Friday, December 11th, 2009
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer
Many people today know about the dangers and risky behaviors (sharing needles, unsafe sex, and mother-to-child transmission) that can increase the risk for HIV/AIDS infection. The question lies in whether or not they are able to take appropriate actions to prevent contracting the disease themselves.
Heroin addiction, dirty ...
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
I don't keep it a secret that I used to have a very serious drug problem. If you haven't read it by now, my drug use started early on along with a whole bunch of high-school friends. They smoked weed, I wanted to fit in, and the rest is history.
But ...
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Along with teaching and telling stories, part of my goal here at All About Addiction is to get important information out to those who can benefit from it.
Most drug users who quit drug use "cold turkey" have to go through withdrawal of some sort. Withdrawal is never comfortable, but sometimes ...
Posted in Alcohol, Drugs, Education, For addicts, Medications, Opiates, Prescription, Tips, Treatment | 10 Comments »
Monday, November 9th, 2009
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer
We've talked often on this site about many of the negative things that often come along with heavy drug use. We've not yet talked about any of the factors that make injection drug use even worse. Users inject cocaine, crystal meth, and heroin, or any combination of ...
Posted in Cocaine, Drugs, Education, For addicts, Meth, Opiates, Tips, Treatment | 1 Comment »
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
We've already talked (see here) about the fact that well-off teens are in no way protected from the damages of drug abuse. We've even published a story by a reader who became addicted to heroin after another friend introduced her to snorting oxycontin pills. This recent article, published in the ...
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
In 1996, Purdue Pharma L.C. introduced Oxycontin to the drug market. Oxycontin is a sustained-release oxycodone preparation used in treating chronic pain. Purdue put together an aggressive marketing plan to promote the sale of the drug. In it’s first year, Purdue sold $48 million dollars of Oxycontin. By 2000, Purdue ...
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Okay, we've talked about meth and cocaine and how they affect the brain. As I mentioned, both cocaine and meth interfere with the way the brain stores and cleans up important neurotransmitters, including, most importantly, Dopamine and Norepinephrine.
The class of drugs known as opiates, which includes morphine, heroin, codeine, and ...
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