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- The Addictive Power of FoodFind out why foods can be addictive and which foods are the most addicting.
- Opiate Addiction in Teenagers: 6 Warning Signs for ParentsThere are many teenagers out there that suffer from opiate addiction and often the parents are unaware. Here are six warning signs for parents to look out for when it comes to opiate addiction and their teenager.
Aussie Study Adds Higher Cancer Risk to Dangers of HeroinBrace yourself for a news flash. Drug abuse is potentially hazardous to your health. In fact, dangerous drugs like heroin can kill you. Now, researchers have linked opiate use to increased cancer deaths.- The First Week of Opiate WithdrawalA closer look at the symptoms someone using opiates will experience on a day to day basis during withdrawal.
- Is it Time to Make Changes to Opiate Treatment LawsWith the advances in drug treatment,especially opiate treatment why are people still dying from and using drugs.
American Workers Using Opiates to Replace CocaineCocaine use is on the downside but persons are just substituting pain relievers instead which is now causing more of addiction issues.- Passion Flower and Clonidine for Opiate WithdrawalThe combination of passion flower extract and clonodine help manage the symptoms of opiate withdrawal.
- Heroin Addiction and HIV: Controlling the Epidemic in Prisons with Naltrexone ImplantsParadise sometimes carries a high price. Mauritius is experiencing a heroin and HIV epidemic. An Australian specialist has the answer with his Naltrexone implant therapy.
- Naltrexone Implant Therapy: An Australian Solution to Drug AddictionProvides an overview of treatment options for heroin addiction. A comparison of methadone and naltrexone.
- Food Reactions in ADHD and AutismThe opiate effect from glutens, milk and soy causes addictions to these foods.
Review of William S. Burroughs JunkyWilliam S Burroughs' Junky gives an in depth look into opiate addiction. A work of fiction, but based on fact, this is a must read for anyone interested in addiction.- A Cure for Addiction to Opiates and OpiodsInformation about Suboxone.
- Illegal Drugs Are a Major Public Health Hazard; Legalize Them All?Whatever threats to public health and safety illegal drugs may pose, prohibition and anti-drug hysteria aggravate them beyond calculation. Only a visible, above-ground problem can be dealt with in a rational manner.
- Prescription Addiction: Are These Pain Pills Medicine or Low Grade Heroin?Many are unaware that the root of all evil may in fact be the poppy plant. Creeping into our medicine cabinets, percocets, vicodin, and others are only a few small steps away from heroin.
- Facts About the Effects of Heroine, Cocaine and MarijuanaAn explanation of the effects of Heroine, Cocaine, and Marijuana on the body; and the long-term and short-term consequences of use.
- Overcoming Opiate AddictionPain killer addiction can be rough, but there are ways to deal with it.
Opiate Detox Without the WithdrawalIn this day and age there are ways for people to go through a pain free opiate detox ... but is that a good thing?
The Uses of Naloxone in MedicineNalaxone is a drug, an opiod receptor antagonist, used to counteract the overdose of opiates, such as heroin or morphine.- Exploring My "Drug of Choice":this piece discusses why many individuals are attracted to narcotic analgesics, but also addresses the many negative aspects of these dangerous drugs if used illegally.
- Psychoactive Drugs: The Classes, Uses and Effects of these DrugsThere are five main classes of psychoactive drugs, that is, drugs that affect the neurological communication within the body, and especially within the brain. These substances are used widely today for a number of different reasons.
- Did a Poorly Administered Opiate Addiction Treatment Kill Anna Nicole Smith?Anna Nicole Smith death hypothesis
- Opiate Addiction: Percocet, Vicodin, Tylenol 3, Opium, Heroin, Morphine and CodeineOpiates are known to slow breathing rates because it works on the respiratory center of the brain. These can be very powerful pain relieving medications because they aide in producing endorphins when excessive pain is present.
- Anal Administration of OpiatesHow To Administer Opiates or MDMA (Ecstasy) Via Anal Administration [i.e. "plugging", "enema"]
Passion to Love; Nature to HateA Poem Based On An Image- How to Reduce/Minimize Prolactin LevelsProlactin is known as a multi culprit and is may be whats responsible for your high blood sugar or gestational diabetes. Prolactin causes changes in sexual desire and mood in men and women, this article states how to reduce prolactin levels.
- AddictionAddiction of any kind is a tragedy when it affects someone's life. This poem reflects the sad reality of how addictions destroys a life and the pain it sends to those who love someone dealing with an addiction.
Facts About Heroin and Heroin Use: Symptoms of Use, Side Effects, Overdose and TreatmentIn 2008, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 3.8 million residents of the United States claimed to have used heroin at least once in their lifetimes. Roughly one out of every 100 eighth graders claims to have used heroin as well.
Grease and Taxi Star Jeff Conoway Dead at Age 60At age 10, Jeff Conoway had a promising career. He starred worked with a theater legend (Lillian Gish) and later was one of the stars of one of the most proclaimed contemporary musicals Grease. The drug scene won out and ultimately ended his life.- Harm Reduction: Keeping Them Alive for the MiracleStudies show that harm reduction programs greatly increase the chances of addicts overcoming their addictions. Far from being a form of enabling, harm reduction is the gateway to recovery.
- Tough Love: Helpful or Harmful?"Tough Love" has been suggested as an approach for family members to deal with addiction. But, what is "Tough Love" and is it the appropriate approach for your family?...
- Must-Know Information for a CDPThis is an assignment that has some interesting legal facts included about chemical dependencies and the law. Important, must-know information for a CDP!
- Slava Tsukerman's Liquid Sky (1983)This is my personal comprehensive review of Slava Tsukerman's 1983 cult science fiction classic Liquid Sky, starring Anne Carlisle and Paula Sheppard.
- An Addicts Fight for ControlThis is a short story of the life of a heroin addict, his troubles and recovery.
- Signs of a Pain Pill AddictionAddiction ot pain pills or opiates is on the increase. This article lists five signs that someone might be addicted to pain medication.
- My DollA poem for my wife ("Gudria" means "doll" in Hindi).
- Side Effects of ActiqActiq is a drug which is an opiate type of pain medication. This article explains the side effects.
- The Gender and Pain Killer Abuse ConnectionRecent studies have found a link in the likelihood of pain killer abuse due to a persons gender. Narrowing down what the indicators of such behavior are, can assist physicians in development of treatment plans.
VeilThis is the edited draft of a lovely relationship. The Moon and Stars: beautiful.- Kadian Side EffectsKadian side effects differ according to body chemistry, prior opiate use, dosage and whether or not it is being taken with other medications or supplements.
- What Causes a Person to Relapse?Does anyone know if it is physical, psychological, or a response to both that causes relapse and continued use of drugs or alcohol?
