Prescription Drug Addiction Contributes to US Life Expectancy Falling US life expectancy falling due to the opioid epidemic is the most serious health crisis this country has faced in many decades. The average loss is about two-and-one-half months. This is the first...
What Percentage of Addicts Stay Clean? When a Hollywood celebrity or Washington politician is arrested for driving under the influence or prescription shopping, the media presents story-after-story on substance abuse disorders. Many times the people in the news have been on-and-off the...
Are Drug Rehab Centers in Florida Affordable? The high cost of rehab is one reason why people addicted to drugs or alcohol tend to be reluctant to admit that they have a problem and accept treatment. Despite the cost of treatment, however,...
Exploring Why People Do Drugs What are the reasons why people do drugs? People who have never been addicted to any substance may find it difficult to understand why anyone would abuse drugs. The fact remains that drug abuse is a major...
Men and women use and metabolize alcohol differently. Learn about some of the gender differences in alcohol consumption between men and women. We’ve heard that women are from Venus, and men are from Mars, and enough differences between the genders exist to...
Staying Ahead of the War on Drugs – Opioid Education in Schools Now Required in Some States With the rise of opioid addiction cases in America, many states have taken it upon themselves to take steps towards combatting the high number of opioid...
Are my parents alcoholics, and what can I do? Emergency responders receive thousands of calls each year from children of parents who drink too much. These children call because they are alarmed at the frightening behavior that they see. If you find...
Opiate Addiction and Pregnancy Addiction is a terrible disease that can ruin a person’s life and greatly affect those around the person. One of the most abused drugs in America is opiates. With so many people addicted to opiates, even unborn babies...
What Is Codependency? Codependency is a word we hear tossed around a lot. What is codependency, and how does it affect the life of someone with an addiction? In the context of substance abuse, a codependent generally refers to someone who supplies...
Opioid Crisis by State Many of us are aware of the opioid crisis that has been affecting the United States. Some states are taking steps to combat the spread of opioid abuse by making it mandatory to have opioid-specific education in schools....
