Drug Addiction occurs from the use of drugs and can be a psychological and or physical addiction. Repeated use of illegal drugs, such as cocaine and heroin, prescription drugs and over the counter drugs can lead to an addiction.
Types of Addictive Drugs
- Alcohol
- Amphetamine
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepine
- Caffeine
- Clonazepam
- Cocaine
- Codeine
- Methamphetamine
- Morphine
- Nicotine
- OxyContin
- Oxycodone
- Heroin
- Vicodin
Medication Therapy
A new study has shown that an extended prescription of medication is a key to helping people overcome their addictions and reduce the chance of them using drugs again.Washington Post: Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens (November 4, 2008)
Disclaimer
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Featured Video: Drug Addiction
This is a graphic documentary of the consequences of drugs and drug addition. Drug addicts are interviewed and they are shown indulging in their drug of choice. A crack addict is shown cooking crack, a heroin addict is discussing his addition. The narrator, a female is talking about statistics, financial profits and the War on Drugs started by President Bush. A glimpse of the Colombian drug trade is shown with dead bodies shown lying on the ground. This is a 10 minute video - the entire documentary is more than 40 minutes long. One man who is showing how to make cocaine with the addition of two pounds of cement power in the cocaine recipe is shown being mixed.
References
Fast Facts
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Treatment
Buprenorphine and Naloxone have been shown to be effective in treating Opiod addictionWashington Post: Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens (November 4, 2008)
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Variations
Addictive potency varies with each substance
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Physical
Physical addiction usually occurs after repeated use of a drug
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The Brain
Drug addiction is a brain disease
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Stimulation
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Type
Treatment varies depending on the type of drug
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Withdrawal Symptoms
Withdrawal varies depending on the type of drug
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Possible
Difficult but not impossible to cure
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Detox
Detoxification helps patients overcome addiction
