The image of an addict shooting up heroin on the street is not a pretty picture. While not everyone who abuses heroin winds up desperate and homeless, the reality is that the drug is extremely dangerous, and a high percentage of people who uses it will develop a life-threatening dependence on it. How Heroin Works…
Research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse has shown that 6 in 10 individuals who suffer from substance abuse also have at least one mental illness. Many suffer from anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress (PTS), and other mood disorders. Because of this, substance abuse treatment for many must also include treatment for mental…
The question has been raised countless times – does addiction run in families? While studies on the subject of drug and alcohol addiction continue, researchers have found strong indicators that family history can be a factor in alcohol and drug abuse in children. In fact, the risk has consistently been found to be approximately four…
When most people think of drug addicts, they have an image in their mind of someone on the street getting high on illegal drugs. However, the reality is that many individuals fall into a devastating cycle of drug addiction after being prescribed a medication for an injury or illness. The Commonality Of Prescription Medication Addiction…
