WHAT ARE STREET DRUGS AND HOW DO THEY WORK?
Making the decision to use street drugs (also known as club drugs), is essentially making the decision to take a lot of extreme risks. These drugs are very dangerous; typically there’s no way to find out just how potent they are, or what else may possibly be in them. Even more so it is hazardous […]
HOW DRUGS ARE CLASSIFIED
The United States has established rigorous guidelines to ensure people receive the correct dose and the proper quantity of prescription drugs. After all, with the current problems with opioid addiction and marijuana use drifting through our country, officials are more than happy to place restrictions on potentially dangerous or illegal substances. Chances are when you […]
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND ADDICTION
It’s no secret that there is a direct correlation between childhood trauma and substance abuse. Unfortunately, not everyone takes the time to delve into a patient’s history in their attempt to address addiction. In a study conducted concerning highly traumatized individuals, 39% had a lifetime dependence on alcohol, and over 34% had a dependency on […]
ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS: A DEADLY COMBINATION
Being the most popular and widespread intoxicant in the United States (as well as in much of the world), alcohol has a high chance of being mixed with many other legal and illicit drugs. Alcohol is a highly reactive substance that affects numerous body systems, therefore it is very likely to encounter any other substances […]
THE TRUE VALUE OF VALIUM
Valium is an addictive benzodiazepine with longer-lasting effects than many other drugs in its class. Addiction to Valium can grow quickly if the drug is utilized in any way not advised by a doctor. Eventually, it becomes harder for a Valium abuser’s brain to function normally without the drug, yet some people addicted to this […]
THE TOP 6 MOST COMMON ADDICTIONS
Tobacco (nicotine) – Over 40 Million Nicotine addiction may not seem as harmful as various other addictions. This is likely because tobacco products are legal and easy to get, and the worst side effects of abusing them take time to develop. Tobacco use claims more lives than any other addictive substance. Many smokers can’t quit […]
ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ALCOHOLICS?
There is a stereotype in America about what a typical alcoholic looks like. However, studies from the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) put that belief to rest. These organizations conducted a national, clinical study originating from […]
Briefly Using Drugs Can Dismantle Brain Mechanisms
Overall, the fact of the matter is that no one knows they suffer from addiction until that fateful first sip of alcohol or first snort of cocaine. In fact, according to one report published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), that people only need to consume the smallest does of an addictive drug […]
Some Crazy Drugs You Can Only Find in Movies
Over the years, we moviegoers have been treated to films that showcase the horrors of addiction and have capitalized on comedic outcomes of drug use quite often, haven’t we? Remember the time that Cheech and Chong lit up a joint in Up in Smoke (1978)? Let’s also not forget the moment that Fenton traumatically withdrew […]
Crystal Meth Is a Wartime Drug
If you were to investigate a variety of illegal drugs on the market, you may be surprised to learn that many of these potent substances were not only approved for human consumption but were also legal at some point. For example, doctors (including a highly misled Sigmund Freud) proposed the medical benefits of cocaine, while […]
