Drug Diets
Most people have, at some point in their lives, experimented with illicit drugs. Commonly mixed drugs include alcohol and cannabis, …
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Alcohol Mentions on Twitter
Did you know more people consume alcohol than any other substance? This includes illicit drugs, tobacco, and marijuana consumption. Alcohol …
Continue readingDrug Mentions on Twitter
In the United States alone, drug abuse causes more than 600 billion dollars worth of costs every year. Over 50% …
Continue readingIs Methadone Maintenance Just Medication or Is There More?
A lot of people refuse methadone maintenance treatment because they hear the word methadone and they have an instant negative …
Continue readingI Am Pregnant; Can I Take Methadone?
Getting pregnant makes a lot of people addicted to opiates like heroin and prescription painkillers decide that it is time …
Continue readingWill Methadone Help My Spouse End Their Criminal Activity?
Heroin use is tied to criminal activity. Obviously, the manufacture and distribution of the drug is a crime. And, there …
Continue readingWill Methadone Maintenance Prevent Me from Getting HIV?
If you inject heroin or other opiates, you face a lot of risks, especially if you engage in needle sharing. …
Continue readingI Am Afraid of the Stigma Attached to Methadone; Should I Use It or Not?
When you have an opiate addiction, like prescription pain pills or heroin, you are aware that you aren’t making good …
Continue readingWhat Is Opiate Replacement Therapy All About?
Opiate replacement therapy is a treatment option for opioid addiction that has existed since the early 1970s. Doctors and researchers …
Continue readingMedication Assisted Therapies for Heroin Addicts
Methadone isn’t the only option for medication-assisted therapies for heroin addicts. In fact, there are at least three different medications …
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