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A new study in America shows that annual trips to hospital emergency rooms due to alcohol abuse is dramatically on the rise, up 61 percent in number of visits from 2009 to 2016. This study was published in the Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research journal. Though the... Read More

The purpose of drug rehab referral services is to help people with a substance abuse problem find a program to help them overcome their addiction. This is a very valuable and needed service as many individuals find themselves in the clutches of addiction. The moment in life when... Read More

Once you are finally free and over your addiction to drugs or alcohol, the last thing you want to do is fall right back into them. Some people may find it way too easy to relapse into their old bad habits. Below are listed five addictive behaviors you’ll need to watch out for to... Read More

Introduction Opiates are an extremely powerful drug that can help on certain occasions such as relieving pain after surgeries, but for the most part are harmful. This drug has the side effects of making their consumer drowsy, having a dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, along with the... Read More

The current addiction epidemic that faces our nation has continued to grow quite rapidly over the years. There are numerous substances that are problematic in this regard, with some of them being illicit and others legal. One of the largest issues is actually a completely legal... Read More

Abuse of opioids, a class of chemically-related drugs derived from the poppy plant, has reached epic levels in recent years, with tragic effects on addicts and anyone close to them.  Opioids include street drugs such as heroin and many prescription painkillers such as OxyContin,... Read More

What is Black Tar Heroin? Black tar heroin is an illegal, highly addictive, and relatively cheap opiate drug.  According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, black tar heroin is a crudely processed opiate, dark in color, that may be sticky like tar or hard like coal.  It gets... Read More

Substance abuse damages on the user’s life in so many areas: personal, professional, financial, and physical. Relationships suffer as the addict chooses drugs or alcohol over time with friends and family. Careers end because of neglected work obligations and poor overall... Read More

In recent years, addiction to prescription painkillers and other opioids has become a huge problem in America. Deaths from opioid overdoses have tripled since the year 2000. In 2015, the most recent year for which statistics are available, more than 33,000 Americans died from an... Read More