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How To Spot & Prevent Drug Abuse In Pregnant Women - LSD & PCP

LSD(Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)Street Names: Acid, Blotters, Cubes, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Microdots, Sugar.What It Does: LSD is a hallucinogen, a drug that not only affects the central nervous...

11 comments    pregnancy marijuana drug abuse
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How To Spot & Prevent Drug Abuse In Pregnant Women - Amphetamines & Barbiturates

AMPHETAMINES(including methamphetamines, dextroamphetamines and similar products such as Preludin)Street Names: Bennies, Black Beauties, Copilots, Crystal Meth, Dexies, Lid Poppers, Meth, Pep Pills, Speed,...

0 comments    pregnancy marijuana drug abuse
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Am I addicted? Take the APA 7 questions test.

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. ...

1 comment    alcoholism drug abuse alcohol abuse test
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Psychoactive Drugs: Physical Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms

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.

15 comments    health drugs alcohol
Don't let addiction destroy one more day. Contact an interventionist now.84

Drug Abuse: How to Stage an Intervention

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...

1 comment    health family counseling
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