Drug Addiction

The safest approach is to avoid crack cocaine and seek addiction treatment if needed. After treatment, a client will likely be linked to an aftercare program or a peer-led recovery group. A crack addiction detoxification procedure typically lasts a week. After the client no longer has physical cravings for the drug, the addiction’s mental damage […]

Active ingredients used to make meth interact in ways that can cause explosions and harm to anyone who may stumble upon the lab. For this reason, it’s important to be able to identify meth by look, smell, and other factors. Illicit meth is cooked in labs, often with inexpensive ingredients that can be easily found […]

Regulation could reduce the risk of fake MDMA.6 MDMA appears to be safer than most other illegal drugs, though all drugs can be harmful under specific circumstances.7 MDMA is safer if you follow harm reduction guidelines. Phase three clinical trials are currently taking place, comparing MDMA treatment to current standard-of-care drugs. FDA approval of MDMA-assisted […]

Roth and other colleagues recently showed the potential of such structure-based design. Based on similar discoveries about an opioid receptor, they created a molecule that effectively alleviates pain in mice, but with fewer side effects than morphine. People may become psychologically dependent on hallucinogens, but physical dependence is not typical. Many new compounds are being […]

If you’re right, speaking up could save the life of someone dear to you. It is important to help support a person experiencing this form of substance use disorder to seek treatment as soon as possible. A person showing signs of heroin withdrawal may exhibit changes in behavior, such as increased aggression, or physical symptoms, […]

When you begin to feel the effects of ecstasy like changes to the way you see the world around you, a familiar environment can provide you with a sense of security to know where you are. Avoid being around bodies of water, hills, or being in a car. People with heart problems can be at […]

Older adults have not demonstrated high rates of drug or alcohol use over time compared with younger adults. It has contributed to a misconception that seniors do not abuse alcohol or drugs, and there is no such problem as alcoholism in the elderly. An ever-growing body of evidence suggests that substance abuse in older adults […]

Node-link maps help clients see, in concrete terms, the consequences of life choices. Exhibit 3-1 provides an example of a node-link map to help a client address a cocaine addiction. For more on genograms, see TIP 39, Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy (CSAT 2004b). The continuum of addiction care (CoC) is a connective web […]

Addiction is defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine as continued use despite harmful consequences. Reports also suggest that people who use ecstasy exhibit such symptoms as well as other markers of addiction including tolerance, drug cravings, and withdrawal. In 2017, the Food and Drug Administration granted MDMA breakthrough therapy status due to the […]

However, it is important to note that spice is not a safe alternative to marijuana and people can experience dangerous reactions to the drug. Continued use of synthetic cannabinoids can cause psychotic episodes, which in extreme cases can last for weeks, and may exacerbate existing mental-health illnesses in susceptible users. But most reports of severe […]