Drug Abuse & Substance Addictions
Alcohol addiction is an extremely harmful and powerful addiction. It has been one of the toughest battles of the individual man for a very long time.
Alcoholism is a very serious, powerful, and potentially fatal disease. Alcoholism has been one of the most baffling afflictions since the beginning of recorded history.
Cocaine addiction has been a devastating problem in the United States since the 1980s.
For most users their cocaine addiction started out as something that added a little more flare to the party.
Crack addiction is a powerful and merciless illness. It has become an epidemic in the United States and spread like wildfire through all different cultures, lifestyles, and classes of people.
Meth addiction has become a world wide epidemic. It is characterized by its initial ability to produce higher personal productivity, feelings of euphoria, high alertness, increased sex drive, creates a mental perception of invincibility, and its ability to promote weight loss.
Ecstasy is a synthetic psychoactive with hallucinogenic and stimulant like properties. MDMA the chemical name for ecstasy is a neuro-toxic agent. The structure is similar to other drugs which lead to brain damage.
Heroin addiction is one of the most challenging experiences one can go through. Heroin is an opiate based drug, and because of the highly addictive qualities of opiates the heroin user can begin to experience withdraw symptoms after as little as 3 consecutive uses.
Marijuana
Marijuana also referred to as pot or weed is the most commonly abused drug in the United States. It is a dry green shredded mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves derived from the cannabis plant.
Oxycontin addiction has been on the rise in the United States for some time now. Oxycontin has very similar effects of heroin. Much like heroin, Oxycontin is an opiate based drug.
Prescription pills have a high potential for abuse by their users. The prescriptions most widely abused are opioids, central nervous system depressants, and stimulants.
Vicodin addiction is a very powerful illness. Vicodin is a pharmaceutical pain reliever and, much like Heroin and Oxycontin, it is an opiate based drug. Because of the highly addictive qualities of opiates, Vicodin addiction can set in after very few uses.
Xanax acts of the brain slowing normal brain functions. Xanax is normally used in the treatment of anxiety and sleep related disorders.
