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Methamphetamine Addiction

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Methamphetamine Addiction
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The number of persons who used methamphetamine for the first time in the prior 12 months did not differ significantly between 2002 (299,000 persons) and 2004 (318,000 persons) but did decrease significantly between 2004 and 2005. In 2004, an estimated 318,000 persons aged 12 or older first tried methamphetamine in the year prior to the survey compared with 192,000 persons in 200 [...]

Prescription Painkiler Addiction

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Prescription Painkiller Addiction
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National Surveys on Drug Use and Health indicate that the nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers (analgesics) among persons aged 12 or older did not differ significantly among the years between 2002 and 2005. The number of persons who used prescription pain relievers nonmedically for the first time in the past year of the survey also did not differ signi [...]

Marijuana Addiction

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Marijuana Addiction
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Contrary to some popular belief, marijuana can be addictive and does have a very definite set of dependency and withdrawal characteristics. It is the most widely used illicit drug in the nation, and its use is somtimes promoted in certain pop sub-cultures.

Based on SAMHSA's 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.8% (1.7 million) youth aged 12 to 17 used marijuana in the past m [...]

Heroin Addiction

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Heroin Addiction
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Based on theTreatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), annual admissions to substance abuse treatment for primary heroin abuse increased from 228,000 in 1995 to 254,000 in 2005. However, the proportion of primary heroin admissions remained steady at about 14% to 15% of all substance abuse treatment admissions.

The proportion of primary heroin admissions who injected heroin declined from 69% in 1995 t [...]

Causes of Relapse

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Cause of Relapse

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Why Addicts Cannot Stop Using Drugs or Alcohol
This section contains vital information that you need to know in order to fully understand drug and alcohol addiction. Once you understand addiction, you will see how simply it can be overcome. It would be best if you could read this section several times to get a full understanding of the cause of relapse. There are two basic ca [...]

Does The Addicts Lifestyle Create Depression???

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The piece of the puzzle of depression comes from addiction's destructive effects on an addict's life. There are broken relationships and often, problems with the law or finances. The individual starts to distance himself from the people he loves and becomes more and more detached. He may lose his job or start experiencing serious health problems. Ordinarily, addicts lose everything they care about: their homes, their families, cars, possessions, jobs and friends. Addiction is destroyi [...]

Why Depression Occurs with Addition

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

the presence of drug metabolites in the addict's system and how metabolites play a role in stimulating memories associated with drug and alcohol use. The addict's brain also identifies the chemicals in drugs or alcohol as substances that restrict or enhance the release of naturally-occurring chemicals in the brain. In some cases, the brain identifies the chemicals in some drugs as superior to the body's natural chemicals. The body normally creates its own chemicals to act as a rew [...]