addiction
Student Video: Narconon Riverbend Helped Me Regain Control of My Life
A new video released by Narconon Riverbend features Vincenzo Zigari, a Narconon student who was positively impacted by the program. He tells the story of how he became addicted to drugs, how bad things became for him, and finally how Narconon Riverbend made the difference for him. Along the way, he tried several other [...]
Heroin Overdose Claims Three More Victims over the Weekend
ABC News reported that 3 men between the ages of 36 and 52 were found dead in a rural part of Southwestern Australia. Authorities from the Serious and Organized Crime Division state bgthis brings the death toll 22 in the war against drugs (See link below). The Division’s own Brett Ranford said: “In light of these deaths, those [...]
Substance Abuse and Suicide
Drug Abuse Warning Network, DAWN estimates there were almost 200,000 medical emergencies resulting in emergency room visits for drug-related suicide attempts in 2009. According to a paper released by the Center For Substance Abuse Treatment, “…several decades of evidence consistently suggests that as many as 90 percent of individuals who do complete suicide, experience a [...]
22.6 Million Americans Illicit Drug Users
Results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that “In 2010, an estimated 22.6 million Americans aged 12 or older were current illicit drug users.” The NSDUH obtains information on nine categories of illicit drug use: marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, and prescription pain killers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives. There exists [...]
Adderall Addiction Is Real
AdderallAbuse.net reports that, “Like other amphetamines, it stimulates a part of the brain sometimes called the Pleasure Center and causes a release of potent neurotransmitter chemicals. But the same stimulants also prevent the neurotransmitters from being reclaimed and re-used normally by brain cells, so that the user feels the need to take more and more [...]
Can An Addict Survive?
According to the Los Angeles Times, “drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States.” The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) reports that 100 people die every hour of an overdose. To the loved ones of an addict, these are horrifying statistics. To the drug abuser or alcoholic, the possibility of death horrifyingly seems [...]
Drug Addiction and Divorce
EHow reports “Substance abuse in a marriage is like throwing a pebble in a pond because of its ripple effect. Other than the abuser, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy states that the person who often pays the greatest price in this situation is the spouse. The cost of substance abuse is more [...]
Methadone Is Not A Solution
MethadoneAddiction.net reports, “Critics point out that methadone patients are still addicts and that methadone therapy does not help addicts with their personality problems. In many cases multiple drug use and a strong psychological dependence undermine the gains made. Some addicts manage to resell the methadone they receive in order to buy heroin; this and other [...]
CDC Reports Painkillers Causing Over 14,000 Deaths Each Year
The Centers for Disease Control reported that painkillers caused 14,800 deaths in 2008 alone and the death toll is rising. To put that number in perspective, that is 3 times as many Americans that died on D-Day in 1944. How can this happen? What is the cause of all of this? Are we a nation who is chronically [...]
Over-the-counter meds as destructive as street drugs
Dextromethorphan, DXM, a popular cough suppressant that is found in over 120 over-the-counter (OTC) cold medicines has become a designer drug to millions of teens. DXM is abused in high doses to experience a sense of euphoria and visual and auditory hallucinations. Illicit use of DXM is referred to on the street as “skittling” or “dexing.” Abuse [...]
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