Archive for August, 2009

Could you be addicted to painkillers?

More info…Jamie Lee Curtis is just one in a long line of celebrities to admit she had an addiction to painkillers. She talked publicly about it after the controversy over Michael Jackson’s death and his addiction to a range of legal drugs. Melanie Griffith, Paula Abdul and Friends actor Matthew Perry have also admitted they’ve [...]

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If Marijuana Is Legal, Will Addiction Rise?

More info…Richard M. Hackett/Associated Press/Longmont DailyA New York Times article on Sunday discussed the debate over whether more and more potent types of cannabis affect the levels of addiction to the drug. This particular issue has become part of the larger debate over whether marijuana should be legalized or decriminalized. Antidrug activists say that if [...]

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C.A.R.E. Addiction Recovery Launches Counseling-Enhanced Detox Program

More info…North Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) December 8, 2008 — C.A.R.E. Addiction Recovery has launched a unique new opiate detox program that combines medical intervention, drug rehab counseling and the… drug abuse statistics Share and Enjoy:

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Narconon Arrowhead Sees Increase In Methadone Addicted Clients in 2007

More info…Canadian, OK (PRWEB) November 1, 2007 — Reports continue to surface across the country about the increasing deaths associated with methadone. A story from the Tulsa World said that… drug abuse teens Share and Enjoy:

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Recovery From Opiate Addiction Is Possible After Successful Opiate Detox

More info…Opiate detox is an essential precursor to opiate treatment. Anyone who tells you otherwise badly misunderstands the nature of the opiate recovery process. The fact of the matter is that opiate addiction is a fundamentally physiological disease, and opiate rehabilitation must begin with physiological healing. The doctors and caregivers at an opiate detox facility [...]

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