Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a disease that
affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the
use of a legal or illegal drug or medicine. This site covers the following
topics related to Addiction : Overview, Symptoms, Recognizing unhealthy drug use
in family members, Recognizing signs of drug use or intoxication, Marijuana,
hashish and other cannabis-containing substances, K2, Spice and bath salts,
Barbiturates, benzodiazepines and hypnotics, Meth, cocaine and other stimulants,
Club drugs, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Opioid painkillers, When to see a doctor,
When to seek emergency help, Staging an intervention.
Author(s): Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and
Research
Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a disease that
affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the
use of a legal or illegal drug or medicine. This site covers the following
topics related to Addiction : Overview, Symptoms, Recognizing unhealthy drug use
in family members, Recognizing signs of drug use or intoxication, Marijuana,
hashish and other cannabis-containing substances, K2, Spice and bath salts,
Barbiturates, benzodiazepines and hypnotics, Meth, cocaine and other stimulants,
Club drugs, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Opioid painkillers, When to see a doctor,
When to seek emergency help, Staging an intervention.
Author(s): Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and
Research
This book contains following toipcs: Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs),
developed by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), part of the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), are best-practice
guidelines for the treatment of substance use disorders.
Author(s): Steven
L. Batki,Janice F. Kauffman,Ira Marion, M.A,Mark W. Parrino,George E. Woody
There are two intended
audiences for this paper. The first audience includes those in recovery who experientially know the recovery tradition of which they have been
a part, but may know little, and may have many misconceptions about, the central
ideas of other recovery traditions. The second audience includes those individuals working in addiction
treatment who are not in personal recovery and who do not have direct knowledge
about mutual aid groups.
This note covers the
following topics: What Are Substance Abuse and Addiction?, Physical Addiction,
Psychological Addiction, Signs of Addiction, Psychological signals, Physical
signals, Tips for Recovery, Staying Clean and Managing ADHD With Medication