Warning Signs a Friend or Family Member Is Abusing Drugs
Warning Signs a Friend or Family Member Is Abusing Drugs — Addiction to drugs and alcohol can tear apart relationships and strain family ties. However, it is sometimes difficult to identify when someone you care abou…
America's Heroin Epidemic: Where to Find Help
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Reg Rankin
Reg Rankin
We think of addiction as primarily a medical issue, and it should usually be treated as such. But Rankin was charged after he allegedly was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.015 percent, nearly twice the legal limit. The allegation is he was …
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Citywide
Citywide — ‘Citywide’ is a 33 minute film made for the Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign organisation. It describes Citywide’s work and the story behind the drugs crisis i…
Archbishop slams 'hidden' gangsters
Those behind drug abuse and criminal violence in Ireland are ruining lives without even having the courage to… Continue reading
What Personality Might Have to Do With Drug Abuse Risk
What Personality Might Have To Do With Drug Abuse Risk
People with certain personality traits may be at increased risk for drug use problems, and studying personality may help researchers better understand and treat these problems, according to a new review. Many studies have attempted to link genes to the… Continue reading
What Personality Might Have to Do With Drug Abuse Risk
What Personality Might Have To Do With Drug Abuse Risk
People with certain personality traits may be at increased risk for drug use problems, and studying personality may help researchers better understand and treat these problems, according to a new review. Many studies have attempted to link genes to the… Continue reading
Hey, Which Drugs Are the Worst?
Question by mackie: Hey, which drugs are the worst?
ok, list these from most harmful to least harmful, as in possibility or death and/or dependancy
LSD
marijuana
cocaine
heroin
alcohol
ecstasy
also, for alcohol, ecstasy and marijuana, can you just write a little bit about the “worst that could happen”… Continue reading
Forum on Drug Abuse Hears From Recovering Addicts
Forum On Drug Abuse Hears from Recovering Addicts
… substance abuse. Botticelli, who is in recovery from alcohol addiction, encouraged people to speak out about their experiences so others will understand help is available, saying only about one in nine people with a substance abuse problem get …
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Forum on Drug Abuse Hears From Recovering Addicts
Forum On Drug Abuse Hears from Recovering Addicts
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ The president’s top adviser on drug policy urged those recovering from drug addiction to give hope to others by speaking out, saying that stigma and denial about substance abuse are obstacles to treatment. Michael Botticelli …
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Ameritox to Explore Implications of Legal Marijuana and the Illicit Drug’s Connection to Pain Medication Abuse at the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit
Ameritox To Explore Implications Of Legal Marijuana And The Illicit Drug’s Connection To Pain Medication Abuse At The National Rx Drug Abuse Summit
BALTIMORE, April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ameritox SM, the nation’s leader in medication monitoring solutions, will host a panel discussion at the 2014 National Rx Drug Abuse… Continue reading
What Personality Might Have to Do With Drug Abuse Risk
What Personality Might Have To Do With Drug Abuse Risk
People with certain personality traits may be at increased risk for drug use problems, and studying personality may help researchers better understand and treat these problems, according to a new review. Many studies have attempted to link genes to the… Continue reading