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Heightened Opinions In 1972, the U.S. Congress named marijuana a Schedule 1 controlled substance because of its unsuitability for use in the medical field. However, 24 years later, California became the first state to accept marijuana as a legal form of medication for certain health conditions. The debate about medical marijuana rages as more states
Inpatient Alcohol Detox vs. Outpatient Alcohol Detox Alcohol detox can present serious health challenges depending upon the length of the addiction, the amount of alcohol consumed on a regular basis, and the person’s general emotional and physical health. There varying are levels of the severity of alcohol detox, which are determined by the factors mentioned
8 Questions to Ask Any Drug Rehab Center If you or someone near to you has been struggling with addiction of any kind, it can be a struggle every day. Where do you turn? How do you fix this problem that seems to only get worse with each passing week and month? It all starts
Heroin Addiction in the Suburbs In the last decade, heroin addiction in the United States has hit an all-time high. According to the federal government, 4.2 million Americans aged 12 and above have used heroin. But where the source of this epidemic has focused has surprised citizens and addiction experts alike. Once more of
How to Find an Accredited Drug Rehab Program Illicit drug use and abuse is on the rise in the United States. In recent decades, the statistics have gone up with each passing year. For example, the use of methamphetamine was up by 242,000 from 2010 to 2013. Statistics for other drugs looks similar. Obviously, the
Craving Risk or Lacking Control? Are you a risk taker? Do you wonder why you got that way and got addicted? It may be in your brain, but not in the craving for drugs, as you might have heard. That line about having no self-control has a grain of truth to it. A study by
Six Reasons a Gender Responsive Addiction Treatment Program is Best State and local Governments and Non-Governmental Organizations alike are becoming increasingly aware of the ways that race, class, and gender affect social issues. Drug addiction, poverty, and crime are all intertwined with these factors. A gender-responsive treatment program takes these issues into account. Drug treatment
How to Tell if My Son or Daughter is Struggling with Drug Addiction Today’s parents are under a great deal of pressure. Many are working more than one job just to keep the bills paid and food on the table. Raising children becomes even harder when you have to make the choice between working to
