People begin to use drugs for different reasons. One person might start drinking because she feels pressure from her friends and another might try taking prescription drugs to deal with stress. Drug use turns into abuse when the person uses too...
The difficult part of identifying drug use in a loved one or coworker is that so many signs can have other, more innocent causes. In teenagers, normal adolescent stress can create behavioral changes that might be mistaken for substance abuse. The...
The risk of a teenager using drugs is significant. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the natural attitudes and behaviors that teens have put them at risk for drug use; teens are curious, risk takers who often...
Teen drug use can vary widely, and includes substances that are both legal and illegal. Teens experiment with alcohol, medications, inhalants, marijuana, psychedelic drugs, and the like. Drug use can lead to school problems, violence, unplanned...
According to the 2008 national survey on drug use, reported by the Office of Applied Studies, an estimated 20 million Americans over the age of 12 engage in illicit drug use such as marijuana, cocaine and non-prescribed pharmaceuticals, in any...
Unprotected sex, unwanted sexual advances, physical altercations and HIV and other STD infections are just some of the issues involved with drug use at our college campuses, according to the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse at...
Drug abuse occurs when someone becomes dependent on a medication or a street drug. Different things lead to drug addition, such as a physical dependence on the drug, problems coping with stressors in life or mental health issues such as depression...
Drug and alcohol addiction is complex and has a significant impact on the individual struggling with the disorder as well as those closest to him. Drug Addiction Support notes that many living with substance addiction believe the problem affects...
By the time many teenagers reach high school, they have been exposed to drugs. According to Family First Aid, 30 percent of 12th graders have used marijuana, 66 percent of 12th graders have used alcohol and on average 2,500 teens are abusing a...
Young people begin using drugs sometimes as early as age 12 and continue abusing through the teen years, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Drugs are readily accessible for teens who choose to abuse them, carrying consequences that...
Today more teens in America and around the world are abusing prescription drugs. According to a recent study reported on by Theantidrug.com, there has been a 300 percent increase in teenage prescription drug addicts since 1995. In 2006, over 2.1...
The use of antidepressant drugs in children is a topic that does not always have a clear-cut recommendation. The National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) has found in studies that the benefits of antidepressant medications might outweigh the...
Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential for proper human growth, development, metabolism and body function. Vitamins are needed is small quantities and found naturally in plants and animals. However, many prescription medications affect...
Adolescent drug experimentation and use in the United States is common, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Signs of adolescent drug abuse include loss of interest in hobbies and activities; abandoning old friends...
Program Description Those who find success in recovery from drug abuse or addiction do so with the support of other people. Adequate support is a critical aspect of any recovery program, and 12-step programs have been a source of support since...
Program Description Treatment programs all over the country provide education and support for people who want to stop using drugs. Most treatment centers offer either outpatient support groups or inpatient (residential) programs. Professional...
Maybe your teen has found a new group of friends. Or perhaps he is sleeping later than usual or his grades are beginning to drop in school. Initially you may not think anything of these changes, but eventually they begin to escalate into larger...
In 2008, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDA, 31 million people 12 and older admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol at least once during the year. Nearly 2.2 million high school students had abused pain relievers...
Colestipol, also known as Colestid and Colestid Flavored, according to Drugs.com, is marketed as a cholesterol drug designed to lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood. MediResource notes that it works by binding with cholesterol being...
Diltiazem is a medication in a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. It works by slowing the electrical conduction of the heart, slowing the heart rate and/or normalizing the rhythm of the heart, says Drugs.com. Diltiazem is used for...
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, alcohol, nicotine, marijuana and cocaine are the most commonly abused substances during pregnancy. Prenatal exposure to any of these four drugs may lead to mental and physical developmental...
Pregnant women need to be extra mindful of what they consume during pregnancy, as anything they take affects the fetus. It goes without saying that illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin and marijuana, as well as alcohol and nicotine, are to be...
Loratadine belongs to a class of pharmaceuticals known as antihistamines, according to Drugs.com. Loratadine is specifically designed to counter various symptoms induced by histamine, a substance released by the body in response to allergens,...
Prevacid is the brand name for the generic medication lansoprazole. It is a proton pump inhibitor that works to treat digestive disorders such as ulcers, reflux disease and other conditions that contribute to the erosion of the lining of the...
Norepinephrine, also known as noradrenaline, is a powerful medication that is primarily used for its effect on the heart and blood vessels. It is normally produced in the medulla portion of the adrenal glands, and has been approved by the Food and...
Avert.org states that more than 468,000 Americans have AIDS. Ongoing studies attempt to find new and better drugs with decreased side effects to treat the disease. Scientists now realize that patients who live longer have a greater chance of the...
An asthma attack, also called status asthmaticus, is an acute condition requiring immediate medical attention. Symptoms during an asthma attack include the rapidly declining ability to take a breath, a dry cough, severe wheezing and chest...
OxyContin is a semi-synthetic opiate used to treat moderate to severe pain. It was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1996 and since then has become one of the most widely used and misused painkillers on the market. According to...
Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can be caused by several different viruses namely, hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, explains the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The hepatitis B, C, and D viruses can...
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