Drug Rehabilitation

Cough Syrup Abuse

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Cough syrup abuse typically involves taking codeine-promethazine hydrochloride cough syrup and mixing it with soda, alcohol, or candy in a concoction known as ‘syzurp’, ‘syrup’, or ‘purple stuff’. The ingredients in this concoction make it very easy to develop an addiction. Experts are worried about the danger of this syrup being such a highly trendy [...]

Reasons for Relapse

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Relapse occurs when person who was affected by addiction in the past falls back into the thralls of addiction. Even though someone has gone through the effort of going through treatment, they have to stay committed to sobriety. Just going to rehab and therapy doesn’t make you cured of the addiction; a person has to [...]

How Are Abuse Risks Measured?

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Drug addiction is more likely with certain drugs than with others, similarly to the way that some road intersections can be more hazardous than others even though a person might be able to safely drive through them at a given time. Regardless of whether the subject is drugs or intersections, individuals concerned about dangers will [...]

Symptoms of Drug Addiction

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

The symptoms of drug addiction vary depending on the age of the user and the types of drugs used. However, there are some common symptoms of drug use in general. These include: a need to use the drug on a regular basis, attempting to stop using the drug and failing, maintaining a supply of the [...]

What is Rapid Detox?

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Rapid detox, also known as ultra rapid detox or rapid opiate detox, describes a medical procedure that can reverse an addict’s physical drug dependency without the lengthy, painful, and embarrassing withdrawal period. Drug rehabilitation typically begins with a detoxification process that can last anywhere from a few days to a week. Additionally, this period is [...]