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18th September 2009
A drug is any substance which alters the normal functions of the human body. It absorbs into the body of a living organism. Excessive amount of intake can lead to addiction which has legal and medical implications. It has been observed that drug addicts a... Read >
Author: Ethan McKinney111th September 2009
Need that extra scoop of sugar in your coffee this morning? How about in your tea when you get home from work before you watch the evening news? The American Heart Association conducted a study this year that said that American's consume an average of 22 ... Read >
Author: briangarvin23rd July 2009
Going through a drug rehabilitation program can be difficult for people struggling with addiction. The physical and mental dependency on alcohol, street drugs or prescription drugs is very difficult to overcome and demands the full commitment of the pers... Read >
Author: Sibley Haley23rd July 2009
Substance abuse can take on several forms. It might be drinking too much, too often or both; it could be using street drugs, or it could be abusing prescription drugs. Whatever the case, there are definite signs that casual abuse has turned into somethi... Read >
Author: Sibley Haley05th July 2009
Anyone who has been addicted to opiate drug before knows how difficult it can be to get off of them. Examples of opiates would be painkillers such as prescription medications like Vicodin or Oxycontin, but also street drugs such as opium and heroin. One... Read >
Author: Patrick Meninga30th June 2009
Hair loss in women is more common than you may think. If you are a woman that has begun to lose her hair, you should understand what may be causing it and what treatment options are available.
Most female hair loss happens in a diffusion pattern. The t... Read >
Author: Lynn Jebbia01st June 2009
Addiction to drugs can spoil a person’s entire life and drug affected families often search for a suitable drug rehab program. Teenagers usually start consuming drugs just for fun, out of curiosity and peer pressure and later they get trapped in the han... Read >
Author: rose8942b01st June 2009
Addiction to drugs can spoil a person’s entire life and drug affected families often search for a suitable drug rehab program. Teenagers usually start consuming drugs just for fun, out of curiosity and peer pressure and later they get trapped in the han... Read >
Author: evan8942a01st June 2009
Addiction to drugs can spoil a person’s entire life and drug affected families often search for a suitable drug rehab program. Teenagers usually start consuming drugs just for fun, out of curiosity and peer pressure and later they get trapped in the han... Read >
Author: carlos8942b01st June 2009
Addiction to drugs can spoil a person’s entire life and drug affected families often search for a suitable drug rehab program. Teenagers usually start consuming drugs just for fun, out of curiosity and peer pressure and later they get trapped in the han... Read >
Author: carlos8942b01st May 2009
Victims of prescription drug addiction and street drug addicts who overdose on opioids can often be saved by the drug naloxone, but the event should be followed immediately with admission to a medical drug detox facility, followed by lengthy drug rehab.
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Author: Rod MacTaggart16th April 2009
What is eyelid surgery?
Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, is an operation that removes excess loose skin from the eyelids and 'bags' from below the eyes.
What happens eyelid surgery?
Eyelid surgery can be performed under local anaesthetic usin... Read >
Author: Sajid Latif16th April 2009
As the death toll from methadone soars across the country and methadone addiction continues to rise, the need for effective treatment has never been more important.
State death statistics across the country are showing that prescription drugs continue ... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart15th 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 ... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart09th April 2009
People fall prey to prescription addictions just like people get addicted to illicit drugs. Prescription drug addiction is not only an addiction, but is very harmful to your body. Most prescriptions are given for short term treatment of pain, anxiety, d... Read >
Author: Drugrehab27th March 2009
If you pay attention to government surveys, you’ll learn that more than 20 million people suffer from addiction to alcohol or street drugs, or they are dependent on prescription drugs that they have been abusing. But a recent survey of American adults s... Read >
Author: addictioprofessor27th March 2009
Hepatitis C is an infection which is passed on through blood. It even transfers due to partaking of spoons, tainted needles and sieves used to infuse street drugs.
Causes of Hepatitis C:
Passing on of Hepatitis C from the mother to the baby, there ... Read >
Author: James S Pendergraft27th March 2009
In recent years, we have seen a growing trend, a dangerous trend that has unfortunately, cost people's lives. While years ago drug addiction was related to street drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine, or heroin, we now see the dangers of prescription dr... Read >
Author: suegold25th March 2009
As anyone who has successfully completed medical drug detox and recovered their life will tell you, drug addiction is a physical drug dependence complicated by mental and emotional problems -- all of which can resolve without tinkering with someone’s br... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart17th March 2009
The patients in alcohol and drug rehab undergo a set of treatments which is made to educate them to get rid of addiction and attain personal freedom. Alcohol and drug rehabilitation is also known as “drug rehab” which covers all the terms used for med... Read >
Author: Alien15th March 2009
Abuse of prescription drugs by teens has been increasing, and teens are often obtaining these drugs from home medicine chests or their friends. When a person gets addicted, the answer is an effective rehabilitation program that eliminates the desire to us... Read >
Author: addictioprofessor10th March 2009
People trapped by prescription drug addiction are finding that detox programs designed for their unique metabolic and health needs can ease withdrawal symptoms and make recovery a reachable goal.
Almost anyone dependent on drugs will tell you they woul... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart02nd February 2009
When MTV’s award-winning reality show True Life, which targets teens and young adults, takes up prescription drug addiction, you can be sure it’s a widespread problem. The only improvement might have been more about the advantages of medical drug deto... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart16th January 2009
Who better than a doctor should know that medical detox and rehab are the right solutions for addiction. But a Utah doctor who betrayed patient trust and traded pills for sex from addicted female patients has been sent to prison.
If you’ve ever doubt... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart19th December 2008
It could occur to any among us! An important person close to us die, an sudden break-up, a brutal separation, a awful car mishap, a tense life at home, mental or physical abuse, maybe even rape, monetary hardship as our boss is downsize, and we lose curre... Read >
Author: Alien08th December 2008
In spite of an FDA Public Health Advisory in 2004 warning about the serious risks associated with all antidepressants, the number of Americans taking the drugs has climbed to 17 million, and prescription drug addiction and abuse continues to accelerate.
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Author: Rod MacTaggart30th November 2008
Alcoholism, addiction to illicit street drugs, and now these days the growing problem of prescription drug addiction, can tear apart a family as it struggles to cope with the situation.
With each passing year, we hear more about prescription drug add... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart18th November 2008
A lot of parents feel helpless when it comes to their kids. They think their kids will do what they want to do, including drinking or taking drugs, no matter what. But statistics show that’s not the case. In fact, kids whose parents talk to them abo... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart02nd October 2008
What are supposed to be medicine -- the products from pharmaceutical companies -- are killing more people in America than cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and all other “street” drugs, combined. And prescription drug addiction now exceeds street d... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart25th September 2008
There are a lot of reasons behind the substance abuse problem in the U.S. but perhaps one of the most significant is the number of people who don’t think they have a problem or, if they do, don’t try to get help. The just-released results of the N... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart03rd September 2008
Substance abuse results in increased absenteeism, crime, violence, theft, and decreased productivity. Accidents and workers' compensation claims also increase as a result of substance abuse. An estimate by the US Department of Labor projected that drug ab... Read >
Author: Shelly Cruz25th August 2008
When people think of substance abuse, they automatically think of alcohol and illegal drugs or street dugs, such as cocaine and heroin. What most people are not going to think about are the drugs that are given to people with the permission of their docto... Read >
Author: Dr. Jennifer B. Lagrotte, DMFT,21st August 2008
There is still much to learn about personality disorders. Defining the condition can be a little difficult because of how it differs from one person to the next. Those affected with personality disorder will be affected in the way they think, how they fee... Read >
Author: Dr. Jennifer B. Lagrotte, DMFT,21st August 2008
Drug rehab refers to a term which is associated with the treatment of those persons who are addicted to either drugs or alcohol or both. In these fast times, people get anxious and tensed due to small things or changes in their lives. So to fight or rathe... Read >
Author: Alien15th August 2008
What kinds of people are prone to addictions or substance abuse? Many people are susceptible to these problems, especially people who suffer from depression, low self-esteem, loneliness, excessive stress, or are in a relationship they don’t like and don... Read >
Author: Dr. Jennifer B. Lagrotte, DMFT,12th August 2008
More people are dying in Montana from prescription drug overdoses than from all other drugs of any other kind, including illicit street drugs like heroin and cocaine. And officials across the state are ramping up awareness of the problem, while dealing wi... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart28th July 2008
Headache is defined as pain in the head that is located above the eyes or the ears, behind the head (occipital), or in the back of the upper neck. Headache, like chest pain or dizziness, has many causes.
Causes of Headaches
Tension headaches are d... Read >
Author: Rick Hutch13th June 2008
This process is rehabilitation. Sometimes after sudden illness or injury people find themselves needing help to manage at home, or even having to consider going into permanent residential or nursing home care.
Rehabilitation often focuses on physical ... Read >
Author: Sander Bel21st May 2008
Want to know what kind of parents a teenager has? I’ve found a simple way to find out that I’ll share it with you. Ask them what they think about administering home drug testing kits to their teen, according to the following:
The parents are requir... Read >
Author: Mason Duchatschek15th May 2008
There are hundreds or even thousands of people throughout North America who suffer from substance abuse, either with prescription drugs, street drugs or alcohol. Many of these people are unaware that help is just a phone call, visit or click of a button a... Read >
Author: Dr. Jennifer B. Lagrotte, DMFT,11th May 2008
Fact is, parents are facing a difficult battle of raising kids in a teen culture bent on experimenting with every possible drug. In addition to alcohol and the common illegal drugs we all know about, teens today are learning from the Internet and from th... Read >
Author: Heartlight28th April 2008
Police seizures of the opiate addiction maintenance drug buprenorphine are skyrocketing in Baltimore, MD, and according to officials it is typical of a national trend. Under publicly funded "addiction maintenance" programs, addicts are being prescribed wh... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart25th April 2008
Depending on your daily activity, your blood pressure constantly changes. Unpredictable causes of sudden high blood pressure can also be related to your mental status or even the time of the day. In most cases, if your blood pressure has been stable for... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson09th April 2008
A recent talk given by Bob Stutman, the former DEA special agent turned consultant who has been called an "S.O.B. on the side of the angels" by Boston Herald Magazine, and "One of our nations heroes" by Dan Rather, has spurred Lakeland, Florida residents ... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart07th April 2008
If you think drinking alcohol is a normal and acceptable social activity, you have a lot of company. The vast majority of Americans never think about the potential disaster they might cause by driving home after hoisting a few, let alone the risk of alcoh... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart04th April 2008
Since 1992 prescription drug abuse has increased by 94%. At the end of 2004 there were more individuals reporting prescription drug abuse than the combined number of individuals abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, and heroin. Of particular concern ... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart27th March 2008
If you’re still wondering whether prescription drug abuse is really a problem, check out these startling facts from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Amazingly, these statistics only include ‘abuse’ – there are millions more people who are taking... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart19th March 2008
After a serious injury, illness or surgery, you may recover slowly. You may need to regain your strength, relearn skills or find new ways of doing things you did before. This process is rehabilitation. Sometimes after sudden illness or injury people find ... Read >
Author: Rachel Broune19th March 2008
After a serious injury, illness or surgery, you may recover slowly. You may need to regain your strength, relearn skills or find new ways of doing things you did before. This process is rehabilitation. Sometimes after sudden illness or injury people find ... Read >
Author: Rachel Broune10th March 2008
While the New York medical examiner was recently deciding to rule actor Heath Ledger's death "an accident" – the brilliant young star of “Brokeback Mountain” died last week from a lethal combination of six different prescription drugs – a Britis... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart18th January 2008
Some drug abuse statistics are down across the country, while others, particular prescription drugs among teens and young adults, are rising. Most - unfortunately, not all - abusers of individual substances survive long enough to handle their addictions. ... Read >
14th January 2008
OxyContin is an opium derivative, which contains the same active ingredient as in Percodan and Percocet. OxyContin is a very strong narcotic pain reliever similar to morphine. OxyContin is designed so that its oxycodone salt is slowly released over time. ... Read >
Author: Brenda Stokes14th January 2008
Millions of individuals receive prescription drugs for their ailments and injuries each year. Some of them never finish the prescription and others take it as it was outlined. However, there are many individuals who use the drug to an extreme and they bec... Read >
Author: Brenda Stokes29th October 2007
Schizophrenia begins in late adolescence or early adulthood. People who have schizophrenia may have unusual beliefs, called delusions. Schizophrenia is believed to result from a combination of environmental and genetic factors. A child who has one parent ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen02nd October 2007
Dyssomnia NOS (not otherwise specified) refers to any insomnia, hypersomnia, or circadian rhythm disturbance that does not meet the full criteria for a specific dyssomnia. There are over 30 recognized kinds of dyssomnias. Common Causes of Dyssomnia is med... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen02nd October 2007
The treatment for Disruptive Behavior Disorders is a combination of specialized Parent Skills training. Parent training and therapy with the child or adolescent, is most effective when done in the family home. DSM-IV is the most widely used nosologic syst... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen28th August 2007
Bipolar disorder is a being diagnosed in children as young as six years old in recent years. Some doctors think this is a good assessment of many children while others think the diagnosis is overdone. While it may be just an intellectual controversy to ... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong11th July 2007
Headache (cephalalgia in medical terminology) is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. Headache, like chest pain or dizziness, has many causes. All headaches are considered primary headac... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen25th April 2007
What is Hepatitis A - Hepatitis B - Hepatitis C:
Hepatitis A - An inflammatory viral disease of the liver with a short incubation period. Hepatitis A may be transmitted by eating contaminated food, by fecal-oral contact, and/or through household contac... Read >
Author: Robert Benjamin18th April 2007
Alcohol rehab and drug rehab centers and programs require a sincere dedication on the part of the addict to make sure that they are successful in their task. Some say that if the person addicted to the substance abuse is dedicated and sincere about wanti... Read >
Author: Jon Arnold03rd April 2007
Albuquerque, New Mexico, has a unique criminal rehabilitation program, based in a center offering a new concept in criminal justice. The Second Chance Center (www.secondchancecenters.com) offers secure long-term rehab as an substitute for the judiciary t... Read >
Author: Jayden Adams27th March 2007
The Second Chance Program in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a prison-based social rehab program. This program uses a manualized treatment approach rather than a counselor driven treatment criminal rehab program. These manuals are delivered as courses, addr... Read >
Author: Jayden Adams19th November 2006
1. Keep cool at home. Use a quiet, calm manner.
2. Lower expectations temporarily. Compare progress this month to last month, rather than last year or next year. Patient's progress must be compared to themselves, not others.
3. Overlook rituals an... Read >
Author: Arthur Buchanan13th August 2006
*An Index of Numbing Substances*
Originating from the Greek root narco, meaning numbness, the word Narcodex refers to an index of numbing substances. This particularly designates the abilities of drugs to numb the senses, body and mind of an individual... Read >
Author: Richard Doucet01st April 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary F. Zesiewicz, MD
Addictions are pervasive in our culture. And addictions to alcohol or drugs aren't the only ones out there. Addiction to shopping, sex, gambling, video games, are but a few.
Addictive habits are forms of dependen... Read >
Author: Mary Zesiewicz07th March 2006
What is Liver Health
The largest internal organ in the body, the liver is located in the upper right portion of the abdomen, beneath the diaphragm and above most of the stomach, intestines and pancreas. The liver has many functions, including secretin... Read >
Author: star herb07th March 2006
What is Liver Health
The largest internal organ in the body, the liver is located in the upper right portion of the abdomen, beneath the diaphragm and above most of the stomach, intestines and pancreas. The liver has many functions, including secreti... Read >
Author: star herb07th March 2006
What is Liver Health
The largest internal organ in the body, the liver is located in the upper right portion of the abdomen, beneath the diaphragm and above most of the stomach, intestines and pancreas. The liver has many functions, including secreti... Read >
Author: star herb
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