Drug Addiction

Drug Addicts Family Support Meetings?

Question by summer: drug addicts family support meetings?
I’m eighteen and still in high school. I have a brother who is an addict and I am curious about the al-ateen meetings and al-anon meetings. Which one would be best for me? I guess is what I am… Continue reading

Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
Recently, a cluster of heroin overdoses and deaths on the South Shore of Massachusetts captured public attention and focused both citizens and local and state officials on the issues of drug use, prevention and treatment. Since 1996, when opiate-based …
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Medina County Officials Search for Funds to Open Jail Pod for Addiction Treatment – the Plain Dealer

Medina County officials search for funds to open jail pod for addiction treatment – The Plain Dealer

Medina County officials search for funds to open jail pod for addiction treatment
The Plain Dealer
View full sizeMedina County officials, including Judge James Kimbler, are searching for funds to reopen a pod… Continue reading

DRUG ADDICTS, Affordable HELP?!?!?

Question by Brittany: DRUG ADDICTS, affordable HELP?!?!?
I wrote about the same thing 2 years ago, this time he is even worse! My brother is now 21 years old and his addiction is ripping my family right down the middle. My family is poor, I’m 24 and in the Military… Continue reading

Data on Drug Addiction?

Question by thecheapest902: data on drug addiction?
I would like to have any data on drug addiction in the world, how many percentage of its people are addicted by country.

It’s better if there is any additional information on drug abuse among celebrities in US and other countries.

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How Many Drug Addictions Start in Heavy Smoking? (10 Points)?

Question by Eva: How many drug addictions start in heavy smoking? (10 points)?
Most well-researched answer gets 10 points for best answer!

Best answer:

Answer by Robert W
Here are a few links which marry smoking with increased chance of drug addiction. They all agree that teens who smoke are… Continue reading