Addictive Stimulants Relatively Unknown
The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab in Georgia gives information on these additional stimulants that can cause drug addiction.
Drug addiction, whether to well known drugs such as methamphetamine, or to these less known cousins, is something avoided is adolescents if they have the facts.
Know these facts given by The Atlanta Recovery Center [...]
While Brittany Murphy’s death has been ruled from “natural causes”, the fact remains that ten prescription bottles with highly addictive drugs have been found on her nightstand.
Many celebrities have succumbed to prescription drug abuse, whether they died of an accidental overdose or used prescription drugs combined with alcohol, or street drugs such as cocaine and [...]
Drug Rehab Success During the Holidays
The holidays are times for friends and families to get together, in many cases with ones they haven’t seen in a while. What do you do if you notice or suspect that they may have a drug problem?
Believe it or not, the best time for drug or alcohol rehabilitation is [...]
Amphetamines: Killer Stimulants
Amphetamines were developed in the beginnings of the 20th century. As use of amphetamines spread, so did their abuse. In the 1960s, amphetamines became a perceived remedy for helping truckers to complete their long routes without falling asleep, for weight control, for helping athletes to perform better and train longer, and for treating [...]
Cocaine Drug Addiction Facts
Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit drug (following marijuana) in the United States. According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than 34 million Americans (14.7%) age 12 or older had used cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
“While coca leaves have been used for centuries [...]
Atlanta Recovery Center Warns of Synthetic Narcotic Deaths
In contrast to the pharmaceutical products derived from opium, synthetic narcotics are produced entirely within the laboratory. The continuing search for products that retain the analgesic properties of morphine without the consequent dangers of tolerance and dependence has yet to yield a product that is not susceptible to [...]
Narcotics Account For Countless Deaths, Addictions
The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab in Georgia, as part of its drug-education campaign, educates the public on the facts about narcotics and narcotics addiction.
With the escalating death toll of those abusing prescription drugs, and the switching to street drugs such as heroin or opium, it is becoming more [...]
Addiction Treatment More Effective, Less Expensive Than Jail
Studies have shown that when dealing with drug addiction, effective addiction treatment is much less expensive and much more effective in preventing relapse than jail time with no treatment.
In states that have some of the highest incarceration rates in the country, such as Georgia, this is encouraging news. [...]
Xanax Abused by Many, Causing Xanax Addiction
Many are now finding themselves in a drug rehab, unwittingly becoming addicted to prescription drugs.
Myra, a housewife, mother of 4, and grandmother to two, tells her story of her life before coming to The Atlanta Recovery Center to get help to quit her Xanax addiction:
I had a great life, [...]
Teens: Easy to Abuse Prescription Drugs, Often With Deadly Results
Prescription drugs are the most common abused drugs by teens, after marijuana, a study has recently shown.
This is not surprising, as prescription drugs are normally easily available, found in medicine cabinets at home. These prescription drugs, usually opiates such as OxyContin or Percocet, or benzodiazepines, such [...]
