Drug addiction prevention is the key to saving lives, but overdose prevention is the next best thing when you can’t stop addicts from using. And California lawmakers agree. Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 635 into law in California, allowing Naloxone, also known as Narcan, […]
The latest drug to hit the emergency rooms is Desomorphine, also known as Krokodil Drug on the streets, but this one is as dangerous as it gets. Time Magazine calls it, “The World’s Most Dangerous Drug.” There’s never a shortage of ways people take illegal […]
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that affects many things, most notably pleasure, which plays a role in our mental health. When the brain is functioning properly, we receive a positive reward in the form of pleasure from dopamine induced by eating, drinking, sex […]
This post was originally written in September 2013. Since that time, we have seen heroin go from a drug that was starting to show up in unlikely places to where we are today in the midst of a full-blown epidemic in the United States. Heroin […]
According to statistics provided by The National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 23 million U.S. citizens over the age of 12 were addicted to an illegal or prescribed drug in 2011. Marijuana was the most commonly abused drug, with prescription pain relievers and tranquilizers representing […]
Abusing or misusing drugs is one of the worst things for your body. Drug abuse can negatively affect your liver, heart, and lungs. What many people don’t realize is that it can also do a number on your teeth. If you regularly abuse drugs, you […]
The development of an addiction is hard to fight, particularly when an individual denies that he or she has a problem. Although denial may not seem harmful, it presents a problem when fighting addiction and seeking appropriate help. Potential Problems With Denial Denying that […]
A recent segment on The Today Show about the untimely death of “Glee” star Cory Monteith highlights the changing face of the “typical” heroin user. After missing his checkout time at a Vancouver hotel, staff entered Monteith’s room and discovered his body. The coroner’s office […]
Opioid addiction is a key constituent of opioid dependence, which occurs when an individual is incapable of stopping the use of opiate drugs such as morphine, heroin, hydrocodone and oxycodone, to name a few. This is a complicated disorder, but make no mistake, it can […]
Drug addiction is a complex illness that is characterized by intense and, in severe cases, uncontrollable drug cravings. Drug users are often engaged in compulsive drug seeking and use persistent methods and illicit activities for instant gratification. While it often begins with a voluntary act […]
