Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms Addiction, Detoxification, Drug AddictionBy dreamscapeAugust 9, 2019Once you become physically dependent on heroin, you’re likely to experience heroin withdrawal symptoms upon reducing your dose or quitting it altogether. Heroin causes tolerance as well as dependence on your chronic substance abuse. This means that your body needs increasing amounts of it in order to provide the desired high. Very uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms…
Symptoms of Meth: Addiction and Withdrawal Drug Addiction, Substance AbuseBy dreamscapeJuly 11, 2018Known as meth, ice, blue ice or glass, crystal methamphetamine resembles shiny blue-white “rocks” or fragments of glass of various sizes. Meth is an odorless, blue or colorless form of d-methamphetamine, a synthetic psychostimulant.
Jail and Drug Addiction: Not Always a Dead End Drug AddictionBy dreamscapeMay 1, 2018By Sara Schapmann In a criminal justice system where 1.5 million of its 2.3 million prisoners meet the DSM-IV criteria for drug addiction, Lake County Jail in Waukegan, IL is making a positive impact. Substance abuse in prisoners is a widespread problem, and one that often goes unaddressed–some argue at the expense of both perpetrator…
Gender Inequalities in Drug Trafficking Drug AddictionBy dreamscapeMarch 14, 2018While some women may be incarcerated for being married or associated with male partners who deal drugs, some women do so themselves to escape poverty and support their families.
What Are the Most Commonly Used Drugs in San Antonio? Drug Addiction, Substance AbuseBy dreamscapeJanuary 4, 2018The most recent drug abuse statistics in San Antonio reveal some changes in patterns of usage, as drugs illegally imported from Mexico have transformed local markets. This has led to increases in drug consumption overall, and three drugs in particular have seen use levels spike in the San Antonio area: marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin.
Signs of Drug Abusers at Work Drug AddictionBy dreamscapeDecember 29, 2017No matter where you work, sharing your workplace with someone who shows signs of being a drug user can be distressing and worrisome. Whether it’s your co-worker, assistant or boss who shows these signs of addiction, it can disrupt your day, create inefficiencies, and lead to real problems—fiscal, interpersonal and even emotional. But how do…
Benzodiazepine Dependence Questionnaire Drug AddictionBy dreamscapeOctober 6, 2017Benzodiazepines are a large group of prescription medications you might know better as sedatives or tranquilizers. People who use these medications for extended periods of time can develop symptoms of physical dependence, even if they follow the terms of their prescriptions. In some individuals, cases of dependence turn into diagnosable cases of abuse and addiction.…
Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana and Weed Additives Drug AddictionBy dreamscapeJune 19, 2017Whether you voted for or against the legalization of marijuana, many U.S. citizens now live in states where marijuana has been legalized. For those living in states where marijuana is still illegal, a product called “synthetic marijuana” is on the market as a purportedly legal alternative. Though the synthetic form is also illegal, drug producers…
How to Administer Naloxone/Narcan Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Substance AbuseBy dreamscapeJune 7, 2017According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drug overdoses accounted for 52,404 U.S. deaths in 2015, the most recent year statistics are available, including 33,091 (63.1%) that involved opioids. The tragic increase has been “driven in large part by continued sharp increases in deaths involving heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl,”…
Heroin Epidemic Sweeps Albuquerque’s South Valley Drug AddictionBy dreamscapeMay 16, 2017In Albuquerque, New Mexico, a location made infamous by the wildly popular drug show “Breaking Bad,” a real epidemic of drug use is sweeping the city. Especially in the South Valley, a largely Hispanic neighborhood, families are seeing the devastation wrought by prescription drug abuse and, more recently, heroin. The South Valley is not the…
