Drug abuse can be understood as excessive use of addictive substances such as alcohol, opioids, marijuana, or other chemical variants leading to emotional, physical, and social harm. Drug abuse can also lead to the development of substance use disorder (SUD), a mental illness that causes...
LSD is one of the most potent, mood-changing chemicals. It is manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in the ergot fungus that grows on rye and other grains. LSD belongs to a group of drugs known as psychedelics. When taken in small doses, it can produce...
My book "How to Beat Alcoholism" is available on Amazon. Download Ebook to your Kindle. The book discusses different approaches that alcoholics can use to stop drinking and begin the recovery process. Additionally, issues related to drug abuse in tandem with alcohol abuse. The impact of specific psychological disorders...
With countless theories out there about addiction, some people can't help but wonder what it is. There are studies going on for the sole purpose of determining why one person is more susceptible to becoming an addict than the next person. Truth be told, there are a...
Methamphetamine, commonly known as meth, crystal meth or ice, is a drug that creates a lot of problems among people of all ages. It is a stimulant drug that is highly addictive, creating severe health issues to the persons that use it. It comes in the shape...
By now we all know Alcoholism is a dangerous and progressive disease that could ultimately be lethal. Around 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 60 suffer from this disease Even though this is a severe health concern, it will often go unrecognized, and even...
Among the biggest addiction problems in the US is narcotics addiction, And narcotics addiction comes only second-place to its alcohol counterpart. Thousands and thousands of people on the planet either directly or indirectly suffer from the consequences of narcotics addiction. There are all types of narcotics...
First, what is Narcotics Abuse? You may hear a lot of different terms such as drug dependence, opioid abuse, drug addiction, and drug abuse, so here are a few explanations into these terms: The abuse of opiates, and other drugs, is when there’s a deliberate use of a...