SOME DETAILS ABOUT AMPHETAMINE OR “SPEED” HIGHS
If you grew up in the era of big drug culture (the 1960s through the 1990s) or have known someone who has indulged in these substances, then you are probably aware of the term “speed.” From the scientific perspective, medical professionals refer to this classification of drugs as amphetamines, synthetic substances designed to stimulate the […]
EXPOSING THE MYTHS BEHIND METHADONE CLINICS
Have you ever heard of a methadone clinic? Most likely, you will answer “no” or “maybe” after hearing this question, and that is understandable. Unless you work at one of these locations or have suffered from severe forms of drug addiction, the chances are slim that you have ever heard of these facilities (much less […]
WHAT SPECIFIC TRIGGERS CAN CAUSE AN ADDICT TO EXPERIENCE A RELAPSE?
After undergoing a painful experience with withdrawal and detox and undergoing continuous therapy for a serious behavior disorder, you can understand why drug addicts suffer from a great quantity of stress. After all, besides the physical and psychological pain, they have to live in fear that (perhaps for a time) they may sink back into […]
THE GRIM REALITY OF CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS AND THE RISK OF OPIOID ADDICTION
When you consider the facts, doctors (nowadays) might have one of the most difficult, stressful, and mind-numbing jobs on the planet. Over the course of their careers, they literally hold patients lives in the palms of their hands and have to make split-second decisions about dishing out medications. So, imagine the difficulty of deciding whether […]
THE BRUTAL REALITY OF HOW DRUG ABUSE CAN INSTIGATE DATING VIOLENCE
Researchers around the world will strongly emphasize how drugs can wreak havoc on your body and can potentially ruin your relationships with your family members and friends. Still, have you ever considered how a person falls victim to relationship abuse due to the aggressive, demanding, and (at times) psychotic behavior of a formerly loving partner? The […]
METH-RELAPSE PREVENTION STUDIES COULD HELP OPIOID ABUSERS AND ADDICTS
For decades, the United States has suffered from the infectious grip of the Opioid Crisis. In fact, in 2015 alone, officials reported that an estimated 2 million Americans (ages 12 and older) had developed an addiction to prescription opioids, while nearly 117,000 people died from opioid-related overdoses from 2015 to 2016. Now, consider that (on […]
CONSIDERING THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF A DRUG RELAPSE
Whenever a person is undergoing treatment for drug addiction and has finally succeeded, one of their worst nightmares (waking or asleep) is falling into a relapse, a deadly moment where a person returns to their drug of choice. While most of us would like to dream that rehabilitation is 100% effective, the sad fact of […]
WHY SELF DETOXING FROM ALCOHOL CAN BE DANGEROUS AND INEFFECTIVE
Once people realize their drinking has gotten out of hand and recognize that they have a problem, many of them attempt to do a thing that sounds like it should be fairly easy. Stop drinking. Either gradually or all at once, many people attempt to detox themselves without having any idea of the potentially disastrous […]
WHAT IS ROCK BOTTOM?
There is a common misconception that one must hit “rock bottom” in order to seek professional help for addiction or substance abuse. That fallacy is simply just not true. Not only is it hard to quantify or qualify rock bottom, but it is not an absolute circumstance. In medical literature, “rock bottom” is the notion […]
SOME SCARY FACTS ABOUT KROKODIL
Some frightening drugs, from illegal marijuana to highly addictive opioids, are currently plaguing the streets of the United States. Now, reports indicate an especially dangerous drug may have been creeping into our cities. Recent reports have revealed that several addicts from Arizona had suffered severe lesions and rotting flesh, side effects that are commonly associated […]