Addiction
27 Mar Drug Addiction Problems Among Young Australians
There are quite a number of reports in regards to drug addiction problems among young Australians, starting with a report that summarizes data on drug use during adolescence in Australia. It presents surveys and reports that showcase the extent and prevalence of substance usage among...
14 Feb Cocaine Abuse and Psychological Withdrawal Symptoms
Cocaine is incredibly addictive both physically and mentally because it's a powerful stimulant. In the street, the extremely expensive drug is known as blow, coke, crack, rock, and snow. It's made from South American coca plant leaves in particular. Although healthcare professionals can utilize the...
13 Feb Why Travel to an Alcoholism Treatment Center in Thailand?
In the 21st Century, there are such things as medical tourism. From there, there are also other forms of medical tourism like surgery tourism, dental tourism, and rehab tourism. The idea behind them is straightforward. If you can’t afford to get surgery or a medical…
07 Feb Methamphetamine Addiction Problem in Australia
Australia is besieged and under pressure by an epidemic described by ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbot as something that's beyond anything Australia has ever seen before. They're barely able to cope with it at all. The ferociousness by which the meth addiction plague spreads is unimaginable,...
02 Feb Heroin Addiction Treatment Programs in a Drug Rehab Center
Heroin is an illicit drug made from morphine, which is a natural substance that’s taken from opium poppy plants. While certain opiates are prescribed legally as painkillers and typically called opioids, the federal government classified heroin as a Schedule I narcotic lacking any legal use…
01 Feb Symptoms and Treatment of Opioid Addiction
Opioids are a range of drugs or medications that include synthetic and semi-synthetic medicine made from opiate alkaloid derived from the opium poppy. Several of the most commonly prescribed opioid medicine such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Lortab, and Percocet, are used for managing acute pain. Opioids…
31 Jan Prescription Drug Addiction Signs and Treatment
When you use prescription medication recreationally or not in a way that’s prescribed by the prescribing doctor, then you’re abusing prescription medication. What’s more, problematic usage includes everything from snorting or injecting ground-up pills for the sake of getting high to stealing a friend’s prescription…
30 Jan How to Beat Addiction to Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are agents that affect the central nervous system when taken, acting specifically and selectively on the GABA-A receptors or gamma-aminobutyric acid-A receptors of your brain. The neurotransmitter GABA is responsible for the inhibition or reduction of nerve cell or neuron activity within your brain...
