substance abuse problem

Duluth Panel: Substance Abuse Eats 15 Percent of State Budget

Duluth panel: Substance abuse eats 15 percent of state budget Filed under: treatment for drug abuse Duluth panel: Substance abuse eats 15 percent of state budget. Law officers, treatment providers and court officials told a panel gathered Friday at the… Continue reading

Can Watching Television Really Develop Into an Addiction?

Question by beckaramone: Can watching Television really develop into an addiction? I heard on the radio that people can enter rehab under the category of media. Can by watching television become an addiction? Best answer: Answer by MalloryI think it… Continue reading

Cocaine Tattle Tale Awarded $450K in Court for Wrongful Termination

Cocaine Tattle Tale Awarded 0K In Court For Wrongful Termination Filed under: effects of cocaine usage Award-winning visual effects guru Andrew MacDonald was fired from Ascent Media Group after calling out the drug use of one of his superiors, reports… Continue reading

Surgeons Reported for Using Cocaine

Surgeons reported for using cocaine Filed under: substance abuse cocaine Ms Wilson says it is important to strike a balance between protecting public safety and providing help for doctors with substance abuse problems. "We can't make it so strict that… Continue reading

What Is Addiction? (This Is for All That Have Uneducated Comments to Make)?

Question by faith: What is Addiction? (this is for all that have uneducated comments to make)? The term “addiction” is used in many contexts to describe an obsession, compulsion, or excessive psychological dependence, such as: drug addiction (e.g. alcoholism), video… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Drops Among Young People

Prescription drug abuse drops among young people Filed under: cocaine substance abuse While cocaine abuse has dropped from 2.4 million regular users in 2006 to 1.4 million last year, heroin abuse is rising, the survey found. The number of people… Continue reading