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By Lawrence Greene, MD, on August 25th, 2011
At this point in time, 15 states including the District of Columbia have legalized medicinal marijuana for patients with qualifying debilitating conditions. Yet there are still many people who say marijuana has no medicinal value. There are others who say the natural form of marijuana is unnecessary as the FDA has approved a synthetic marijuana so why not just utilize it. . . . → Read More: Is There Truth That Marijuana Has Medicinal Value?
By Royce Dockrill, on February 9th, 2011
Addiction treatment generally is a necessary step towards a productive treatment, but what exactly is integrated and included in this particular kind of treatment? That will depend on which center you choose for your addiction treatment. There are many substance abuse centers and programs, and every one offers unique components, success rates, treatment plans, relapse risks, and comfort levels. Various companies may provide only short term addiction treatment, and this is proven to be not successful for permanent results. Group treatment needs to be included in any substance abuse healing program, however this should not be the only type of treatment provided and you should have many other options in addition to group meetings. . . . → Read More: Specifically What Does Addiction Treatment Involve?
By Tom Grady, on August 2nd, 2010
The first step in recovering from alcoholism or substance abuse is to get the substances that have been harming your system out. Dependent on on your substance of abuse, this can take several days or longer than a year. The hard part is when you have been abusing your drug of choice for an extensive time frame, your body has most likely become dependent upon it. It has become almost as vital to your body as food, water or even oxygen. . . . → Read More: California Drug Treatment Usually Begins With The Detox Process
By John Burton, on June 11th, 2010
Drug abuse can refer to the use of prescription medicines for purposes that they are not designed. It may also refer to the use of illegal substances such as cannabis, cocaine or heroin. Many people are drawn to the abuse of medications such as sleeping pills or painkillers because they contain addictive ingredients. Other people are attracted to the use of illegal drugs due to factors such as social pressure or emotional stress. . . . → Read More: A Look At Drug Abuse In The UK
By Stella Robinson, on March 1st, 2010
Families who have mentally ill relatives whose problems are compounded by substance abuse face problems of enormous proportions. Mental health services are not well prepared to deal with patients having both afflictions. . . . → Read More: Drug Abuse : Cure Or Prevention
By Denny Soinski, on September 3rd, 2009
Pete had a particularly hard time maintaining a job. To be sure, due to his listlessness, lack of ambition, and less than stellar work attitude, he was out of work far more frequently than he was employed with a job. What is more, when he did get employment, he usually received less than positive performance assessments, he had an awfully difficult time getting to work in a timely manner, and he called off sick so habitually that he commonly got fired a few months after he began working. It consequently should not come as a great surprise that one of the outcomes of Pete’s less than optimal work record was the fact that he was just about flat broke almost everyday. . . . → Read More: A Young Mans Irresponsible Drinking Results in a DUI, Depression, and Time in Jail
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