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- What Being HIV Positive Means By:-Jonathan Morleson
There's a disease that is ravaging our world at the moment. There is no cure for this condition and it spreads with ease. This problem is called HIV/AIDS. Let us take a look at exactly what being HIV positive indicates.
- Did Addiction Kill Amy Winehouse? By:-Skip Braintree
While it's likely that addiction contributed to the death of Amy Winehouse, it appears that the real culprit in her death was a desire to quit using on her own, with no help from anyone else. This can be dangerous for people who have a long history of substance abuse or alcoholism – especially if there have been repeated previous attempts at withdrawal and recovery.
- Illicit Substances Used as Study Aids By:-Casey Markham
More and more students are using illicit drugs as study aids, complicating drug control and prevention efforts at college and university campuses nationwide. This trend is increasing even among students who would not normally be considered part of an at-risk demographic for substance abuse. However, today's college student is often overburdened with coursework, a job or internship, and family and social life. Additionally, some students just procrastinate.
- Non-Traditional Treatment for Addiction: Does it Work? By:-Rick Willistone
Non-traditional types of treatment for addiction include unique therapies that to date have been studied very little. But while the efficacy of these types of treatment has not been established, many addiction treatment and alcohol rehab centers have been employing these types of therapies as part of their programs. This trend has been driven by television and other programs that feature such shows as Celebrity Rehab – a depiction or real life in a drug rehab center for celebrities.
- LSD: The History of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide By:-Skip Braintree
LSD has a long and storied history with origins in a Swiss laboratory in the nineteen thirties. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide has been used extensively in therapeutic treatment of mental psychoses like schizophrenia and other dissociative identity disorders, in medical and scientific experimentation, in clandestine government operations and among recreational and spiritual drug users.
- Drug Smuggling in Body Cavities By:-Rick Willistone
Smuggling drugs in body cavities is the stuff of movies and urban legends. Countless movies, television shows, films and books have been created about this subject, and in many cases the subject matter is either glorified or made to appear comical. But while some audiences may find humor in the comical situations inserting and extracting a kilo of cocaine from a rectum, stomach cavity or vagina may entail, the fact of the matter is that the people who place these drugs in their bodies do so at grave risk to their own life.
- Addiction and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder By:-Rick Willistone
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance abuse is the stuff of legends. Countless movies, films, television shows and books have featured the story of traumatized men and women who turn to drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism. Often these portrayals are done in an extremely negative light, painting sufferers of addiction and PTSD as dangerous outcasts worthy of scrutiny and even incarceration.
- A Noble Experiment? The Prohibition Act By:-Casey Markham
The American Prohibition Act of 1920 outlawed the use, possession, transportation, manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages. But despite the wreckage that this generally good-intentioned law caused in the U.S., it was referred to by President Herbert Hoover and many other people of the time as the Noble Experiment. According to Nebraska Studies.ORG, the logic behind was that it was a noble idea to prevent the detrimental effects alcohol had on the family structure, but that outlawing it altogether was really just a botched experiment.
- Prevalence of Addiction in Iraq War Veterans By:-Casey Markham
The prevalence of addiction and alcoholism in Iraq War veterans is disturbing considering that many of these vets developed drinking or drug problems as a result of trauma related to their service. For those troops who are still active military members this can be especially troublesome, as admitting a drug problem (or getting caught with drugs) can effectively and literally end a soldier's career, and sometimes even land them in the brig.
- Co-Occurring Conditions: Multiple Personality Disorder and Addiction By:-Casey Markham
Co-occurring conditions like drug addiction and multiple personality disorder are surprisingly prevalent in the United States, presenting a unique set of challenges for sufferers and therapists alike. These conditions are generally severe enough independently, but when they co-occur together they often significantly exacerbate each other and can result in disastrous consequences. In some cases the symptoms of MPD can cause a person to use drugs in an effort to seek relief, and in some cases the two conditions are completely unrelated despite the fact that they occur together.
- Drug Abuse in the LGBT Community By:-Rick Willistone
Drug abuse in the LGBT community is a serious issue that affects thousands of Americans each year. In fact, the true prevalence of substance abuse among this group is unknown, as many people would not admit to drug use for fear of persecution or other repercussions. This feeling is exacerbated being that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual group is already often persecuted and harassed.
- Drug Addiction and the Disabled By:-Carline Javis
Drug addiction among disabled people is a common problem that occurs much more readily among this group than among the general population. People with disabilities face a unique set of challenges that often add significant stress to a person's life. This stress can lead to problems with drugs or alcohol as the afflicted individual seeks to soothe symptoms caused by the disability or social problems associated with it.
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