Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse: Starting to Get Help Addiction to Oxycontin: Where to Begin Getting Help There is assistance if you or your loved one has an addiction to Oxycontin, addiction to Vicodin, addiction to codeine, or other narcotics. All hope is not lost. There are millions of others…

Opioid Prescription Adds to Growing Drug Abuse Menace According to the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), opioids are medications that relieve pain. These drugs reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those brain areas controlling emotion, which diminishes the effects of a painful stimulus. But,…

Drug Abuse Treatment Center – Making The Right Choice Choosing a drug abuse treatment center is an important decision. Not just another hospital treating a disease, the drug abuse treatment center is an important element in helping an addict overcome addiction and develop an ongoing strategy toward preventing a relapse.…

How to Confront a Spouse About Drug Abuse If you suspect your spouse has developed a habit of drug abuse, trust your feelings. You know your spouse better than anyone, and as much as they may try to keep their drug abuse secret from you, you’re bound to know that…

Drug Abuse and Addition The world today has become surrounded by drug abuse as well as drug addiction. This escalating disorder has become so common, that its truth is based on misconceptions that people have concerning drug abuse as well as addiction. This paper briefly provides an overview of drug…

How Drug Abusers Think – Help Get Addicts to Rehab Faster by Understanding Why They Avoid Rehab Does drug abuse exist primarily in the mind of the abuser or is drug abuse society’s problem? Somewhat of a philosophical question, agreed. Let’s get right down into the reality of the matter…

Prevent Teen Drug Abuse Using Drug Testing Kits at Home Teen drug abuse became a serious health problem in United States. It is hurting the healthcare system, burdening the economy, and causing millions of deaths every year. Of the many causes that promote drug abuse among teens, lack of parental…

The Differences Between Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse A drug problem is an everyday struggle of not only the user, although some users haven’t realized yet that it is a problem, but the users family, friends, or special loved one. You may not instantly determine or realize that someone you…

Drug Abuse Addiction: A Misunderstood Problem Too often people don’t truly comprehend the real reason why a person develops a drug abuse addiction or how drugs can alter their brain to stimulate compulsive drug abuse and addiction. They wrongly perceive this problem as something that is surely a social problem…