Drug addiction, whatever its form, is a serious condition that requires professional treatment. However, many people are curious to know which drugs are the most addictive. Although no two individuals or their addictions are alike, there are certainly some addictive drugs that have a stronger hold on their users than others. Crack Cocaine Arguably the…
Orange County mayor addresses heroin epidemic
The heroin epidemic is slamming hard into Florida. The overdose deaths of 84 Orange County residents in 2015 motivated Mayor Teresa Jacobs to testify on Capitol Hill. She talked about the wide reach of the opiate problem and how it’s affecting her constituents, citing the shocking fact that there are only 30 detox treatment beds…
Heroin is Deadly, Accessible and Extremely Cheap
The opiate addiction curse is wreaking havoc on people’s lives throughout the United States. Despite reports confirming the death toll from the use of heroin and related drugs, people continue to use it. People who aren’t addicted often wonder why someone would continue to use heroin even though the risks are well known. The answer…
Can Suboxone Get You High?
Addicts have learned how to remove the naloxone ingredient from Suboxone which is the component that acts as an opiate blocker and prevent people from getting high off drugs like Oxycontin, and heroin.
Substituting Drugs To Support Addiction
If an addict is not able to get their hands on their drug of choice they will substitute another drug for it in order to feed their addiction.
Heroin Addiction Acts As Substitute for Prescription Drugs
Heron addiction is once again on the rise and believed to be so as it is a cheaper substitute to prescription drugs like OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin.
From the Medicine Cabinet To Heroin Addiction
For young adults heroin addiction can start as innocently as going into the parents medicine cabinet and experimenting with prescription drugs only to find themselves on the street searching for heroin as it is a less expensive and often easier drug for them to get their hands on.
Addiction to Synthetic Drugs on the Rise
Although they are legal to purchased both in stores and on the internet synthetic drugs are just as dangerous as illegal street drugs such as heroin and cocaine.
Krokodil is an Old Drug That is Beginning to Cause New Problems
First produced nearly a decade ago Krokodil is a drug that is becoming more popular in Europe and the possibility of it migrating to the United States is alarming.
Sen. Charles Schumer Fighting Western, New York Prescription Addiction
Western, New York is experiencing an epidemic with prescription drugs. Sen. Charles Schlumer is in the process of taking steps to try to control the amount of prescription drug abuse that is occurring in Western, New York. He is trying to enforce laws with stricter penalties to those caught illegally distributing painkillers.