addictive properties

Is This a Drug to You?

Question by MiSs Staci: Is this a drug to you?
SAlvia divinorium. My fiancee just recently went to his friends house where they brought out Salvia. It is legal in 28 states, however, the only reason it is legal is because indians use it in their spiritual gatherings and the government cannot make it illegal. Will ya’ll please read this page and tell me whether you think it is a drug or not. Please be serious, I need help convincing him it is a drug. We have a 3 month old baby.

http://www.salvia-divinorum.com/salvia-faq-health.html
-it’s not very long-takes about 3 minutes.

Syria's Brutal Civil War Opens Door to Drug Trade

Syria's brutal civil war opens door to drug trade

Filed under: treatment of cocaine addiction

The drug was first produced in the West in the 1960s to treat hyperactivity, narcolepsy and depression, but by the 1980s was banned in most countries because of its addictive properties and no longer has a legitimate medical use. Its active ingredient … Read more on The Globe and Mail

 

Charges increase against North Platte man

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Is Marijuana Addictive?

Question by KY: Is marijuana addictive?
I personally don’t smoke weed (and never intend to), but my friend does. She keep smoking weed no matter how much trouble she gets into because of it. I know she is a “wild spirit”, but wanted to know weather its her personality or addictive weed. And is there a specific kind of marijuana that is more addictive than others?

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If Children Take Prescribed AD/HD Stimulants, Do They Become Addicted?

Question by Meh: If children take prescribed AD/HD stimulants, do they become addicted?
And if not, why not? And don’t just write a bunch of “facts” about the dangers of AD/HD meds you copy/pasted from some source. I’m asking a specific question.

Best answer:

Answer by kaketsh
They may become addicted when the drug is taken for a long time, what should be avoided. An information about addictive properties should be included on a drug leaflet.
To prevent children getting addicted, drugs should be changed on a different type of drug (different active substance not the brand only) after some time, like after a month.
Anyway I would never give my kid methamphetamine based “meds”…

Where Do You Turn When You've Hit Rock Bottom?

Where do you turn when you've hit rock bottom?

Filed under: Crack Cocaine Withdrawal Effects

Because it is an opiate substitute, it helps to prevent the onset of withdrawal symptoms, while also blocking the euphoric effects of heroin, according to a Health Canada study examining substance abuse treatment. In an article in Scientific American … Read more on Calgary Herald

 

Don't quit quitting: Snuffing the cigarette habit is hard but worth it

Filed under: Crack Cocaine Withdrawal Effects

Comment: How QE Made Us Cheap Money Junkies

Comment: How QE made us cheap money junkies

Filed under: Crack Cocaine Symptoms

It has been laced with highly potent near-to-free money, giving it all the addictive properties of crack cocaine. Its initial dose brings pleasing relief … Markets have experienced the first jittery symptoms of withdrawal and don't like it one bit … Read more on Scotsman

 


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Do You Believe Marijuana to Have Addictive Properties?

Question by Everand: Do you believe marijuana to have addictive properties?
Please provide a basis as to your beliefs.

Best answer:

Answer by Jukerh B
NO. Basis?……….. 43 years continual use!

Answer by Faith Anne
In my opinion, No. I used as a young adult & found no problem just stopping & never looking back

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Naloxone Needs to Be More Accessible

Naloxone Needs To Be More Accessible

Filed under: drug abuse side effects

Research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows it to be a genetic disease needing treatment and years of recovery support. If this bill … It has no addictive properties and few side effects, making it safe for laypeople to administer … Read more on NJ.com (blog)

 


Got Drugs? Get Rid of Them September 29

Got Drugs? Get rid of them September 29

Filed under: articles on drug abuse

These Take Back Days give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. Collection sites are open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The service is … Read more on Examiner.com

 

DRUGS IN DEDHAM: Police fighting back but overwhelmed

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Help! My Kid Is Addicted to Prescription Drugs – a Parent’s Guide

Help! My Kid is Addicted to Prescription Drugs – A Parent’s Guide

Help! My Kid is Addicted to Prescription Drugs - A Parent's Guide

Prescription narcotic abuse has been growing exponentially in the last 10 years, and one of the main reasons is that many children are using prescription drugs instead of illicit ones. Social acceptance, ease of access, and low risk all play into it.

James Von Aaron, a private addiction counselor and interventionist, routinely encounters parents and family members of children addicted to prescription narcotics. The devastation that addiction can cause is extreme. A lot of parents have

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