Alcoholism is classified as both a medical and psychiatric disease. This is an important thing to note, as it helps in the eventual recovery of people addicted to drinking. There is a problem that arises that prevents many alcoholics from…
Millions of Americans and Canadians smoke cigarettes. In the USA there are roughly 400,000 deaths per year related to cigarette smoking, resulting in health care costs in the hundreds of billions. Among the four thousand chemicals found in tobacco smoke,…
Inhalants are used by youth to achieve a temporary high. One of the main reasons adolescents and young adults use inhalants versus more traditional drugs is that inhalants can be found around the house in everyday substances. The ‘high’ from…
There is a new way to get drunk. ‘Smoking’ alcohol is becoming a worrying trend and is not unique to young adventure lovers. Many people who are trying to lose weight for instance have turned to this new alcohol delivery…
The United Kingdom (U.K.) is undergoing somewhat of an epidemic when it comes to alcohol and illegal narcotics and substances. In some cases the U.K. has become known as the ‘addiction capital of Europe’. According to the report from the…
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Bath salts are among the newest of designer drugs. Sometimes referred to as ‘fake cocaine’, bath salts are a type of amphetamine. This highly dangerous substance was originally made up of legal ingredients in labs, but more recently a number…
Cocaine is known as one of the most powerful party drugs. It affects the levels of dopamine in the brain and produces a strong high or euphoria, and gives the user more energy. Cocaine is severely addictive both physical and…
if you could experience the positive sensations of drugs without doing them why would you do drugs? That’s the idea behind a provocative new live show playing at a major film festival, partially developed at Sobriety Home, a drug treatment…