cocaine addiction

Cocaine Addiction Amongst the Young – Starting Early

Cocaine Addiction Amongst the Young – Starting Early – A recovering addict – also a youth – describes his harrowing experience with cocaine addiction.


 

A Pill to Cure Addiction?

A Pill to Cure Addiction?
In 2011, more than 21 million Americans needed treatment for a problem related to alcohol or drugs, according to the federal government's most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Many try to… Continue reading →

What Would Be the Effect of Using Cocaine, Just ONCE?

Question by ibleedpanic: What would be the effect of using cocaine, just ONCE?
If someone tried cocaine only once, how would it affect them? Whenever people talk about cocaine, they always rattle off a huge list of adverse effects that… Continue reading →

Cocaine Addiction: Patient Behavior Predicts Treatment Success

Cocaine Addiction: Patient Behavior Predicts Treatment Success
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — The combination of a key neuroimaging biomarker and behavioral factors is a strong multimodal predictor of successful response to treatment for cocaine dependence. However, behavior offers accuracy at a… Continue reading →

Director Adam Shankman Checks Into Rehab

Director Adam Shankman Checks Into Rehab
Robin Williams. The comedian overcame a cocaine addiction, but headed back to rehab after 20 years of sobriety in 2006 to address his issues with alcohol. Fergie. The Black Eyed Peas singer kicked a… Continue reading →

Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit

Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit
LAS VEGAS — The Nevada attorney general says Nevada is one of the worst in the country when it comes to pharmaceutical drug abuse. Just last week, a federal grand jury indicted… Continue reading →