• Bizarre lifting of fear and shame

    Updated: 2012-06-30 21:02:55
    So I have PMS which always makes me emotional, but this is different. I have been living in absolute fear for years. Terrified of my NPD business partner, I wouldn't even answer the phone when she...

  • Should I even do Suboxone?

    Updated: 2012-06-30 20:11:42
    I am new to the forums and on Day 4 of WD from a 3 month addiction to Roxycodone (90mg/day) normally snorted for back pain. My WD peaked out last night and I feel about 30% better today. The way...

  • Homegroup Response To My Slip...

    Updated: 2012-06-30 18:27:36
    Well I did get support from some of the senior members of my homegroup that meets everyday at 6pm. A couple guys talked to me after the meeting. No one was surprised that I relapsed. One guy said,...

  • Antabuse

    Updated: 2012-06-30 16:27:46
    Hi. I use 200mg antabuse once a week, I know this dosage is really low, so I guess those recommended 14 days does not apply? How long do I have to wait before its risk-free (in the sense that...

  • a kid I used to buy weed from died last night

    Updated: 2012-06-30 07:59:30
    I wasn't close with him. he was 19. I hate to presume but a drug overdose is a solid bet under the circumstances. he was a genuinely nice person -- one of the nicer dealers I ever met. I feel...

  • My continuing love affair with the poems/songs of Kris Kristofferson

    Updated: 2012-06-30 07:31:37
    I've been thinking a bit today about my drinking history. Over the past few years, drinking became for me a dark and lonely hiding place. It was so important to me to 'look good', dress in a business...

  • Real eye opener

    Updated: 2012-06-30 07:28:11
    Last night I heard sirens and 2 cop cars, fire truck, and ambulance pulled up between my house and the house next door. A woman was on the gurney getting wheeled into the back of the ambulance. A...

  • Is bath salt addictive?

    Updated: 2012-06-30 01:32:20
    YES. You can easily become addicted to taking bath salt. More about what bath salt is made of, bath salt addictive-ness and the potential risks of bath salt here.

  • How does trazodone work?

    Updated: 2012-06-29 01:11:04
    Trazodone works by altering the chemical balance of serotonin in the brain. More on trazodone's uses, side effects, and dangers here.

  • Charlie Sheen’s Ex, Brooke Mueller, is in Treatment for Substance Abuse Issues

    Updated: 2012-06-28 20:37:19
    After the December incident, Mueller agreed to a plea bargain.

  • Mixing lorazepam with alcohol

    Updated: 2012-06-28 01:30:41
    Mixing lorazepam and alcohol can cause memory loss, loss of inhibition and irritability. But you increase risk of overdose when you mix the two. More here on harms and warnings for mixing Lorazepam with alcohol.

  • What is OxyContin used for?

    Updated: 2012-06-27 18:08:18
    OxyContin is used to manage pain. More on OxyContin's uses, side effects, how to identify problems with OxyContin here.

  • Senate Bans Bath Salts! Now Obama’s Approval is Needed…

    Updated: 2012-06-27 17:40:13
    Great news! This past Tuesday, the Senate approved legislation that bans 28 chemicals often masked as incense or plant food and sold at corner stores and/or head shops, then used to make bath salts – the synthetic drug responsible for recent, multiple and very bizarre … Continue reading →

  • Dependence on Ambien

    Updated: 2012-06-26 01:31:46
    If you take Ambien long-term (more than 4 weeks at a time), Ambien use can lead to Ambien dependence or addiction. More on Ambien dependence, abuse, and addiction liability here.

  • Alcohol + Boating = A Deadly Mix

    Updated: 2012-06-25 17:24:52
    Nothing sounds better in the summertime than to taking a boat out onto the water in the sun… but drinking and boating has become a very common, and dangerous, combination. Boats don’t have seat belts, boats don’t have brakes, and … Continue reading →

  • Can you overdose (OD) on hydrocodone?

    Updated: 2012-06-25 01:05:34
    It's difficult to overdose on hydrocodone alone. But hydrocodone is usually combined with other, more dangerous medications. More on hydrocodone overdose, drug poisoning, and safe dosing for hydrocodone here.

  • Is Cialis addictive?

    Updated: 2012-06-24 01:27:54
    No, Cialis is not addictive. More on Cialis here.

  • How is Valium prescribed?

    Updated: 2012-06-23 01:23:20
    Valium (diazepam) is an anti-anxiety medication prescribed in doses betwen 2 and 10 mg several times daily. More on Valium dosage, cost, and prescriptions here.

  • SPECT for drug addiction and alcoholism treatment

    Updated: 2012-06-22 01:11:11
    SPECT nuclear imaging tests shows how blood flows to tissues in the brain, and show marked changes after chronic drug use. More on using SPECT for drug and alcohol addiction treatment here.

  • Alcoholism Throws One of the Country’s Best Horse Jockeys

    Updated: 2012-06-21 20:11:40
    For now, however, Desormeaux is trying to gain back the trust of owners and trainers after doing the unthinkable: failing a breathalyzer test on the day of the Belmont Stakes.

  • Help heroin addict get help and recover

    Updated: 2012-06-21 17:31:44
    Helping a heroin addict requires you get past your anger. More here on where to get educated, take care of yourself and make plan to help a heroin addict.

  • Lawmakers, Safety Advocates Say “Track-and-Trade” Prevents Fake Drugs!

    Updated: 2012-06-20 17:29:34
    Counterfeit drugs pose a big problem in the U.S. — this past February, the FDA discovered fake versions of the cancer drug Avastin being distributed to doctors across the country in a multi-million dollar drug trade. Lawmakers have been divided … Continue reading →

  • ADHD Prescriptions On the Rise: Helpful or Hurtful?

    Updated: 2012-06-18 17:40:34
    Many believe that prescribing children with ADHD is a very dangerous slippery slope, while others feel treatment is necessary. The long-debated ADHD controversy continues; found in a new study conducted by the Food and Drug Administration, ADHD prescriptions increased by 46% … Continue reading →

  • Teen Mom Reality Star Chooses Five Years in Jail Over Drug Rehab

    Updated: 2012-06-14 20:33:56
    In a move that seemed to even shock her lawyer who was shaking his head, Portwood chose the jail time over treatment. She told the judge that she has been using drugs the entire time she’s been in treatment and that she “can’t stand” the program. The judge obliged Portwood’s request, and she is now in a Madison County jail cell awaiting her sentencing.

  • Lindsay Lohan Crashed Car Again… With Open Alcohol Container?

    Updated: 2012-06-13 17:31:00
    Oh, boy. Lindsay Lohan has been to jail five times; drinking and driving counts are scattered throughout her record over these past five years for the famous ’Mean Girls’ actress. Now she’s facing more trouble. Back in ’07, Lohan was hospitalized … Continue reading →

  • Alcohol Ads Contribute to Teen Drinking… Duh!

    Updated: 2012-06-11 17:26:52
    The UK’s Alcohol Health Alliance UK is asking for the country to follow in France’s footsteps and become stricter about the way alcohol is marketed to adolescents on programs sponsored by alcohol companies. The AHA is proposing “an end to the … Continue reading →

  • Cat Marnell Says She Can’t Work Sober

    Updated: 2012-06-07 20:57:35
    It seems that her bosses at xoJane.com told her to go to rehab – which she did, but didn’t stay for the full length of treatment and certainly didn’t stay clean and sober afterward. She also never completely returned to work and, as a result, says she will no longer be working for the site.

  • Use of Bath Salts On the Rise, Attributed to Miami Murders

    Updated: 2012-06-06 16:57:17
    We first started to talk about the dangers of the synthetic drug known as bath salts last year, but unfortunately, it seems they’ve recently become even more of a buzz drug — more and more headlines are popping up, citing … Continue reading →

  • Was Mary Kennedy’s Suicide a Result of Depression and Addiction?

    Updated: 2012-06-04 20:29:49
    Some may argue that Kennedy was not suffering from depression or fighting a battle with addiction, she was just coping poorly in the wake of finding out that her husband wanted a divorce.

  • NFL’s Justin Blackmon Got a DUI

    Updated: 2012-06-04 17:23:58
    Two-time All American and Jacksonville Jaguars’ #1 top pick and wide receiver Justin Blackmon was arrested this past Sunday morning in Oklahoma on aggravated DUI charges — his blood alcohol level was 2.4, which is three times the legal limit of .15 in Oklahoma. This is … Continue reading →

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