Posts Tagged Drug
Tips to Protect yourself When Buying From an Online Drug Store
You will want to protect yourself when ordering from an online drug store. The reason? There have been plenty of reports in the past several years of pharmacies not giving consumers the correct medications, giving placebos or outdated medication and even giving them dosages that far exceed what their prescriptions are written for. When traced [...]
Signs and Symptoms of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
What are the real signs and symptoms of alcoholism and drug addiction? When do you cross the line between being a social drinker or drug user – or even an occasional substance abuser – to becoming a ‘full-blown’ addict or alcoholic? The answer doesn’t lie in the ‘how much’ is consumed (even though that can [...]
Drug Schedules
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act was made law in 1970. Title II of this law, the Controlled Substances Act, is the legal foundation of narcotics enforcement in the United States. The Controlled Substances Act regulates the manufacture, possession, movement, and distribution of drugs in our country. It places all drugs into one [...]
Family Issues That Impede Drug Addiction Treatment In Oklahoma
Unlikely as it might seem, there are certain family related issues that are proving to be an impediment in the drug addiction treatment in Oklahoma. The family is expected to be one of the strongest pillars in the addiction treatment program but, on the contrary, it is seen that the drug addiction treatment in Oklahoma [...]
Drug Free Rehab vs. Medication As A Drug Rehab
I do not understand western medicine’s fascination with medication. It seems these days that everyone is searching for a pill that will be the answer to all of their ailments. Take this pill for that. Take that pill for this. Research which drug will cure this or aid with that. It simply goes on and [...]
Forensic Saliva Drug Tests or Oral Fluid Drug Tests
Saliva or Oral Fluid is gaining popularity as the test media of choice due to itâs 1:1 ratio of blood drug concentrations. This is possible for saliva is termed as a refined version of plasma that has the capability to bear trace amounts of drugs and their resulting metabolites that can be easily tested through [...]
Why Is Drug Addiction In Hawaii Regarded As A Mental Issue?
There was a time when drug addiction in Hawaii was considered nothing more than a habit that was difficult to shake off; it was no more than a habit that the revelers of Hawaii, both local and tourist, amused themselves with and then suddenly found that it is not quite so simple to shake themselves [...]
Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Behavioral therapies can include counseling, psychotherapy, support groups, or family therapy. Treatment medications offer help in suppressing the withdrawal syndrome and drug craving and in blocking the effects of drugs. In addition, studies show that treatment for heroin addiction using methadone at an adequate dosage level combined with behavioral therapy reduces death rates and many [...]
Drug Testing in Schools
Drug Testing Programs in Schools are measures that teachers and administrators of a school put into place in order to discourage drug use by students. School districts saw widespread implementation of comprehensive Drug and Alcohol policies starting in the mid-1980s. Although small town school districts have generally been slower to adopt these measures, teenage drug [...]