Addictions Articles

Is Prescription Drug Addiction And Sudden Death Ever Really An “Accident”? - Posted by Rod MacTaggart.

Prescription drug detox can recover addicts' troubled lives, but there's something wrong with a system that is creating millions of new addicts every year

Florida Drug Detox Can Reduce High Prescription Drug Death Rate In Troubled Tampa Bay - Posted by Rod MacTaggart.

A drug detox program can help addicts survive in a region where prescription drugs cause more deaths than cocaine and heroin and prescription drug crime is rampant

Drug Rehab Efforts to Handle Minnesota Meth Problems May Be Diverted to Cocaine - Posted by MacTaggart.

Only a drug rehab program will really handle drug addiction – law enforcement is a deterrent, but not a cure

Are Drug Rehab Facilities in West Virginia Getting a Boost from Purdue Pharma Monies? - Posted by MacTaggart.

Even though a drug rehab program for each addict is the only really effective way to curb rampant drug abuse in West Virginia, 90% of the Purdue Pharma settlement is going elsewhere

Drug Rehab Should Be Added to Kentucky Public Assistance Bill - Posted by MacTaggart.

A good drug rehab program and drug detox will help people get off drugs so they don’t need public assistance to support themselves and their families

Drug Rehab and Prevention Short-Changed in New Drug Budget - Posted by MacTaggart.

Only a drug rehab program can get people off drugs, and only aggressive prevention measures will keep them from starting in the first place. Why, then, is the funding to reduce the demand for drugs not being increased?

Drug Detox Is The Solution For Vicodin Addiction Even If It Isn’t “Vicodin” - Posted by Rod MacTaggart.

A drug detox program may be the only safe answer for a Vicodin addiction, but the addictive prescription painkiller in your medicine cabinet may have another name - here’s what to look for.

Drug Detox for Antidepressants May Be Avoided By Exercising Instead of Taking Drugs - Posted by Rod MacTaggart.

Although a drug detox program may be needed after long-term antidepressant use, a simple exercise program offers measurable benefits not just to patients, but to society at large

Why Some Parents Are Volunteering to Take a Hair Alcohol Test - Posted by Avi Lasarow.

When it comes to having custody over your children, some parents are wrongly accused of being drug addicts, alcoholics or some other accusation in order to deter the courts from granting custody to one parent over the other. Until now, long term alcohol abuse was not possible to track. With new advances in alcohol testing devices, courts can see the evidence for themselves

Why New Alcohol Testing Devices Are Turning Heads - Posted by Avi Lasarow.

Recent discoveries of new alcohol testing devices are changing the way lawyers, social workers and employers are screening for alcohol abuse.