withdrawal symptoms

Smuggling Drugs Into Berlin Prison an Escalating Problem

Smuggling drugs into Berlin prison an escalating problem
The Buprenorphine Information Center's website says in its legal use, the drug is intended to help people discontinue the “misuse of opiates without experiencing withdrawal symptoms.” But the website cautions that buprenorphine… Continue reading

Catholic Charities and Well of Hope Co-Host Fifth Annual Free Thanksgiving

Catholic Charities and Well of Hope co-host fifth annual free Thanksgiving
Well of Hope is a nonprofit organization that works to offer services to disadvantaged families in the Flint area. Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties works to… Continue reading

Substance Abuse and the Adolescent Brain, Part II: Behavioral Symptoms

Substance Abuse and the Adolescent Brain, Part II: Behavioral Symptoms
Second in a series discussing the disease of addiction, brain development and the adolescent brain’s unique vulnerability to addiction, and the particular ch…


 

 

Drug Treatment Court: Forced Medical… Continue reading

Searching for Motives in Mass Killings

Searching for Motives in Mass Killings
The medical community has checklists of risk factors for heart attacks and diabetes, to name but two. We also see public service announcements for warning signs of alcoholism and drug abuse. There must exist… Continue reading

How Long Does It Take for Meth Addiction to Wear Off?

Question by Galen: How long does it take for Meth addiction to wear off?
Someone I care about more than anything has had the worst life I have ever heard of. At one point someone put meth into something they… Continue reading

Real Drug Addiction Story

Real Drug Addiction Story
David Pendley a recovering addict shares his story of life before and after drug addiction.


 

 

The Children of Drugs: Covering Up and Surviving
A handful of people agreed to step out of the… Continue reading