132 posts tagged Drug Addiction - Substance Abuse

Last week we read about undercover cops sniffing out drug dealers at San Diego State University, this week it’s drug-sniffing dogs on patrol just a few miles north at Fallbrook High School, in Fallbrook, CA.  It looks like the search and destroy mission for drugs on campus is getting serious - and

In regions of Texas such as Fort Worth, you will find options for rapid detox and even something known as ultra rapid detox. These options, as the name suggest, are engineered at making the detox process quicker making the person feel little or no withdrawal symptoms at all.

Prescription drugs have become quite popular as substances of abuse in the last ten years. Ironically, some of the drugs which are used for drug addiction treatment in Georgia and in other American states have addictive effects of their own.

There are various substances that have been contribution factors for the problem of drug addiction in Arizona. The commonly abused substances for several decades now have been cocaine, heroin and the locally produced marijuana. (more…)

Fighting Withdrawal Methadone Abuse & Addiction & Testing May 14th 2008admindetox Methadone is a prescription medication that is used to treat severe pain. It also helps those addicted to heroin to cease their use of the drug without experiencing horrendous withdrawal symptoms.

“No way I’ll take that pill,” muttered the young man in his 30s, who had admitted himself voluntarily to the Psychiatric Institute’s adult treatment center because of cocaine abuse. “Why not,” I inquired, watching his protruding cheekbones and wondering whether his frail frame and skinny features were complications of his cocaine abuse.

North Carolina shows markedly different drug abuse and drug addiction trends in comparison with the other states of America. Unlike other states, North Carolina does not have a major heroin addiction problem.

It’s been a little over a year since my first post to this blog. To say that it’s been a rough year would be putting it mildly. It’s been such a God-awful year that for much of it I simply did not have the energy to write about it. Events in the past year with J.

PAINKILLER – IRELAND Over-the-counter addictions soaring, doctor warns – Independent IRELAND spent a staggering €21m on the codeine-based painkiller Solpadeine last year and experts are warning of a growing addiction to the drug.

Pennsylvania’s drug addiction problem is quite different from that of the other states of America. The trends indicate that unlike most states, Pennsylvania does not have a prevalence of the newer club drugs.