Whenever you watch your favorite CSI TV show, you may have heard of the victim being jacked up on mind-altering drugs such as hallucinogens that were found in a toxicology screen. What are hallucinogens and how do they differ from…

There is no test for alcoholism. Only you can say you”re an alcoholic. But there are signs that pop up when someone is a problem drinker. This article explores some of those signs and discusses one option for recovery.

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A discussion of whether addiction is a condition that really needs an intensive treatment regime for recovery. Looks at some of the history and current evidence before reaching a conclusion.

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Looking over the current news about the opioid painkiller OxyContin, we can see there’s not much change today from any other day in the last year or so. This is a drug that, despite its usefulness for helping serious chronic…

“Coke,””C,””snow,””flake,” or “blow.” These are all popular names for a drug more commonly known as cocaine. Cocaine is an extremely addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain. It is also an appetite suppressant.

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