Overview You may be hooked emotionally and psychologically. You may have a physical dependence, too. If you have a drug addiction -- whether to a legal or illegal drug -- you have intense cravings for it. You want to use the drug again and again. Wh
What is Dual Diagnosis? A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a dual diagnosis. To recover fully, the person needs treatment for both problems. How Common Is Dual Diagnosis? Dual diagno
Alcohol abuse is overrated, while drug abuse is underrated. The DSM manual suggests that substance abuse there are differences in the definition of drug and alcohol use. To confuse matters worse the law has its own version of who is an alcoholic or
The answer is simple: there is no such thing as the best drug addiction treatment. Depending on the kind of the addiction, your age and social situation different treatments may be chosen for your benefit. Here are a few most common drug addiction t
Drug and alcohol use can be traced back to 4000 B.C., in Egypt. By the 19th century, active substances were being extracted from the raw materials, and these psychoactive substances were being sold without any regulations. By the early 1900s there w
This is a short overview of a questionnaire used for substance abuse attitude testing in testing a CREATE (Curriculum Renewal and Evaluation of Addiction Training and Education) effects on Medical Students. My afterthoughts on substance abuse attitu
Once you have decided that you really want to stop smoking it can be a real challenge. Here are some tips to help you break the habit quicker. Before you begin, decide what you are going to do when you have a craving. Keep a diary for a week or so a
Introduction Cigarette smoking is responsible for at least 85% of the cases of lung cancer in this country. It is also directly related with cancer of the larynx, oral cavity, pancreas and bladder. Smoking is the principal cause of 80%-90% of the ca
God forbid, if you are sentenced for life-imprisonment, how would you feel on the day of your release from the jail? The happiness of quitting smoking for ever is no less than this. The day you shun smoking you are born again. To live life in the ma
You have to reach a particular spot. There are two routes to reach it. One is a long route and takes three times the time required to cover it by the shorter route. But the problem with the shorter route is that there are many ponds and puddles in t
