drug abuse

What Is Addiction? and Where Can You Get Help in California?

...  are addicted cannot control their need for alcohol or other drugs, even in the face of negative health, social or legal consequences. This lack of control is the result of alcohol- or drug-induced changes in the brain. Those changes,… Continue reading

Landmark Bar to Close

...  Bar to Close Filed under: withdrawal from crack cocaine LV's Twelve 22 owner LaVon Van has announced the closing of his landmark North Vancouver Avenue establishment after withdrawing an appeal to a number of drug-related violations the nightclub faced… Continue reading

Trumbull Cops: Youth Drug Arrests Up

...  Cops: Youth Drug Arrests Up Filed under: sign of drug abuse "A lot of signs for kids in trouble are the same as drug addiction," she said. Also underlying the drug addiction may be mental illness. Police did not… Continue reading

My Teenage Daughter Is Possibly Depressed?

...  not saying your daughter is still cutting herself, but I’ve heard some people cut their thighs because it’s easier to hide. I’m not sure how you’d check but if you’re still worried about her cutting herself, it might be… Continue reading

Rod Stewart Says That Ronnie Wood Used Suppositories to Get High on Cocaine

...  Stewart says that Ronnie Wood used suppositories to get high on cocaine Filed under: cocaine substance abuse As for Wood's problems with substance abuse, Wood has been very open about being a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. Wood has… Continue reading

Why Won’t My Dr Prescribe Me Pain Med. Such as Codeine or Hydrocodone for My Bulging Discs and Pinched Nerves?

Question by Kristina Miller: Why won’t my Dr Prescribe me pain med. such as codeine or hydrocodone for my bulging discs and pinched nerves? I experienced a bad fall and didn’t notice the pain for almost a year. I made… Continue reading