Alcohol Effects: Mood and Depression.

Alcohol effects are mainly as a result of the ethanol alcohol component of alcoholic drinks. Ethanol is highly toxic to all organs of the body and in particular the stomach lining and the liver. As a toxin, the liver is able to remove ethanol by producing alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and usually around 90% of...

Alcohol Causes Homelessness –Best Rehab for Addiction to Alcohol.

 The image of a homeless alcohol addict, sleeping under a pile of newspapers, on a park bench at night is for many fact of life. Secure places for homeless alcohol addicts to sleep at night are limited. The reality is that some who are addicted to alcohol do not want the confines of safe shelter. They make...

Heroin Addicts in British Columbia, Canada.

Heroin addicts in British Columbia are dealt with by the government using a carrots and sticks approach. In addition to the availability of opioid substitute programs, such as buprenorphine or methadone for heroin addiction, there have been trials in Vancouver with providing heroin to users in a clinical...

Opiates, Heroin and Oxycontin – Holistic Rehab in Canada.

Addiction to opiates, heroin and Oxycontin can rapidly occur. In Japan, it is said of sake, that first the man drinks the sake, then the sake drinks the sake, then the sake drinks the man. People who first use opiates and find that they bring a calming effect rather than euphoric mood are known to be most...

Meth Crystal, Amphetamines Effects on the Brain.

Before and after meth – can life ever be the same?  Amphetamine effects stimulate the brain. The more potent the dosage, the more intense are amphetamines effects. Short term amphetamine effects can be feelings of great power and energy with an emotional “high”, some will use amphetamines...

MDMA – Use of Ecstasy – Ecstasy Use in Canada.

MDMA or ecstasy is a party drug. Long term use of ecstasy is as bad as amphetamine use. Ecstasy is a designer drug – designed to get you hooked. When MDA was made a Schedule ! drug in the USA in 1970, dealers made a mix of methamphetamine and MDA, a synthetic hallucinogen, and called it MDMA, or...

Drinking Under Age —Teenagers and Alcohol in Canada.

  In Canada, drinking under age means young people drinking alcohol who are under the age of 18 or 19 years depending on the province or territory, compared with the USA where 21 is the minimum age for drinking. In other countries there can be a higher, a lower or no minimum drinking age which...

Rehab Centers in Canada: Why Choose Residential Rehab?

  Residential rehab centers in Canada are the best option for successful drug rehabilitation. Many people opt for a residential rehab center when they have made the decision to get off drugs or alcohol, in preference to an outpatient program because of the high success rate for residential drug and alcohol...

Alcohol and Addiction in Canada – Healing Emotional Pain.

According to a recent study, published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, around 11% of Canadians have an alcohol or drug problem, and this could be only the tip of an iceberg. Drug abuse has consistently increased in all Western countries since the 1960′s, with increasing reliance upon alcohol and...

Speed Labs, Crystal Meth and Psychosis – Holistic Help in Canada.

  In speed labs, crystal meth (ice), and other amphetamines are manufactured. Synthetic amphetamines are chemically related to ephedrine, which was originally processed from the Ma Huang plant. Ephedrine, once used for horse doping, is now banned in Canada except for sales in 8mg doses, and mainly used for...