medications, drug abuse and addiction can affect people from all walks of life, wrecking families, tearing relationships apart, and destroying lives. But there is help available. While you...
Stephen Yang the place has become ground zero for xylazine, or “tranq,” a powerful horse and cattle tranquilizer infiltrating the illicit drug supply to enhance the effects of heroin...
Learn how to help an addict and where to find drug addiction help, substance abuse help, and support for families of people with substance use disorders.
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to help people better understand the drug overdose crisis... chaos of her life for weeks at a time, not returning our calls; that's just what addicts do. She will never ask us for money...
the drug cravings and overwhelming environment will force the... help when someone or something pushes him out of his “addiction comfort zone” and forces him into a decision. Addicts...
Two drug addict parents who murdered their 10-month-old son after waging a 'savage and brutal' campaign of abuse during lockdown have been jailed for a combined total of 56 years. Finley...
4-Minute Listen ; Q breaks into song, and the lyrics reflect something of himself: "My heart aches, my heart aches and my heart aches," he croons. The 10-year-old hopes to go professional one day, but his mother says that first, he has to break his addiction to heroin. Q began smoking his father's heroin in the summer, unnoticed by his parents, both addicts whose lives revolved around getting high and staying high. "I felt really happy. I felt free," he said. (Q is only referred to by his first ...
The genes that people are born with account for about half of a person's risk for addiction. Gender, ethnicity, and the presence of other mental disorders may also influence risk for drug use and addiction. Environment. A person’s environment includes many different influences, from family and friends to economic status and general quality of life. Factors such as peer pressure, physical and sexual abuse, early exposure to drugs, stress, and parental guidance can greatly affect a person’s li...
Free drug overdose kits will be given to friends and family of addicts to tackle the opioid epidemic under plans unveiled... It is hoped the emergency first-aid treatment could help prevent...