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After years of battling crippling addiction, both addicts and their families may feel disheartened. If an addict is trying their best to stay clean and simply can’t take the pain and anxiety of withdrawal, they may fall once again into the pit of addiction. Now, with extended research on addiction and treatment, we can learn […]

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) surveyed last year that 9.4 percent of eighth graders will try inhalants in their lifetime and that 4.6 percent of them had tried the easily retrievable drug within the last year. This is at contrast with their statistic for twelfth graders, which reports that only 5.7 percent will […]

After someone becomes addicted to drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, or sex, there is no longer any reason to blame the addict or their past. The substance or thrill has taken control, and won’t relinquish its hold until the addict makes the difficult decision of committing years of their life towards detox, residential inpatient treatment, intensive […]

Cocaine is one of the most highly addictive stimulants that often results in treatment at an addiction recovery facility. Although, the drug has a history stretching back to the Aztec and Mayan civilizations, it didn’t become popular in the United States until the 1800s. In the past few centuries, new methods of producing the drug […]

Methamphetamine use in Montana has reached what is described as epidemic proportions. The accompanying, burgeoning crime rate has the attention of law enforcement officers in the state focused on the drug’s suppliers. Communities see more drug rehab center openings to address the needs of meth addicts. Child welfare workers see the problem from the perspective […]

The national heroin statistics are staggering — 3.8 million people have tried the drug. The National Survey On Drug Use and Health states that almost 30 percent of high school seniors say they can get it easily. But that figure does not compare to Massachusetts’s epidemic. In the state, special programs, e.g. co-occurring mental disorder […]

Drug addiction is common all around the world. Addictions run in all types of families, from the lowest income to affluent millionaires. If a parent has an addiction, a child has a greater risk of becoming a drug addict. Addiction is a disease that people struggle with every day. With modern technology, tests are able […]

Nobody wants to come to the awful realization that their spouse might be using drugs. However, in some cases it is possible that stress, anxiety, mental disorders, or any number of other circumstances can lead a loved one into a life of addiction. Regardless how a loved one started using, it can be difficult to […]

A Common Reaction Society often subconsciously promotes drug and alcohol abuse. Movies and television shows frequently depict the consumption of intoxicating substances at parties. The high school party experience is notoriously associated with peer pressure, binge drinking, and experimental drug use. It should be no surprise that millions of people grow up with debilitating substance […]

When someone develops a drug addiction, it can negatively impact all aspects of their life, including their close relationships. Maintaining a healthy relationship with a friend or family member who has a substance abuse problem can be extremely difficult. Sometimes, the desire to take care of the drug addict can lead you to deny how […]