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05-23 | By CSAA Team
Drugs can perform a multitude of functions that can aid in the recovery of an individual. Some drugs can alleviate the symptoms of mental disorders, fasten the healing of wounds, provide important minerals to the body, fight the cancerous cells, control fertility and so forth. They enter into the body and breakdown into several elements […]
Continue Reading05-10 | By CSAA Team
One of the most common symptoms affecting individuals in recovery or withdrawal from substance abuse is insomnia. During this period, individuals may find it difficult to maintain regular sleep cycles for several weeks, months or even years. In particular, the initial period of withdrawal can be extremely stressful and irregular sleep patterns worsen the suffering. […]
Continue Reading05-01 | By CSAA Team
It is a well-known fact that a persistent tobacco use contributes to many diseases. In the United States, the situation is highly critical with more than 480,000 tobacco-related deaths each year, highlights the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Studies have shown that cigarette smoking increases the risk of illegal drug use, which results […]
Continue Reading04-17 | By CSAA Team
Teens have a different way of coping with stressful life experiences and subsequent mental disorders that may be an outcome of such experiences. One of the most common ways they adopt to deal with day-to-day stress and anxiety is through illicit drugs or painkiller prescriptions, which often results in addiction, overdose and even death. In […]
Continue Reading04-10 | By CSAA Team
With home being the safest haven, family is the basic support for any individual. However, the need of affectionate loved ones intensifies when someone is dealing with stressful times. Similarly, when it comes to addiction, in which a person lacks the ability to remain physically or mentally healthy and functional, family support comes as a […]
Continue Reading04-06 | By CSAA Team
Findings from a 10-year study of nearly 3,400 U.S. army veterans have shown a link between abuse of non-medical opioid pain medication and heroin initiation. A team of researchers from Brown and Yale Universities tracked veterans at nine Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities who were enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS). Results of the […]
Continue Reading04-04 | By CSAA Team
Children with one or both the parents dependent on alcohol face a lot of pain and trouble. Parents’ drinking problems can lead to child neglect and their physical and mental abuse. Such children often lead a disturbed life as the addictive habit of parents often affect the psychological growth of the children.
Continue Reading03-28 | By CSAA Team
A study undertaken by researchers from the University College Dublin on behalf of Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, has indicated a connection between the euphoric highs associated with cyber hacking and addiction to substances. Although hacking does not lead to a physical dependency like drugs or alcohol, it has a similar effect on […]
Continue Reading03-24 | By CSAA Team
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of drug overdose deaths, including primarily opioid overdose deaths, has skyrocketed by 140 percent since 2000 in the United States. As per the statistics available, deaths caused due to the commonly prescribed natural and semisynthetic opioid painkillers after increasing since the 1990s declined […]
Continue Reading03-22 | By CSAA Team
Kratom is believed to hold the key in providing relief from pain, depression and anxiety. Some scientists advocate the use of kratom as an effective tool to combat addiction to opioid medications. However, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States considers kratom to be an imminent hazard to public safety. In August 2016, […]
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