OxyContin Addiction Is Creating Heroin Addicts
by Gloria MacTaggart
Sep 17, 2008
In the last year or two, Ohio has seen a significant increase in heroin addiction and the deaths, crime, illness and ruined lives that go with it. Why the sudden problem? Some experts feel it’s largely due to prescription drug addiction and abuse, es...
OxyContin Addiction - How Bad Can It Get, and How Likely Is It?
by Gloria MacTaggart
Sep 10, 2008
Many people know someone who’s taking OxyContin. They may have started with a doctor’s prescription after an accident, injury, illness or surgery. But when they keep taking it, family members and friends can get concerned about the possibility of Oxy...
A Drug Addiction Treatment Center Can Keep Your Loved One Out of Prison
by Gloria MacTaggart
Sep 02, 2008
If you’re worried about someone you know who’s taking drugs getting into criminal activity, you have every reason to be. The number of people in prison for drug-related offenses highlights just how many people are actually taking drugs and getting in...
Treatment of Drug Addiction
by Tommi Corine
Aug 26, 2008
Changed lifestyles and the pressures brought about by them have contributed to the explosion in the number of drug addicts in the society. Be it lack of courage or inability to face challenges, lack of self confidence, depression, loss of loved ones,...
Alcohol Rehabilitation-What is Addiction?
by Tommi Corine
Aug 26, 2008
A physical or psychological dependence on something is known as addiction. There are many people addicted people who are unaware of their problem. People addicted to drugs can hurt themselves as well as people around them. The person who is addicted ...
Treating Alcohol Addiction is Possible
by Tommi Corine
Aug 26, 2008
Alcohol abuse is one of the growing social problems. There are many teenagers as well as adults who are not able to get rid of alcohol addiction. There are several complications of alcohol abuse. Some of them are hypertension, pancreatitis and much c...
How to Get Rid of Drug Addiction
by Tommi Corine
Aug 26, 2008
Drug addiction is a vicious circle which is enslaving many with its deadly grip. To break free from this needs lots of organized effort and will power from the part of the addict as well as well wishers.
Addiction recovery is not that easy. I...
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Q & A: How Do I Convince Someone to Get Help?
by Gloria MacTaggart
Aug 22, 2008
Just about everyone who abuses alcohol or drugs has heard about it from their family or friends who’ve tried to get them to drink less, quit drinking or drugs altogether, or get help in an alcohol rehab or drug addiction treatment center. Often, howe...
Drug Addiction Treatment - What Does It Take to Make It Successful?
by Gloria MacTaggart
Aug 12, 2008
Many people are frustrated when a family member gets into a drug addiction treatment center only to gets back on drugs afterwards. Every day we read news articles about drug overdoses with stories of parents who did everything they could, including d...
Does Your Kid Need a Drug Addiction Treatment Center?
by Gloria MacTaggart
Aug 11, 2008
Parents must be pulling their hair out as they read more and more about drug use in college and realize there’s a one in five chance that their kid is probably drinking like a fish, taking Ritalin, Adderall or other amphetamines to study, taking pain...
