To mothers who struggle

I’m a mother of two young boys and a drug addict. I’m 30 years old and I write this to you from a drug rehabilitation center because I completely lost myself along the way with excess amounts of drug use. I thought drugs were the only way I could deal with the loss of my children to a family...

Crystal Meth; A Minefield!

Crystal meth also known as methamphetamine /metamfetamine /dextromethamphetamine, methylamphetamine/ N-methylamphetamine/ desoxyephedrine was first synthesized in a Japanese laboratory by Nagayoshi Nagai a 19th century chemist. It is usually in a crystal form. It was first used in a commercial scale in world...

How to Outsmart a Drug Addict

How can you outsmart a drug addict? It’s quite simply, you can’t.  The measure which must be taken with drug addicts is the act of countermeasures.  When someone is addicted to drugs they will find numerous ways to obtain their drugs and nothing you can do will stop them.  You can however take some...

Signs of a Drug Addict

How do you know you are in the presence of a drug addict? How do you know if you’re a drug addict, particularly when it is a prescription medication, or how can you tell if you are in denial? The following is a list of several signs and symptoms of addiction: Seek help today! * With prescription...

Is Crystal Meth an addictive?

Addiction is a kind of disorder or pattern of unhealthiness in a person. It can be caused by several factors like psychosocial, genetic, nutritional, etc., but mainly because of the excessive usage of certain harmful substances like some medications, drugs, alcohol, cigars etc. Crystal Meth is one of such...

How to Help a Recovering Addict

Your loved one has been in a treatment program and is ready to return to the normal world. What can you do to help his or her recovery? There are several things that may seem minuscule to you but are important in maintaining a successful recovery from drug addiction. * The first few months, it is...

Depression and Substance Abuse

Substance abuse affects the body and the brain. Since the brain is affected there are feelings of euphoria and depression.  Over time, there is less euphoria and more depression.  This is because the brain becomes so acclimated to the substance abuse that it needs more and more to have any of the...

Overcoming Drug Addiction

You woke up this morning and, again, you have no memory of the night before. You have succumbed to the need, once more, for marijuana or alcohol, heroin or cocaine, or perhaps you just took too many pills from the prescription you are on, and you are wondering how to get a refill sooner than the doctor...

Help me; my Husband is a Drug Addict

One of the most life altering moments in our lives can come when we find out that our suspicions are confirmed, that the person we love and share our life with is addicted to drugs. Many of us who have been faced with this situation find ourselves going through various emotions:  pain, anger, frustration,...

Can You Tell if someone is a Crack Addict?

Any addict, at first, is usually pretty good at keeping their little secret. It doesn’t take long though before tell-tale signs pop up that make it clearer that we have a friend or loved one who is a crack addict. * Crack costs money. So, in order to get the crack, the addict must have or find the money...