by Bahman Mahdavi | Sep 6, 2012 | NCADD Articles
Search the Internet or type in “falling dominoes” on YouTube and you will be deluged with opportunities to watch videos, often set to music, of vast numbers of colorful rectangles knocking one another over. These productions are extravagant examples of the...
by Geoff Kane | Aug 1, 2012 | NCADD Articles
The phenomenon of “bath salts” abuse and dependence is hard to believe. Nevertheless, since late 2010 young people and adults have been swallowing, smoking, sniffing, and injecting dangerous white or colored powders that they purchase from head shops,...
by Geoff Kane | Jun 1, 2012 | NCADD Articles
People on paths of addiction recovery — and those who dedicate their professional lives to helping others get on such paths — often think of recovery as a spiritual practice. These stakeholders might discuss their own sense of spirituality, perhaps...
by Geoff Kane | May 4, 2012 | NCADD Articles
Misuse of prescription opioids is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States. And it will only get worse unless the population, especially youth, realizes that nonmedical use of these potent pain relievers is uncool and dangerous. A common misconception is...
by Geoff Kane | Apr 3, 2012 | NCADD Articles
The World Health Organization identifies “The harmful use of alcohol [as] a global problem which compromises both individual and social development. It results in 2.5 million deaths each year. Alcohol is the world’s third largest risk factor for premature...
by Geoff Kane | Mar 13, 2012 | NCADD Articles
Epidemic misuse of prescription pain medication in the United States is partly due to the availability of opioid analgesics (medication in pills, patches, injections, nasal sprays, and even lollipops that contain natural or synthetic substances that cause pain relief...
