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Drugs – Old Problem – New Solutions | Nov 4th, 2011

Drug Addiction

It is easier to understand why drugs are such a problem in the world today if you think about why it is that we call substance abuse and dependence – recreational drug use. Drugs are an old problem in society – escapist drugs having been used traditionally to ease the pressures of life, yet...

Posted by Janet on Apr 12th, 2012 in Talking to kids about drugs | 1 comment

Answers to Krokodil Drug – In ...

Krokodil is a drug to avoid, in Canada today, if you want to survive – for longer than two or three years. Krokodil, or Crocodil drug is a synthetic opium derivative, codeine based, that has been...

Posted by Janet on Apr 8th, 2012 in Talking to kids about drugs | 0 comments

Ketamine – A New Depression Dr...

Ketamine, a dissociative analgesic drug is in the news as a possible magic cure for depression and for alcoholism. Reports are that anti-depressant effects are achieved within hours, unlike current...

Posted by Janet on Apr 5th, 2012 in Talking to kids about drugs | 0 comments

Mental Health and Substance Abuse &#...

A psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) said last month that there has been a surge in the number of children needing help for mental health issues related to drug use over...

Posted by Janet on Mar 30th, 2012 in Talking to kids about drugs | 0 comments

CAR, Awakening and Substance Abuse...

CAR – also known as the Cortisol Awakening Response is a general activation of the stress hormone cortisol that occurs sometime after we first wake up in the morning. It is a cycle that is not directly...

Posted by Janet on Mar 28th, 2012 in Talking to kids about drugs | 0 comments

Health Benefits – Drug Withdra...

The health benefits of complete drug withdrawal are seriously underestimated by those drug and alcohol addiction recovery experts who continue to promote maintenance drug programs as therapeutic substitutes...

Posted by Janet on Mar 25th, 2012 in Talking to kids about drugs | 0 comments

Is Medication the Answer to Depressi...

People today are often depressed, and see depression as being a medical condition that must be treated with drugs or therapy so as to recreate feelings of optimism and happiness. Depression tends to make...