Posted in Substance Abuse on Jan 28th, 2010
Substance abuse is also known as drug abuse. Substance abuse is a tem which refers to fatal and harmful usage of psychoactive substances such as drugs (cocaine, marijuana, hash, weed, and other illicit drugs) and alcohol. Some people intake these in higher volumes and they get dependent to these drugs. This is generally known as dependence syndrome where a person gets a cluster of behavioral phenomena.
Posted in Substance Abuse Counselor on Jan 19th, 2010
There is a miscommunication of facts between drug addicts and those around them as to who is smarter. Drug addicts often feel as though they are smarter and offer as proof their ability to hide their addictions for awhile, their sneakiness with money, and the delusion that they think they are smarter. However, there are several ways to outsmart a drug addict
Posted in Substance Abuse on Jan 12th, 2010
Some of these drugs are obtained from prescriptions which are used by people for pleasure rather than for medicated purpose where as some other drugs are treated as illegal because of the high potential risks and effects associated with them. However, with strong determination and will power any one can get rid off the drug addiction.
Posted in Substance Abuse on Jan 5th, 2010
The two ways that substance abuse affects families the most are emotionally and financially.
Once in a while, they can even affect them in a physically threatening way when the psychological changes in the substance abuser changes to an elevated need for the substance.
