It’s no secret that heroin addiction has reached epidemic proportions in the United States over the last couple of decades. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found heroin overdose deaths increased by almost 50% since 2010.
Women are twice as likely to suffer from a mental health disorder than men. This statistic encompasses women from all socioeconomic positions, races, and geographical regions.
Lean or Purple Drank is a drink made from a mixture of Codeine cough syrup, soda, and sometimes hard candy and/or alcohol.
Methamphetamine (meth) is a stimulant similar to amphetamine that is most often found illicitly.
Xanax (alprazolam) and weed (marijuana, cannabis) are two substances that are frequently used and sometimes abuse, and there may be interactions and dangers of using both drugs concurrently.
Cocaine is a remarkably dangerous and powerful illicit stimulant drug that works by increasing the concentration of dopamine in the brain, a neurochemical responsible for feelings of reward and euphoria.
Methamphetamine (meth) is a stimulant drug that is most commonly found as a white powder or in crystalline form (crystal meth).
It may often require diligence to recognize a crack cocaine abuse problem in a loved one, but knowing what signs to look for is critical.
According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), addiction is a chronic brain disease that impacts the brain’s reward, pleasure, memory, and motivation centers.
2-4 Hours (half-life) when taken by injection, meaning it takes just a few hours for half of the drug to leave a person’s system.
