The Songs of Drug Recovery

The Songs of Drug Recovery

March 25, 2013 | Written by : Audrey McGlinchy

As if it were music’s official content, songs with lyrics about abusing drugs and alcohol penetrate airwaves – at times, it seems harder to avoid songs about alcohol and drugs than it is to find a song in popular music that doesn’t mention liquor or pills.

A Photographer’s Project Showcases the Toll of Addiction, and How Addiction Treatment Might Help

A Photographer’s Project Showcases the Toll of Addiction, and How Addiction Treatment Might Help

March 25, 2013 | Written by : Audrey McGlinchy

London-based photographer Roman Sakovich recently released a project of before and after photos: entitled “Half,” the project is photographs of persons before abusing drugs, and after abusing drugs. Unlike usual before and after photos though, the dual state of minds—abuser and non-abuser—are represented in one body, as the person in the photograph is nearly split down the middle, non-abuser on the left, abuser on the right.

Avoiding Drug Addiction Treatment: How to Reduce Pain Without Prescription Drugs

Avoiding Drug Addiction Treatment: How to Reduce Pain Without Prescription Drugs

March 25, 2013 | Written by : Audrey McGlinchy

With a rise in prescription drug abuse reported this summer, the U.S. has begun to shift its drug policy focus from illicit—and smuggled substances—to legal, and easily obtained drugs, the most common of these being prescription painkillers. The increase in usage is a cause of great concern for those in drug addiction treatment circles. As a countermeasure, in July of this year public health officials signed a document petitioning the Food and Drug Administration to set regulations that would limit a doctor’s power to prescribe certain amounts of painkillers, and to reduce the dosage levels as they appear on bottles.

Vicodin Use, Abuse, and Addiction Part:2

Vicodin Use, Abuse, and Addiction Part:2

March 19, 2013 | Written by : Alastair Mordey

Overdosing on Vicodin is a growing concern as more and more people are being admitted to hospitals and even dying because of taking too much of the drug. Overdose symptoms can be attributed to both the hydrocodone and the acetaminophen found in the drug.

Vicodin Use, Abuse, and Addiction Part:1

Vicodin Use, Abuse, and Addiction Part:1

March 19, 2013 | Written by : Alastair Mordey

Vicodin is an opiate based, semi synthetic narcotic analgesic, and is the brand name of the popular painkiller hydrocodone. Vicodin also contains acetaminophen, which is a common pain reliever found in over the counter medications.

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