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Jul
23
Opiate Addiction Trumps Meth Addiction
Drug abuse and drug addiction have been plaguing our society for decades and the most disturbing trend was the rapid and deadly spread methamphetamine from the mid-west throughout the country. But more recently, even the heavily methamphetamine saturated states throughout the west and mid-west have been struggling with an addiction monster no one saw coming. Prescription opiate pain ...
Jul
03
Rise in Afghanistan Poppy Leads to Iranian Drug Addiction
A recent article discussed the society of Iran and it's addiction to opium, heroin, and other opium based drugs. Although opium is a very commonly used pain killer and is also used socially in Iran, addiction that has turned users to heroin and other opium based drugs has plagued the nation and the government has leaped into action to ...
Jul
03
Opium Addicts in Iran, Compliments of Afghanistan
A recent article covered a rather disturbing story out of the middle east. The story reported that as many as 1 in 7 Iranians are addicted to opium or heroin, all coming from the poppy fields of Afghanistan. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 93% of the world's illicit opium market comes from Afghanistan. ...
Jun
24
Alcoholism’s Thin Line
According to current diagnostic guides, alcohol use disorders are split into two categories: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, or alcoholism. But recently, an argument has been made for adding a third category classified as hazardous drinking. Hazardous drinking has been defined as drinking more than the recommended amount.
So, what is the difference between alcohol abuse and hazardous drinking and ...
Apr
22
Alcoholism and the Functional Alcoholic
Everyone probably knows someone who knows someone or heard of someone who is an alcoholic and down on his or her luck, but alcoholism effects many more people that we may know. It's not the bums on the corner and those who have literally lost everything who have problems with alcohol, but also those who drink every single day ...
Apr
22
What is Addiction?
Addiction is characterized as uncontrollable compulsive behavior, often that results in life becoming unmanageable and needing change. Most commonly, drug and alcohol addictions are treated through attending a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Proven to be highly successful and powerful tools in the struggle to find recovery from addiction, these programs have helped countless drug and alcohol addicts ...
Apr
19
Detox
Detox is probably the most dreaded part of drug and alcohol rehab. Detox is the physical withdrawal of the substance from the human body and for certain substances, can be very dangerous and requires medical monitoring.
Depending on the substance of abuse, detox symptoms can range from excessive sleep for numerous days to seizures, blackouts, and severe fever. Often ...
Apr
18
Welcome to the Drug and Alcohol Blog
With the persistent growth of drug and alcohol addiction in our society, methodologies, philosophies and opinions on drug and alcohol rehab have grown exponentially. This blog has been designed to serve as a public forum open to all with questions, opinions, and experiences relating to drug and alcohol rehab.
Often, the search for drug and alcohol rehabilitation is daunting and ...
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