Helping children to understand addiction and withdrawal will enable them to see that addiction and withdrawal are essentially two sides of the same coin, and help them say no to drugs. Drugs and Your Body: A Tricky Problem Imagine you have a toy that makes you feel really good. But if you play with it […]
Non Narcotic Pain Relief – Addiction Help
Navigating Pain: The Transition from Opioids and the Search for Sustainable Solutions The pharmaceutical industry’s historical promotion of opioid analgesics for pain management has left a profound and troubling legacy. While opioids can provide potent pain relief, their widespread and often indiscriminate use has contributed significantly to the ongoing opioid crisis. This crisis is marked […]
Kratom – Drug Addiction Help
Kratom: Understanding the Risks of an Unregulated Substance Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth) is a plant native to Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, where its cultivation has been restricted since 1943 due to its opiate-like properties. Historically, local populations have used Kratom leaves for various purposes, including cooking, traditional medicine, and as a substitute for opium. However, […]
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus, now more commonly referred to as COVID-19, or COVID for short, has swept the nation. For those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction or still currently in active addiction, new problems emerge from this threat. It is well known by those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction that keeping active and connected to support […]
Breaking Point: Heroin In America
On tonight’s ABC news 20/20 episode, David Muir reports on the epidemic sweeping the country by storm: heroin and opiate addiction. Heroin overdoses are happening everyday to people of all ages and race. Drugs discriminate against no one. One man could not even wait to get home before shooting up heroin in his car in New […]
Importing Drugs from Canada
Is importing drugs from Canada legal? There are today many US citizens who obtain drugs by purchasing them from a Canadian source. Although prohibitions apply to people attempting to import and use or deal illicitly with street or prescription drugs, there are circumstances in which it is lawful for US citizens to purchase Canadian drugs. […]
Addiction to Paracetamol – Drug Addict Help
Controversy continues as to whether or not it is possible to have an addiction to paracetamol, a non-narcotic pain relief drug, also known as acetaminophen. Whilst a commonly used and effective pain reliever for everyday aches and pains, paracetamol is known to cause liver toxicity in high or prolonged doses. However, doubt still remains as […]
Ohio Fights Prescription Drug Abuse
Prescription drug abuse in Ohio causes more deaths than suicide or driving accidents. For an outlay of $8.9m the State will qualify for a Federal grant to total $36m to be used to help treat people suffering from mental illness and drug addiction, and hopefully get them into employment. The funding has been applied for […]
Opal Fuel Reduces Huffing: Drug Addict Help
Opal fuel reduces huffing in communities where it is available. Huffing or sniffing of toxic chemicals such as petroleum has been reduced by up to 70% in some remote Australian communities where teens and young children have previously been in the habit of sniffing petrol to get high. Children as young as 6 continue to […]
Music & Dopamine High – Drug Addict Help
Research from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, and McGill University now proves that music that we find pleasurable releases a dopamine high. Dopamine is the biochemical involved in feelings of intense euphoria and happiness. Dr Robert Zatorre of McGill University says that this is the first time that an “abstract” event has been scientifically […]
Drug Addict Help: Pregnancy
Using drugs during pregnancy puts at risk the unborn child. Many drugs cross the placenta barrier that normally protects the child from toxins and infections present in the mother. All illicit, prescription and OTC drugs have a risk of potential damage – there is no “safe” dose because drug effects on the developing child can […]
Eight Step Drug Policies: Effective Drug Addict Help
The world has a problem when people use and demand addictive drugs. Places such as Ontario suffer from prescription drug abuse, and many other drugs. Canada is a leader in comprehensive, drug free addiction recovery methods that anyone can access. People from Ontario, Canada and throughout the world need to consider their best option when […]