Crazy Drug Trends: Loperamide Addiction?
Loperamide is an opioid drug used against diarrhea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease. In most countries it is available generically and under brand names such as, Imodium and Pepto Diarrhea Control. Studies on How Loperamide Works Loperamide is... Learn More5 Signs of Vicodin Addiction
Vicodin is one of the most frequently abused drugs in the United States. It is a mixture of the opiate hydrocodone and the over the counter medication acetaminophen. The reason for Vicodins’ high rates of abuse is because it is so... Learn MoreYour Face on Drugs: Heroin
Heroin is well-known for its potentially addicting high as well as its overdose rates. But what about the way that heroin makes you look? Continuous heroin users tend to be extremely thin and sickly looking. In fact there is... Learn MoreDangerous New Drug: Nucynta
Apparently in the eyes of the makers of Nucynta there aren’t enough drugs on the market to take care of, well, pretty much anything, including pain. Nucynta is one of the newest opioid analgesics to hit the market. This means that,... Learn MoreDrug Myths Debunked: Drug Testing
We figured that it only made sense to include an article about the myths of drug testing in our series Drug Myths Debunked. Especially now that drug tests are easily accessible – they can be purchased online or at your... Learn MoreShould I go to rehab if I don’t want to stop drinking?
If you feel that you have a problem with a specific drug or drugs and are ready and willing to go to rehab, go for it. Just be aware that you can’t drink alcohol during the time you are there.... Learn MoreIn the News: Big Pharma Knows Which Doctors Overprescribe, But They’re Not Telling
Over the last decade, the maker of the potent painkiller OxyContin has compiled a database of hundreds of doctors suspected of recklessly prescribing its pills to addicts and drug dealers, but has done little to alert law enforcement or medical... Learn MoreThe 5 Steps of Opiate Detox in Florida
What Are Opiates? Opiates refer to a class of narcotic drugs that are originally derived from the Opium plant but may be synthetic, or man-made. Opiates include Oxycodone, Methadone, Hydrocodone – basically, any of your prescription painkillers. Oh and of... Learn MoreHeroin Addiction: Effects on the Family
Heroin addiction is a serious and life threatening condition. It is probably quite obvious of the effects of heroin addiction on the user: physical appearance, moodiness, isolation, financial problems such as loss of a job, and legal problems. But... Learn MoreDeadly Drug Combos: Speedballs
What are Speedballs? The practice of speedballing among drug users dates back to the 1930s however, it got a lot of media and public attention in March of 1982 with the death of beloved actor and comedian John Belushi. A... Learn MoreShady Doctors: Are Suboxone Clinics the New Pill Mills?
“You don’t take anything??” My old using buddy, Matt, asks me incredulously. “You don’t even drink?” “Nope, I’m clean and sober,” I tell him. “What’s that like?” He laughs a little. It’s good to hear him laugh. When we first... Learn MoreDeadly Drug Combos: Xanax and Methadone
Methadone and Xanax are often combined by people on methadone maintenance programs. The combination increases the "high" of both drugs and many users compare it to the "high" that is experienced when using heroin. Methadone is a very strong painkiller. It is also... Learn More
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