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Books on Drug Addiction

Books on Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the subject of many books that are out on the market today.  When you have an epidemic that so many people suffer from like drug addiction, writers often make that epidemic the subject of their books in the hopes that they will be able to help people...
Causes of Drug Addiction

Causes of Drug Addiction

Why do some people choose to use drugs when they’re so bad for you?  The causes of drug addiction are as varied as the amount of drugs that are available for use – both legally and illegally.  There is no one cause for drug addiction just like there is no consistent...
Celebrity Drug Addiction

Celebrity Drug Addiction

Drug addiction knows no boundaries and doesn’t pick or choose who it will affect.  Celebrity drug addiction is commonplace today in the business, and it is just spotlighted more because of the high profiles of today’s celebrities.  It’s not uncommon to hear about...
Cops Bust Drug Ring

Cops Bust Drug Ring

You can hear it or see it in the news all the time.  When cops bust up a drug ring, they are often hailed as heroes – and they pretty much are.  Drug rings are sophisticated networks of drug dealers who distribute drugs in a widespread area.  They begin with one...
Definition of Drug Addiction

Definition of Drug Addiction

Even though drug addiction is a complex disease, assigning a definition for that disease is actually quite simple.  Drug addiction is, in its simplest form, defined as the continued compulsive use of drugs in spite of adverse health or social consequences.  The...
Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

The words drug abuse and drug addiction are often used interchangeably, but in reality, there is a difference between abuse of a drug and addiction.  Addiction does begin with drug abuse, but addiction is much more than a lot of drug use.  It is much more than that....
Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction

People don’t start using drugs with the intent to become addicted.  Drug addiction can be a sneaky foe sneaking up on a user before he or she knows it.  Addicts didn’t set out to destroy their lives intentionally.  All they wanted to do was have a little fun, escape a...
Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse

Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse

People use drugs for a variety of reasons – mostly, though, to numb the pain of everyday life so they don’t have to face it.  Eventually drug use turns to drug abuse and finally to drug addiction.  Most people use the two terms interchangeably, but the truth is there...
Drug Addiction and Pregnancy

Drug Addiction and Pregnancy

When a woman is struggling with drug addiction during her pregnancy, that drug use affects more than just her – it affects her fetus as well.  The drugs can also have devastating effects on the child one he or she is born.  Drug addiction and pregnancy should be...
Drug Addiction and the Family

Drug Addiction and the Family

When a family is dealing with drug addiction, everyone is affected.  Having an addict in the family can put stress and strain on all relationships as well as the family dynamics.  The addiction causes pain, frustration, and anger in all members involved.  Because it...
Drug Addiction and Therapy

Drug Addiction and Therapy

There’s no doubt about it that people who are struggling with drug addiction can benefit greatly from therapy.  When the drugs have taken control, it’s a powerful force that needs to be attacked from all sides.  You can’t just deal with the physical symptoms of drug...