Drug Addiction Treatment
I was saddened to see how little drug addiction help there was online.  It’s as if, because drugs are illegal, there is a greater stigma associated with them than, say, alcohol, cigarettes, or eating addictions.  Yet, the problem is the same, even if aspirin is your drug of choice.  In my 15-year addiction, [...]

More Than Half of U.S. Alcoholics Are Young Adults, Alcohol Dependence Study Shows
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 29, 2007 — New alcoholism research identifies five types of alcoholics and shows that young adults account for more than half of U.S. alcoholics.
The high percentage of young adults among alcoholics was unexpected, notes [...]

Most individuals that do well in an outpatient drug rehab are those whose drug addiction has not progressed to the point where  they require drug detox or there lives have not become completely unmanageable. They tend to have a support system in place and can manage their lives without the use of drugs. Due to [...]

Drug Detox
Drug detox is the first step to abstinence and a drug-free life. It’s very important to remember that when an addict either chooses or is forced to go through drug detox, or alcohol detox, that the actual process of the detoxification is provided under medical supervision.
Medical Detox
Withdrawal symptoms occur during drug detox when an [...]