According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse the following chart specifies the minimum and maximum detection time that the most common drugs stay in a person’s body. How Long Do Drugs Stay in a Person’s Body Substance Minimum Maximum Alcohol 24 hours Amphetamines (AMP) 2-7 hours 2-4 days Barbiturates (BAR) 4 to [...]
The goal of treatment for Vicodin addiction is to return the patient to productive functioning in the family, workplace, and community. Since every individual is unique in their biology, neurology and behavior, their addiction drug rehab treatment will need to fit them accordingly. However, the following components of an effective and comprehensive drug abuse [...]
Methamphetamine acts by increasing the release of dopamine in the brain, which leads to feelings of euphoria. However, this influx of pleasure is followed by a “crash” that often leads to increased use of the drug and eventually to difficulty feeling any pleasure at all, especially from natural rewards. Taking even small amounts of methamphetamine [...]
Description – Methamphetamine is a very addictive stimulant that is closely related to amphetamine. It is long lasting and toxic to dopamine nerve terminals in the central nervous system. It is a white, odorless, bitter-tasting powder taken orally or by snorting or injecting, or a rock “crystal” that is heated and smoked. Street Names – Speed, [...]
Marijuana Addiction is a definite disorder as described in numerous medical journals as well as the DSM IV (diagnostic and statistical manual of the American Psychological Associations). The age of onset of the disorder can determine to some extent the symptoms observed in the individual suffering from a Cannabis (Marijuana) Use Disorder. Marijuana abuse can [...]
Description: Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States. It is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; THC for short. Street Names - Pot, ganga, weed, grass, 420 blunt, dope, ganja, [...]
Establishing a formal diagnosis for a cocaine addiction requires the use of diagnostic symptoms found in clinical psychiatric manuals. The newest proposed revisions will provide a tighter diagnosis for various substance use disorders and will be presented in the next one to two years. DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Fifth Version) as it will be known, [...]
Opiates - These drugs, which include both street drugs like heroin and prescription level pharmaceutical painkillers like morphine and codeine, act on the body’s central nervous system by stimulating the brain’s “reward center,” the part of the brain that controls pleasurable feelings. Opiates mimic the effects of healthy feel-good activities, resulting in positive sensations similar to having sex or [...]
Vicodin addiction (Hydrocodone) damages the closest of relationships, those between parents and children, wives and husbands, siblings, lovers etc. As the addiction progresses, it takes more and more of a toll on the friends and family members of the addict in the following ways: Addicts Forget scheduled dates and act flippantly when reminded Take/steal [...]
The signs of Vicodin addiction are much like the signs of any opiate-based mood-altering chemical when use becomes abuse. Since Vidodin (Hydrochodone) is a prescriptions medication, there are sociological (real life events) that, when tracked by a caring individual, point to serious problem. These signs have to do with procuring the “medication” through manipulation of [...]
Brief Description – Vicodin is one of the prescription pain killers containing opiates also known as narcotic analgesics marketed under such names as Hydrocodone®, Lorcet®, Lortab®, or generically as Hydromet. Vicodin® or hydrocodone is an antitussive (cough suppressant) and analgesic agent for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe pain. Studies indicate that Hydrocodone® is as effective, [...]