War on drugs is promoted by countries such as USA and Canada. Government law enforcement agencies fight against the importation and supply of illicit drugs at a national and local level. Illicit drugs are sourced from overseas drug cartels which use couriers and containers to bring in shipments of illicit drugs for resale in the local market. Government agencies try to intercept them. Very rarely are the main players arrested, and even the interception of large shipments of illicit drugs only … [Read more...] about War on Drugs – Illicit Drugs and Addiction
Archives for September 2010
Drug Addicts Vancouver – Safe House – or Self Esteem?
Vancouver operates the first legal “safe house” in North America for the injection of illicit narcotics and use of other street drugs. Known as Insite, it provides a safe and medically supervised site for the use of illicit drugs. The project has drawn criticism because it is said to condone the use of illicit drugs and to support drug trafficking. There has been continuing legal action against Insite, from those who favor criminalization and penalties against drug users and traffickers, aimed … [Read more...] about Drug Addicts Vancouver – Safe House – or Self Esteem?
Addict Help : Drug Addicts and The Law
Due to there being strict laws and punishments in Canada and most other countries for the use and abuse of certain illicit drugs, people who become caught up in the cycle of addiction are deemed, by the law, to be criminals. It does not give an addict help or assist their position in any way. Illicit drugs are by definition supplied to drug users by criminals. Many drug users resort to criminal means such as stealing, often with violence, and prostitution to meet the high cost of illicit drugs … [Read more...] about Addict Help : Drug Addicts and The Law
Addict Help: The Fortress – Emotional Defenses
When the weather is sunny and warm, we don’t go out in a raincoat. When we feel that our neighbors are friendly, we don’t worry too much about fences. Everyone who is born into the world gets an immediate sense of their environment – if it is responsive to our needs, we feel happy, relaxed and content. If however we feel that we are surrounded by disturbing events, an unfriendly environment, we start to put up an emotional shield – sometimes a raincoat will do, sometimes we need solid … [Read more...] about Addict Help: The Fortress – Emotional Defenses
Celebrities – Cocaine and Drug Addiction: Addict Help.
Whilst the content of a recent interview with “recovering” cocaine addict Aaron Sorkin is no doubt well intentioned, as being an admission, rather than a denial of the problems which this renowned author and playwright has faced as a result of his cocaine use over the years, there are aspects of it which are quite frankly disturbing. People who place reliance for their income and social prestige upon being in the spotlight and have a public following, together with those who create the … [Read more...] about Celebrities – Cocaine and Drug Addiction: Addict Help.
Compulsion : Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Many specialists in the field of addiction still refer to addiction as a choice freely made by the addict, at least in the early stages, while others believe addiction to be an illness or disease over which an addict has little or no control. This variance of opinion would suggest that medical science to date is completely out of its depth when trying to understand, on its own terms, the reasons why people use drugs. Those entrusted with the treatment of addiction by public funding spend … [Read more...] about Compulsion : Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Addict Help: Can the Brain Heal Itself?
In a book called “The Brain That Changes Itself”, Norman Doidge reveals the extent to which the human brain can adapt itself to traumatic events in such a way that anxiety and stress is minimized. The essence of this capacity lies in neuro-plasticity – in other words the ability of parts of the brain to re-model themselves so as best to deal with the conditions of life. Survival is all about protecting individual integrity at both a mental and physical level. If all adaptations of the brain … [Read more...] about Addict Help: Can the Brain Heal Itself?
Addict Help: Drug Use – Making a Healthy Choice.
Very often people envy the lifestyles of the rich and famous with their private jets, nannies for the children and a selection of homes to choose from dotted around the world. Then we read in the papers that their lifestyle is not so idyllic – more often than not these people seem to have troubles and their kids need addict help. Very often these children are found to be playing around with drugs, acting up in nightclubs, getting involved in brawls and traffic accidents, going in and out of … [Read more...] about Addict Help: Drug Use – Making a Healthy Choice.
The Corporate Ladder, Drug Use and the Family.
Our society is full of images of external success - things we must have and aspire to if we want to be a success. Even people who have a strong sense of personal worth and family values, who don't place reliance upon having money for their happiness, are not immune to feelings of how much better things could be if only they had (or could earn or win) a lot more money. Today we "need" to have more things than in previous generations - most of the things that we need today are of recent … [Read more...] about The Corporate Ladder, Drug Use and the Family.
More About Suicide and Drug Use.
Helping people to overcome the desire to suicide is definately about intervention of a positive nature, offering to them a different way of looking at their options. The physical circumstances of the 33 Chilean miners, trapped beneath the ground and unable to escape without outside help and intervention is perhaps a graphic illustration of the dynamic of depression. Covered by a light rock fall, your natural instincts for self preservation will enable you to scrabble and scrape until you can … [Read more...] about More About Suicide and Drug Use.
Addict Help. Drug Use and Suicide.
Drug use and depression are related and suicide can occur if depression becomes too intense. There is a relationship between depression and suicidal thoughts, but not everyone who is depressed will resort to suicide as a final solution to their problems. Using drugs can make people more vulnerable to depression. People are not attracted to drug use unless they are looking for a solution to a problem in their life. Even prescription medications for anxiety and depressive disorders are no … [Read more...] about Addict Help. Drug Use and Suicide.
Addict Help – A Pathway to Independence – Holistic Detox & Rehab.
When someone in the family has become involved in drug use, and you want to help them. Stop. You will need to think carefully before you start to offer any kind of advice to an addict. People, particularly young children, turn to using drugs because it fills a need in their life that is not otherwise being met. When you speak with a person in your life about their drug use, it is important not to be judgmental, to put the addict "down", or be critical of them and their choice. It is equally … [Read more...] about Addict Help – A Pathway to Independence – Holistic Detox & Rehab.
Drug Use and PTSD – Roads to Recovery Part Two
When a person is involved in traumatic event, it is experienced differently from normal life events. When a person feels under threat or needs to take instant action, the mind and body revert to a more primitive way of functioning that prioritizes survival. Although some circumstances make people go into a state of defensive, numbing shock, the most usual reaction to threat is hyperactivity. Feelings of threat are recognized by the amygdala, and information stored in the hippocampus/frontal … [Read more...] about Drug Use and PTSD – Roads to Recovery Part Two
Drug Use and PTSD – Addict Help. Part One.
There any many sites that deal with the subject of trauma to the integrity of the human psyche. We hope that here you will find what you need to be able to move on with your life. From infancy we need parenting which accommodates to our needs. If we do not get it, we react defensively. This is a healthy function, of a protective nature, like the calluses that appear on the toe that is made to fit into an ill fitting shoe. The human psyche becomes "misshapen" as a sapling bends to the prevailing … [Read more...] about Drug Use and PTSD – Addict Help. Part One.