The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as a chronic disease that affects the reward center of the brain. It also affects a person’s motivation, memory and the ability …
How is Rehab Helpful After an Intervention
Intervention spreads awareness, but rehab delivers purpose and an application to recovery. Substance abuse is a complicated cycle, and each individual’s addiction is influenced by their unique emotions, circumstances and …
How to Use Narcan
Narcotic painkillers are now responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than cocaine and heroin put together. Overdose deaths caused by opioid prescription pain medications are increasing every year. By …
Heroin Addiction: Abuse Signs & Withdrawal Symptoms
Heroin, a highly addictive form of morphine, comes from the seedpods of poppy plants in Asia, Central America and South America. Because it can be mixed with water and injected, …
How to Treat an Overdose
According to statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 60,000 deaths occurred due to drug overdoses in the United States in 2016. The annual number …
Drug Deaths Increase in Philadelphia
All across the nation, people are suffering from the effects of opioid abuse. Working-age people are living out the best years of their lives addicted to pain killers, retirees are …
Signs and Symptoms of Addiction in Medical Professionals
Given ready access to supplies of pharmaceutical drugs, medical professionals are known to develop addiction issues. They also work at jobs that are stressful, and that can lead to the …
Demi Lovato Speaks out About Drug Overdose
The news of pop star Demi Lovato’s drug overdose hit fans hard as they struggled to find out more information about what happened. The singer came forward to verify that …
Drug Abuse During Pregnancy
Drug abuse in the United States may involve opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, alcohol and prescription drugs such as anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medications. The costs of drug abuse are high, and they …
Synthetic Opioid Epidemic: Fentanyl Kills More in Philadelphia
Opioids are found in the opium poppy plant. Some prescription opioid medications are made in a lab by scientists or from the plant directly. The drugs are created to use …
