prescription drug addiction

Addiction Should Not Be Redefined as Disease

Addiction should not be redefined as disease

Filed under: What Is Drug Abuse and Addiction

According to a 2011 article titled “The Science of Addiction” by the National Institute of Drug Abuse, there are clear differences between the MRI brain… Continue reading

Plague of Dodgy Prescriptions Puts Illicit Drugs in the Shade

Plague of dodgy prescriptions puts illicit drugs in the shade

Filed under: Cocaine Addiction

US authorities talk about a modern-day epidemic where prescription drug addiction is killing more people than crack cocaine in the 1980s and heroin in the …… Continue reading

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Intervention: Intervention’s Critical Role for Recovery

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Intervention: Intervention’s Critical Role for Recovery
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Intervention: Intervention’s Critical Role for Recovery What every family needs to know about drug and alcohol abuse intervention ~by Joe… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Addiction in the US – PR-USA.net

Prescription Drug Addiction in the US – PR-USA.net
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Prescription drug abuse and addiction is a severe and growing problem in the United States. Abuse of prescription drugs has surpassed that of cocaine, heroin and… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Addiction: A Medical Condition, Not a Moral Failure – Huffington Post

Prescription Drug Addiction: A Medical Condition, Not a Moral Failure – Huffington Post
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Prescription drug abuse and addiction is prevalent in America yet it lurks in the shadows. We don’t like to talk about… Continue reading

Drug Use and Legal Woes – Transworld News

Drug Use and Legal Woes – Transworld News
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
A recent story of a Tennessee judge who battled prescription drug addiction shows just how devastating substance abuse can be to a career and a person’s… Continue reading