Millions of Americans in Denial About Their Own Drug Abuse
While millions of Americans habitually smoke pot, drink alcohol, snort cocaine and swallow prescription drugs, too many drug users who meet the criteria for needing treatment do not recognize that they have a problem. The figure of those "in denial" is estimated at more than 4.6 million--a significantly higher number of individuals in need of professional help than had previously been thought....
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 Heroin Use among Older Adults is an Emerging Problem
Opiates, second only to alcohol, account for 14 percent of all drug treatment admissions over age 55. Heroin is the drug of choice for nine out of 10 opioid abusers.... >> more |
 The Rise and Pitfalls of Oxycontin ®
Put together a powerful new class of prescription painkillers, a burgeoning movement to liberalize the use of narcotics for pain, and an aggressive....>> more |
 Methadone Substitute Helps Individuals Change Lifestyles
With physicians now able to prescribe buprenorphine, an alternative to methadone, from their office, individuals addicted to heroin are finding it much easier.... >> more |
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The Hard Truths About Drug Addiction
Those who struggle with opiate drug addiction don't set out to destroy themselves and everyone and everything in their path--rather, these disastrous consequences are the effect of the vicious cycle of addiction. For many, drugs seem to be a means of averting emotional and/or physical pain by providing the user with a temporary and illusionary escape.... >> more |
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OxyContin ® Diversion and Abuse
The abuse of oxycodone products in general has increased in recent years. In April 2000, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study, which examined two data collection sources. The DEA Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) data tracks the distribution of oxycodone and other opioid analgesics and the Drug Abuse Warning Network.... >> more |
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What We All Need to Know About Drug Addiction
Individuals who struggle with drug addiction
do not set out to destroy themselves and everyone and everything
in their path--rather, these catayclysmic consequences are the effect
of the vicious cycle of addiction....
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