Addiction Treatment

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While it may be chilling to think of the family physician or specialist you see having a problem with drugs or alcohol, the reality is that doctors are no more immune to substance abuse than the general public. In general, according to various studies, the rates of illicit drug use among doctors is less than that in the general public. With prescription drugs, however, the rate of misuse is five times highe ...

Cocaine addiction may not be something anyone would set out to develop, but the reality is that too many people have developed this addiction and lives are lost as a result. Doctors and scientists continue to focus on research to better understand the addiction and potential treatments, but there is still much work to do. ...

For those who find it increasingly difficult to stay awake – despite an appropriate amount of sleep – medication may be introduced for treatment and relief. While such an approach can help to improve the outlook for the individual, no medication is without risk and the individual should be fully informed before starting any type of regime. ...

Maybe you think smoking a little weed now and then is harmless. Perhaps your children told you this or perhaps you smoked marijuana when you were growing up. What’s wrong with getting a little buzz to take the edge off? Marijuana isn’t addictive, is it? Well, contrary to proponents of legalization of marijuana, the truth is that smoking marijuana can lead to an addiction to the substance in some individuals ...

Substance abuse is a widespread and serious problem in society today. An estimated 17.8 million Americans aged 18 or older are current illicit drug users. Of this number, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an estimated 12.9 million people (72.7 percent) are employed either full or part-time. The number of unemployed illicit drug users increased from 1.3 mill ...

The popularity of cannabis in Australia appears to be growing, according to a recent ABC News report. The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has shown a dramatic increase in the number of long-term cannabis users being admitted to the hospital. The Centre has found that the number of Australians seeking treatment with cannabis-related problems has increased 30 percent since 2002. The increase in the ...

When it comes to addiction, the never-ending search for the high is relentless. As addiction claims the user’s body and mind, everyday existence consists of thinking about using, getting the drug, using, and then thinking about using some more. Two drugs that are much in the news lately are responsible for a lot of heartache across America. One is OxyContin, a legally-prescribed Schedule II controlled subst ...

Every day it’s the same thing. You come home and your partner is stoned out of his or her mind on marijuana, or snorting coke, doing crack, speedballs, shooting up or popping pills. Things are rapidly going downhill, if they haven’t already. You’ve talked to your partner until you’re blue in the face, and still nothing changes. What more can you do? How in the world can you make him or her stop doing drugs? ...