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11. Substance Abuse and Violent Crime
March 24, 2012
Violent crime has been closely associated with substance abuse since Prohibition was in effect in the United States more than 80 years ago. Since then rates of violent crime have skyrocketed, especially in the decades after the US government took up an active war on drugs. But while a great deal of ...
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12. Acute Withdrawal Syndrome: Substances that can be Dangerous to Detox from
March 24, 2012
Acute Withdrawal Syndrome can often seem like an obstacle to recovery, but without detoxing from a substance a person can never hope to achieve sobriety. "Detoxing" refers to the symptoms and side effects that occur when a person abruptly stops using a drug or alcohol after becoming physically depe...
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13. Marijuana More Popular Among Teens than Cigarettes
March 21, 2012
According to the 2010 Monitoring the Future Survey, more teens are now smoking marijuana than cigarettes. This is especially concerning because while tobacco is extremely addictive and harmful to health, marijuana alters a person's perceptions – leading to serious consequences for already impression...
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14. Drug Addiction and Pregnancy
March 21, 2012
Most people who have never experienced drug addiction or alcoholism could not understand how a woman could ever abuse any substance while pregnant. However, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, (a branch of the United States federal government) nearly a quarter million women used illic...
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15. Recovering from Addiction: Warning Signs of Relapse
March 21, 2012
Experts in the fields of addiction and alcoholism have estimated that as many as 90% of all people who become addicted to a substance and then abstain will subsequently relapse at least one time in their life. Furthermore, a large percentage of those people will fall victim to multiple relapses – ea...
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16. The Dangers of Alcohol and Energy Drinks
March 19, 2012
Cocktails containing alcohol and energy drinks have become increasingly more popular in the United States, with drinks like Vod-Bombs (vodka and Red Bull) being served at popular clubs and bars everywhere. While initially popular with a younger demographic, this combination beverage is steadily gain...
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17. Opiate Addiction: A Human Problem for 6,000 Years
March 19, 2012
Opiate addiction is thought by many to be a modern problem caused by disintegration of traditional cultural values. However, this type of thinking is not grounded in reality. Addiction to opium has probably plagued mankind for around 6,000 years, but some evidence has been found that strongly indica...
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18. Drug Addiction and Denial Management
March 18, 2012
For anyone suffering from drug addiction or alcoholism, denial management must play a critical role as part of a lifelong recovery process. Many addicts have thought that by admitting they needed help and seeking it out by going to a detox or drug rehab center that they have purged themselves of den...
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19. Addiction Treatment: Relapse Prevention
March 18, 2012
Addiction treatment centers and alcohol rehabs are most successful when they focus on the issues that cause recovering addicts and alcoholics to relapse. However, many treatment centers focus on the wrong issues, don't address enough issues, or offer too many useless programs that ultimately have no...
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20. Prescription Drug Addiction in the US
March 18, 2012
Prescription drug abuse and addiction is a severe and growing problem in the United States. Abuse of prescription drugs has surpassed that of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, leading to new drug addictions for millions of Americans each year. The most critical problem with prescription drug abus...
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