Drug Addicts

An excerpt from my new book in progress, almost complete, The Shadowy World of the Poor: The Drug Addict

Drug consumption rooms provide syringes, needles, swabs, dressings and other products available to control the spread of diseases such as HIV or hepatitis, which are completely minimized.

It's never fun to have a loved one addicted to drugs. They can become ill and deceptive towards you. Here are some warning signs of drug addicts.

Details on how to spot a drug addict before it goes too far.

Here you will read and learn how to help with drug addictions.

What are parents supposed to do when their son gets addicted to drugs? This article will provide a few tips to help the situation improve.

Are you currently dealing with the pain of growing up with a parent drug addict? Would you like to recover from the painful effects of having a parent drug addict but are unsure on how to go about in doing so?

Drug addicts trying to quit need positive reinforcements and these 5 phrases should never be used when talking to a drug addict trying to quit.

This article describes how the movie "Twelve" discourages drug use through the story of the life of various drug dealers and addicts.

I give money to homeless drug addicts, and I think you should, too. Here's why.

If you are a teenager who is pregnant and addicted to drugs, it is important to seek help so you have a healthy baby.

Drug use among teenagers is more prevalent than ever. Many parents are faced with raising teen drug addicts. Learn how to cope with this situation to help you get through.

Are you concerned that someone you know might be a prescription drug addict? Learn the frequent hidden signs.

Can you really help a drug addict?

this is a first person as well as research based account of the drug "rehabilitation" system in place as opposed to the "lock them away and forget them theory."

It's hard to say "no" when you love someone. With a drug addict, you must say it now.

My opinion on how drug addicts help shape crime in society

The drug Adderall is nothing more than "speed" that was a common street drug in the 1980's. Adderall is highly addictive. Just like "speed". One is just made by a company and legal. The other is not.

Now, let's use our imagination: the world is a full-size drug addiction therapeutic community.

My young adult years were filled with drugs, sex and misperception. The miracle is that I am alive, sober for almost 3 years, and the mother of an amazing 18 month old.

If we really want to win the "war on drugs," we need to focus on treatment and education.

The combined effects of prisons, militaristic and totalitarian treatment programs, and politically manufactured hysteria do more damage to drug users than drugs alone could ever do.

Cutting off contact with drug addicts may sound easy enough, but it will be difficult, especially if your acquaintance built up over a period of time. This article will look at why it is hard to get rid of drug addicts

In a previous article, we looked at how drug addicts can latch onto people and make life difficult. In this article, we will look at some practical ways to get drug addicts out of your life

If you are a very generous and kind hearted individual, you may not think twice about offering help to those in need. But what if a drug addict seeks help from you? What should you do?

This essay explores how being sad can be a good thing for a recovering drug addict.

Drug addicts procreating is a disturbing trend which skyrockets annually. I offer my solution to the problem.

When many are bound by alcohol or drug addiction, it may seem there is no hope. Those who have operated Teen Challenge, a Christian ministry for almost 50 years know better, as they have seen countless men and women overcome their addictions.

You hired the person you thought was best for the job, but now it turns out that they have a drug addiction. What do you do when a drug addict works for you?

The divided self can be compared to a drug addict, where Jekyll would be the sober state, and Hyde would be the high state. Just like the contemporary drug addict, Dr. Jekyll's addiction begins with denial and quickly leads to isolation and self-destruction

There are many different warning signs that might indicate that someone close to you is using drugs.

Drugs and alcohol could fuel an already violate personality so treatment programs and the criminal justice system need a more effective solution.

Should drugs be legalized? I think not. The social costs alone would create an enormous burden on society and even a worse disaster in the inner city.

These are just a few characteristics of how you may be able to properly identify a drug addict.