Is Cocaine Addiction Treatable? Betty Ford Center Q&A
Is cocaine addiction treatable? Betty Ford Center Q&A – Dr. James West, former Medical Director of the Betty Ford Center, explains the viability of treating cocaine addiction as well as alcoholism and other addictions.
7 ways… Continue reading
Food, Drug Addiction May Have a Lot More in Common Than You Think
Food, drug addiction may have a lot more in common than you think
Filed under: What Causes Drug Abuse and Addiction
But this spring, the secretary of health, Kathleen Sebelius, said that for some, obesity is “an addiction like smoking.”… Continue reading
Men vs. Women: Does Gender Matter in Addiction Recovery?
Men vs. Women: Does Gender Matter in Addiction Recovery?
Filed under: Cocaine Rehab
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, men are twice as likely as women to meet the criteria for drug addiction in… Continue reading
Heroin Addiction a Growing Scourge
Heroin addiction a growing scourge
Filed under: Symptoms Cocaine Abuse
Sgt. Nate Passwaters, who leads the Criminal Enforcement Team for the Worcester County Sheriff's Office, said when local law enforcement agencies began to educate doctors on prescription abuse for medications… Continue reading
Deaths From Heroin Increase in Portage
Deaths from heroin increase in Portage
Filed under: Cocaine Withdrawal
FOUR DEATHS were confirmed heroin overdoses, while two more people overdosed on methadone, a drug sometimes called "synthetic heroin" and prescribed in treatment programs to prevent withdrawal symptoms in heroin… Continue reading


