Prescription Drug Abuse Prescription Drug Abuse: What Are Stimulants? Prescription drug abuse and addiction are quite commonly found with the use of stimulants. They increase alertness, attention, and energy, as well as elevate blood pressure and increase heart rate and respiration. Stimulants historically were used to treat asthma and other respiratory problems, obesity, neurological disorders, [...]…
Substance Abuse Induced Disorders – A Reality What Are Substance Abuse Induced Disorders? Substance abuse induced disorders are distinct from independent co-occurring mental disorders in that all or most of the psychiatric symptoms are the direct result of substance use. This is not to state that substance-induced disorders preclude co-occurring mental disorders, only that the specific symptom [...]…
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Drug and Alcohol Treatment - Structure is Key to Recovery One of the most important parts of drug and alcohol treatment is structure. Once upon a time people used to be able to simply go to AA meetings or NA meetings, get a sponsor, and get sober from drugs and alcohol. In the [...]…
Dual Diagnosis Therapy The Importance of Dual Diagnosis Therapy Dual diagnosis therapy helps address the underlying issues that may cause addiction. The main purpose of addiction treatment is to help a person recover from drug and/or alcohol addiction. A person who goes in to addiction treatment may have other psychological problems that need to be addressed, [...]…
