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What are Gateway Drugs? - Commonly known gateway drugs include nicotine, marijuana, and alcohol.
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Is your Child Taking Your Prescription Opiates? - One of the new trends in drug addiction is children stealing their parents and siblings medications. Sometimes these medications wind up in a bowl for all party goers to use, other things your child is taking the medication to get high. Regardless of what they are doing with it, it is important to recognize the ...
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Opium Fact Sheet - Opium is a highly addictive narcotic that is derived from the poppy plant and can be used to make a number of prescription medications, heroin and other drugs. The scientific term for opium is actually Papaver Somniferum but most people refer to the drug as opium or make a direct reference to the poppy plant ...
- Connecting with Your Loved Ones During Opiate Addiction Treatment - There are two main models of opiate addiction treatment: outpatient and inpatient. If you enter outpatient addiction to opiate treatment, you only enter the facility to attend treatment sessions. The rest of your time can be spent connecting with your support system if that is what you need to succeed. But, if you enter inpatient ...
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Are You at Risk for Hepatitis C? - Many factors can put you at risk of contracting Hepatitis C, not just IV drug use.
What are Gateway Drugs? -
Commonly known gateway drugs include nicotine, marijuana, and alcohol.
Is your Child Taking Your Prescription Opiates? -
One of the new trends in drug addiction is children stealing their parents and siblings medications. Sometimes these medications wind up in a bowl for all party goers to use, other things your child is taking the medication to get high. Regardless of what they are doing with it, it is important to recognize the ...
Opium Fact Sheet -
Opium is a highly addictive narcotic that is derived from the poppy plant and can be used to make a number of prescription medications, heroin and other drugs. The scientific term for opium is actually Papaver Somniferum but most people refer to the drug as opium or make a direct reference to the poppy plant ...
Are You at Risk for Hepatitis C? -
Many factors can put you at risk of contracting Hepatitis C, not just IV drug use.