http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Ensuring drug users get into drug treatment is more important than ever as this new method of making meth makes the drug more accessible. Police and community groups who’ve been desperately trying to handle the meth problem by shutting down meth la... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1090838_17.html 16th September 2009 How far do we have to go before we realize we’re headed in the wrong direction with our drug-dependant culture? A new study funded by the FDA and the National Institute of Mental Health has found what they call a 'worrisome' connection between so-cal... http://www.articlealley.com/article_959063_17.html 30th June 2009 Studies prove marijuana is dangerous. Amsterdam proves legalization doesn’t work. What are we thinking? The legalization of marijuana has been an issue for a long time, but since Governor Schwarzenegger opened the door to serious discussion of the su... http://www.articlealley.com/article_946500_23.html 22nd June 2009 Most manufacturers fight to keep their products off the black market; drug companies thrive on it. Generally speaking, when someone spends time and money developing a product, they want to keep the distribution and price of that product under their con... http://www.articlealley.com/article_932344_17.html 12th June 2009 Helpless parents tear their hair out trying to figure out why their kids are taking drugs and how to stop it. These communication tips may help. Just about everyone who takes drugs has a reason for doing so. It's not just a casual activity where they ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_903330_17.html 20th May 2009 The average pill popper in one addiction treatment center has been taking 15 drugs at once. I recently interviewed an administrator in an addiction treatment center and found out that when clients come to them for help with a prescription drug addictio... http://www.articlealley.com/article_901765_17.html 19th May 2009 Are prescription painkillers being banned due to pressure from drug companies protecting their profits? A lot of people are pretty down on the FDA these days, and rightly so: People are dying from, being harmed by, or becoming addicted to drugs the FD... http://www.articlealley.com/article_895643_17.html 15th May 2009 Parents are sometimes reluctant to report their kids’ friends when they’re drinking or taking drugs. But they could be saving their lives, and the lives of their own kids. Parents often have questions about how to handle the fact that young adult o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_894164_17.html 15th May 2009 Accomplishing your goals in life can be pretty hard under any circumstances but when alcohol enters the picture, it’s an uphill climb that might last forever. I recently heard a story about a young man, an excellent musician, who had it made very ear... http://www.articlealley.com/article_892922_17.html 15th May 2009 Drug testing at home and in schools helps resist peer pressure, but anyone relying on testing alone is making a mistake. There are parents and schools all over the country doing drug testing. Some of the kids see it as an imposition, others welcome it.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_890184_17.html 13th May 2009 Some parents are reluctant to do an intervention, but it may be their only hope of getting their son or daughter the help that may save their lives. And, really, it’s not a bad experience. Many parents have felt helpless about being able to get their... http://www.articlealley.com/article_887800_23.html 12th May 2009 There are many steps we can take to provide high quality health care at a lower cost. But reining in Big Pharma would be a good start. In Obama’s press conference, he said that the most important thing we can focus on to get out of our economic mess ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_886596_17.html 12th May 2009 Methadone-related adverse events are climbing in greater proportion than the number of prescriptions for the drug, and deaths have increased by 400%. One painkiller after another has failed us. Is it time to look for non-drug solutions? One of the majo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_885238_17.html 11th May 2009 Nearly two-thirds of War on Drugs funds are spent on incarceration despite the proven success of drug treatment and the proven failure of the prison system to rehabilitate. Parents need to take action if they want their children safe. Parents all over ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_882722_23.html 08th May 2009 Desperate to protect profits, drug companies waited with baited breath to find out if they're accountable for your injuries. Good news - they are. The Purdue Pharma $634 million fine incurred for misleading the public, and doctors, about the addictiven... http://www.articlealley.com/article_880233_17.html 06th May 2009 Would you think your kid was talking about a heroin addict if you overheard his phone call discussing a channel swimmer? Statistics show it takes an average of six months for parents to find out their kids are taking drugs. This might give you the impr... http://www.articlealley.com/article_878933_17.html 05th May 2009 No one has to live with an alcohol or drug problem, and no family has to endure the frustration and fear caused by addiction. April is Alcohol Awareness Month. There have been six of them so far. Have they made any difference whatsoever? It’s probabl... http://www.articlealley.com/article_874877_17.html 01st May 2009 The problems caused by prescription painkillers are often worse than the pain you took them to resolve. Check out drug-free solutions. It’s an unfortunate fact that millions of people live in chronic pain, and one of the most common areas that hurt a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_870216_17.html 27th April 2009 Distraught and grieving parents wonder why their kid relapsed after they’d been through a drug treatment program. For the most part, drug rehab programs are just too short to fully address the problem. Follow these guidelines when choosing an addiction ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_870102_17.html 27th April 2009 The military is notorious for not taking care of our guys when they come home. New legislation proposes to force the issue, with civilian oversight. Since the Iraq war started six years ago, legal use of prescription painkillers among wounded U.S. troo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_866382_23.html 22nd April 2009 You may suspect that someone has a drinking problem, but how do you know it's time for treatment? Millions of people drink alcohol. Some drink rarely, and for others it’s part of daily life. Some people are alcoholics, and some are just ‘normal’ ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_863823_17.html 17th April 2009 Choosing the right addiction treatment model could prevent a years-long recovery and relapse cycle. If you’re reading an article about drug addiction treatment, chances are that you, or someone you care about, are having a drug problem and you’re t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_863781_17.html 17th April 2009 As with many other conditions newly labeled as disease, the science behind drug addiction as a disease is weak. There are several ongoing efforts to prove that drug addiction is a brain disease. In fact, some are even saying it’s incurable. This theo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_861292_17.html 17th April 2009 Don’t want your kid to wind up in an addiction treatment center? There are no guarantees, but some steps are more effective than others. I would hope there aren’t too many parents unaware that their kids are introduced to drugs fairly early on and ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_857972_23.html 15th April 2009 Parents give their kids dangerous and addictive drugs to control symptoms but do not address the real problems. But there are other solutions. Diagnoses of ADHD, ADD and other ‘disorders’ have resulted in a vast increase in the number of kids taki... http://www.articlealley.com/article_855101_17.html 10th April 2009 Life isn’t easy for kids. Adding your own problems to their already confusing lives can make them feel hopeless and threatened, and drive them to drugs to relieve their stress. Parents often think their kids have easy lives. They talk about problems ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_853777_17.html 09th April 2009 Doctors take an oath to do no harm, but they’re giving more and more patients addictive drugs. Why? Because non-addictive drugs cut into big pharma profits. When a doctor gets his license, he commits to a standard of medical ethics known as the Hippo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_851134_17.html 09th April 2009 In tough times, we need to think clearly. Drugs and alcohol create the opposite affect. Is ever there was a right time to quit drinking or taking drugs, this is it. According to recent research from the University of California, roughly one in five of ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_848572_17.html 07th April 2009 Prohibition may not work, but making drugs legal is no guarantee either. A better strategy might be to fully utilize addiction treatment services. More and more groups are forming to push the legalization of drugs. There is even a prominent group of la... http://www.articlealley.com/article_842955_17.html 01st April 2009 If doctors opened up to alternative therapies, they could help more of their patients instead of turning them into drug addicts. Have you ever been to a doctor who expressed negative views about alternative medicine? It’s understandable that they wo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_840230_17.html 27th March 2009 Being diagnosed with another ailment while undergoing alcohol abuse or drug addiction treatment could prevent a successful resolution to both problems. Dual-diagnosis – diagnosing someone with both a substance abuse problem and a mental or emotional ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_834524_17.html 25th March 2009 Accidental prescription drug addiction is becoming more and more common. Don’t assume your parents are immune. When we think of problems with drug addiction, most of us think of illegal drugs like marijuana, cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and so on. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_825250_23.html 13th March 2009 Have you ever wondered why people taking painkillers are still in pain even when they up the dose? New research shows that your initial pain might not even be there anymore - what you’re feeling now could be from the drugs you’re taking. If you’v... http://www.articlealley.com/article_815213_17.html 10th March 2009 Critics say Obama’s health care plan will increase the risk of medical record privacy violation. But anyone who really wants our medical records can get them already and for hundreds of millions of Americans, that might seem a small price to pay. Ob... http://www.articlealley.com/article_815156_17.html 10th March 2009 Deaths from prescription drug overdoses have reached epidemic proportions. What can you do to protect yourself and your loved ones? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that deaths from prescription drug overdoses, es... http://www.articlealley.com/article_809698_17.html 05th March 2009 Governments, like individuals, choose their priorities when it comes to spending money. Is your state doing all it can to help prevent prescription drug abuse? Dealers who sell prescription drugs to our family members often get their supplies by doctor... http://www.articlealley.com/article_808237_17.html 04th March 2009 Addiction treatment for non-violent drug offenders has saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Why is prison favored? Over-crowded prisons are a serious problem in the U.S. This country has a higher percentage of its population behind bars th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_806678_17.html 03rd March 2009 If you don’t know the signs of prescription drug addiction and abuse, you could be headed for a family disaster. Sometimes parents are the last to know. Studies show that the average parents whose kids are using drugs don’t know about it for six mo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_805224_17.html 03rd March 2009 Big Pharma has turned taking drugs into a way of life. But the number of deaths, injuries and incidents of prescription drug addiction and abuse has climbed to epidemic proportions. Are your kids popping pills? It’s not unusual for organizations and ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_805110_17.html 03rd March 2009 Many of us with college-age kids look at the decisions they make (or fail to make) and wonder what they could possibly be thinking. The truth is, if they’re drinkers, they may not be thinking at all. You may have heard that alcohol damages the brain... http://www.articlealley.com/article_800431_17.html 28th February 2009 Whether you’ve been trying to get someone to quit drinking for weeks, months or years, there is still one thing you can do that will work. Many of us have a family member or friend who drinks too much and just won’t, or can’t, quit drinking. Some... http://www.articlealley.com/article_799034_17.html 25th February 2009 New research shows that kids who live close to stores that sell alcohol are more likely to drink, and to drive while drinking. So, where is it safe to raise your kids? If you live in a predominantly white community, chances are there are a little over ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_797422_17.html 24th February 2009 Alcohol abuse is a problem, but skewed statistics and re-definition of terms may be making the problem look worse than it is. How do you know when there really is a problem? Going on a binge or a ‘bender’ used to mean spending anywhere from two or ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_792512_17.html 20th February 2009 When someone can't quit drinking, they have problems that don't seem to have a solution. Many people try for years to stop drinking. Sometimes they’ll manage to slow down or even quit altogether for a while, but it usually doesn’t last. Unfortunate... http://www.articlealley.com/article_790980_23.html 20th February 2009 Many mental and emotional problems are caused by undiagnosed physical conditions. Finding and treating those conditions can prevent the dwindling spiral of prescription drug addiction, dependency, dangerous side effects and even more drugs. It’s not ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_783562_17.html 13th February 2009 Having a few beers with friends is becoming a thing of the past. The latest trend is prescription drugs. And their side effects are dangerous, and deadly. Years ago, kids used to look forward to going to college because they could drink. Sad to say, bu... http://www.articlealley.com/article_775830_23.html 02nd February 2009 Prescription drugs can create more problems instead of solving them. If you've ever taken some of the online tests to determine whether or not you're depressed, you may have been shocked at the results. Although the sites warn that taking the tests are... http://www.articlealley.com/article_774542_17.html 01st February 2009 Over 15% of kids are abusing prescription drugs and law enforcement officials are almost powerless when it comes to getting it under control. It’s over to the parents. And here’s what they have to do. If you think your kids are somehow immune to ta... http://www.articlealley.com/article_770621_17.html 28th January 2009 Obama promised to focus on food safety, but the real problems are much more insidious and dangerous than salmonella ever was. Recent articles and editorials have popped up all over the place about the changes Obama might make in the FDA. Obama said he ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_752927_17.html 14th January 2009 Diet pills can cause serious health problems and drug addiction, and you’ll probably gain weight again as soon as you stop taking them. Find out about the real solution to those extra pounds. It’s estimated that about two-thirds of the U.S. popula... http://www.articlealley.com/article_735627_17.html 05th January 2009