Based on the methods of the other Narconon centers, the Gulf Coast facility uses wholesome, natural, and holistic methods of dealing with drug and alcohol addiction. Read the rest of this entry »
Prescription pain relievers claim victims from all age groups but remarkable increases in addiction and treatment admissions for young adults have been seen in the last twelve years. Read the rest of this entry »
Law and drug enforcement personnel in the area are hard pressed to keep up with growth of the illicit trade of addictive prescription drugs. Read the rest of this entry »
Medical and drug information sites don’t really tell the whole story when it comes to the agony of OxyContin withdrawal. Read the rest of this entry »
The Office of National Drug Control Policy swings into action to fight addiction and deaths resulting from prescription drug abuse with a new strategy to impose more control on the prescription of opioids. Read the rest of this entry »
When it sounds too good to be true, it usually isn’t. And rapid detox services for addiction recovery fall into this category. Read the rest of this entry »
Drugs of abuse or addiction that also cause lowered defenses or amnesia are involved in hundreds of thousands of rapes each year, but due to the amnesia, a young woman may not know exactly what happened after wards. Read the rest of this entry »
Cancellation of the Florida prescription monitoring program may have valid reasons but it enables fraudulent prescription activities to continue dispensing addictive substances. Read the rest of this entry »
An Internet pharmacy in Kansas was shut down after an investigation into the death of man with back pain showed they were supplying him with Carisoprodol (Soma) and Zolpidem (Ambien) without prescriptions. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a completely legal drug, found in thousands of stores across the country. It can be used almost under a parent’s nose without their being suspicious in the least. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a synthetic similar in chemistry to a plant-based drug found in East Africa and it has been spreading quickly around the world and across the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »
As the THC content of cannabis samples increase, number of people being admitted to addiction treatment for marijuana keep increasing. Read the rest of this entry »
Innovative smugglers bring a catapult to the US-Mexico border to toss their wares across the border fences. Read the rest of this entry »
In Independence, Missouri, a major OxyContin distribution ring finally comes to an end, after more than a million dollars in OxyContin is distributed over four years. Read the rest of this entry »
As cities and states across the country declare bankruptcy or approach that necessity, an expert on addiction effects points out how high substance abuse and addiction treatment costs contribute to these regional insolvencies. Read the rest of this entry »
Drugs on campuses around the country lead schools and law enforcement to some unusual measures to try to eliminate this threat. Read the rest of this entry »
Increasingly, cocaine and ecstasy supplies are found to be cut with drugs too dangerous to be used on humans. Read the rest of this entry »
Prescription drug misuse or abuse results in dramatic increases in the numbers of people needing emergency medical care between 2009 as in 2004. Read the rest of this entry »
After falling out of popularity, a drug’s appeal can grow among a new population who was not exposed to its perils. Read the rest of this entry »
Adding ecstasy to a New Year’s Eve celebration turns out to be a dangerous way to party, with more than a dozen ecstasy overdoses needing treatment from one Los Angeles event. Read the rest of this entry »