Although they are legal to purchased both in stores and on the internet synthetic drugs are just as dangerous as illegal street drugs such as heroin and cocaine.
Alcohol Abuse Affects Brains Mistake Signal
Alcoholism can ruin a persons a life in part because alcohol affects the part of the brain that warns a person when they are making a mistake.
Florida Tries to Reduce Addiction With Drug Tests
If the state of Florida wants to reduce the amount of addiction they should spend money on more state funded addiction treatment as opposed to drug tests.
Family Program Mends the Damage Caused by Addiction
Without the help of an addiction treatment centers family program it is likely going to be very difficult for a recovering addict and his or her family to mend the damage that was caused during active addiction.
Alcoholism Studies on Genes/Metabolism
New studies revolving around an individuals genes and metabolism can play a role in how likely one is to suffer from the disease of alcoholism.
DEA Showing Concern over Bath Salts
A new drug that is being disguised as bath salts are being abused and causing people to suffer from strokes and heart attack.
Amy Winehouse Addiction Ends Tragically
The untimely death of Amy Winehouse is another example of just how powerful addiction is and how without comprehensive addiction treatment can lead to death.
Coping with Depression and Addiction
If dual diagnosed with depression and addiction an addiction treatment center that specializes in treating individuals who struggle with dual diagnosis will be able to treat each disease independently giving the client the best chance at achieving long term sobriety.
New Residency for Medical Professionals to Specialize in Addiction
Ten various universities around the country are offering a one year program for doctors who have completed medical school and want to further their education and study the correlation between addiction and the brain while gaining a specialty in treating addiction.
Finding Out Where Focus Needs to Placed on Addiction
In an attempt to learn where the focus on drug and alcohol addiction needs to be the Obama administration has began to implement a tracking program that will determine how many people are going to addiction treatment and what they are going for.