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Heroin "Widely Available" Very Deadly
Heroin ‘Widely Available”, what exactly does that mean? We have talked a lot about Heroin in other articles and what effect Heroin has on our society. We know Heroin is an opiate and is synthesized from morphine. We also know that Heroin is extremely addictive and in so many cases, deadly.
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Lottery Addiction
Sports Betting, Scratch Cards and the Lottery, What do they have in common? When I thought about Gambling Addiction, I pretty much related this to Casino’s, Slot Machines, Poker Tables, Black Jack Tables, and Roulette etc. I never realized the different avenues this addiction can take. I’ve heard about Sports Betting, Scratch Cards and the Lottery, I just never thought about it when...
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Addicted to Common Everyday Household Products
Do you know what some of our young people and adults are doing with common everyday household products?
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Abuse of inhalants is an addiction that I’m a little familiar with. A friend of the family has suffered with this addiction among others for quite some time. I know that not only can this addiction consume your life, destroy you psychologically, physically and mentally, but it can... -
Understanding Gambling Addiction
How long has Gambling been around? The best I can come up with is that gambling has been part of the human culture for many years, possibly hundreds or thousands in one form or another. A set of ivory dice dating from before 1500 BC was discovered from Thebes, while specific writings mentioning gambling were found on a tablet in the Pyramid of Cheops.
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Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction on the Rise
With legends like Michael Jackson are dying due to prescription drug use, the United States is again becoming acutely aware of the prescription drug problem that exists. Approximately fifty million Americans, which include the teenage population, have utilized prescription drugs for uses that are not medical related.
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In 2007 a survey was conducted that found prescription drug use had risen... -
Physicians: The First Line of Defense to Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation
Dr. Stewart is a physician whom has owned his own practice for about twenty years now. John has been a patient of Dr. Stewart’s for about ten years. John has come to see Dr. Stewart for his yearly checkup. Dr. Stewart asks John the regular questions:
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How are you feeling? Anything out of ordinary you would like to tell me about? How’s the wife and kids?
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Prescription Drug Abuse Dangers: A Few Fatal Drug Combinations to Consider
Recreational drugs are bad. Prescription Drugs are ok and mixing stuff, well that’s not a problem. It seems, based on statistics today, that this is the general consensus of the American public. Let’s review a few different scenarios and explain why mixing drugs, even those that your doctor has prescribed, could not only be dangerous, but fatal.
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Another Reason to Stay Sober From Addiction: Beer Pong and the Swine Flu (H1N1 Virus)
So, what do most college sophomores and juniors do on Saturday nights? Study; goes shopping, dinner, or a movie? Sure, any of those options are possible on any college campus. A really popular option not to be forgotten is a good game of beer pong.
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The great thing about this game is you can easily set up the game in a dorm room, frat house or at your local bar. It is a game one can take... -
Alcoholism Addiction - A Case Study of an Alcoholic
When one realizes that no matter how much they may know about theoretical drug problems and alcohol problems, it is still possible to be staring in the face of a full on alcoholic and not know it until after the fact. Alcoholism and drug problems, much like other chronic illnesses, are not things one can identify just by looking at someone’s face. However, if one pays attention there...
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Another American Legend Gone: Implications of Prescription Drug Addiction and Abuse in America
Another legend dies due to drug use. Not illegal drug use mind you, just prescription medication. Though the autopsy reports for Michael Jackson do not yet show what the pop singer passed away from, the countless prescription medications Jackson was taking are suspect.
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Another example is 28 year old Heath Ledger who passed away about a year and a half ago due to an overdose of sleeping...
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