Addicts Are Made, Not Born: And It's Not the Drugs That Create Them
... Are Made, Not Born: And It's Not the Drugs That Create Them There are fewer and fewer drug addicts every year — just 4 million "chronic" cocaine and methamphetamine users in the entire country, according to a RAND Corporationestimate… Continue reading
National Drug Abuse Survey: Workplace Abuse Persists; Marijuana, Heroin Use Gain
... drug abuse survey: workplace abuse persists; marijuana, heroin use gain The number of current cocaine users appears to have remained about the same in recent years (1.6 million age 12 and over in 2012, or 0.6 percent of the… Continue reading
Neurochemical Changes Caused by Drug Abuse Are Reversed After Withdrawal
... changes caused by drug abuse are reversed after withdrawal One of the many problems associated with long-term drug abuse is the changes it makes to the body, especially to the chemicals in the brain. In methamphetamine users, levels… Continue reading
Gender Identity Issues and Addiction
... for alcohol and cocaine abuse for more than a decade, but he has never managed more than a few months of continuous sobriety. He recently completed substance abuse treatment at The … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Salon: Carl Hart:… Continue reading
Why Do People Who Abuse Methamphetamine Lose Their Teeth?
... is needed to wash away food and neutralize the acids produced by the bacteria in plaque. If you don’t have enough saliva to do this, these acids can cause extensive decay. Moreover, a methamphetamine “high” lasts much longer than… Continue reading
Outward Signs of Cocaine Abuse
... Butyric fermentation Dry decay Putrefaction Living pig Initial decay Putrefaction No outward signs of the rate of larval and pupae development Lord noticed that blowfly larva recovered from the nasal region of a women with a history of cocaine… Continue reading