Posts Tagged ‘Addiction’

...  FAX Cites Buprenorphine Study from Journal of Addiction Medicine Filed under: buprenorphine addiction (February 27, 2012) – A Journal of Addiction Medicine (JAM) study was cited in a recent Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) series highlighting an emerging problem in addiction therapy: the diversion and misuse of the medication buprenorphine. Source     HCPs in pharmacotherapeutic treatment for opioid addiction should not return … Filed under: buprenorphine addiction Controversy surrounds the safety of allowing addicted HCPs to return to clinical practice while ...

...  is a very important commodity in life, and the recovery process from any diagnoses, attributed to the affects of substance abuse, and drug addiction treatment has to be taken seriously. Government programs are set up in different states; working in the community with charitable funded organizations, and regulated agencies, the aim and objectives of this program is to restrict consumption among the social strata. Brief Description. Cocaine hydrochloride, falls into the category of a powerful stimulant, which attacks the brain. Drug addiction treatment is therefore paramount, in lessening the physical and psychological damage. Cocaine is a listed controlled substance, and is classified as being ranked among other schedule two drugs, which are highly addictive. The usage of chemical Cocaine dates back to over a hundred years, when it was first used in surgeries as an anesthetic.  Read more... (1333 words, 6 images, estimated 5:20 mins reading ...

Addiction rehab or addiction rehabilitation centers are places that help people get rid of their addiction. Addiction can be to anything starting from shopping, consumption of various kinds of drugs such as marijuana, brown sugar, prescription drugs, gambling or the most common form of addiction, alcohol addiction. The impact caused by addiction varies with different cases. While a shopaholic or a person who is addicted to shopping and those addicted to gambling have addictions that do not have a direct impact on ...

...  addicted to a substance is something which is very hard to get over, especially if it is a drug. Drugs create a sense of temporary satisfaction to the user, and once the effects are gone, the user’s body does not function normally. The user feels restless and starts experiencing all kinds of pain without the effects of the drug. When he craves for more of the substance in order to get rid of the pain and get rid of his aggression, it is known as physical addiction. This is the hardest known form of addiction to cure.  Read more... (978 words, 4 images, estimated 3:55 mins reading ...

...  Houston and crack cocaine: why this addiction is so desperately hard … Filed under: crack cocaine addictive By Damian Thompson Celebrities Last updated: February 12th, 2012 Whether Whitney Houston died as a direct result of taking crack cocaine isn't clear; but no one – least of all, herself – was in any doubt that her self-confessed crack addiction … Source     Center with parolee services marks anniversary Filed under: crack cocaine addictive … year after a battling cocaine addiction for a quarter-century. Even with her success, the temptation was too great when a visitor brought several sacks of drugs, including crack cocaine, to a friend's home in San Bernardino where she was staying. Source     Black Entertainers and Drug Abuse: £100million diva Whitney Houston blew … Filed under: crack cocaine ...

...  from the nightmare of a life ruled by addiction Filed under: alcohol addictions The 36-year-old male from Saltash wishes to remain anonymous so has been named Andrew, and he has explained his experiences with drugs and alcohol and how his addictions have changed his life. Speaking with his 13-year-old son, Andrew described how his … Source     Stop-Smoking Drug Makes Booze a Turnoff Filed under: alcohol addictions Subjective effects were evaluated with a variety of standard instruments, including the Addiction Research Centre Inventory (ARCI), the Drug Effects Questionnaire, and the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Questionnaire. Also measured were heart rate, … Source     America's latest addiction: Social media sites Filed under: alcohol addictions A new study, done by the University Chicago suggests that social media is more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol. The study got people talking, where else, but on Facebook. An overwhelming number of people say, yes, they believe they are ...