Doctors prescribe opioids to patients who suffer from acute and chronic pain. Although these drugs are effective in relieving pain, they are also highly addictive. As a result, prescription opioid misuse is common in users. The risks of misusing opioids include addiction, dependency, and overdose. Today millions of Americans have an addiction to opioids. Each…
Drug addiction leads to thousands of deaths, derailed lives, and broken homes each year in the U.S. Yet regardless of the destruction associated with drug abuse, the drug addiction stigma continues to influence the public perception of drug use in general. A person who would otherwise join a drug addiction treatment program may continue to…
Women are more likely than men to abuse opioid pain medication. They are also more likely to stay dependent on higher opioid dosage for a longer period. This is because opioid addiction for women is different than it is for men. Women often become addicted to opioids as a result of trauma, stress, anxiety, depression,…
Drug addiction is a disease that affects both your mind and body. It is characterized by specific behaviors that you may exhibit as a result of long-term use. Signs of drug addiction often appear within a month and continue until you seek treatment. How do you know if you are addicted? If you can’t stop…
“Sometimes, it is difficult to recognize when something turns from a medication to a drug. A women’s initial reason for taking opiates could be medically warranted; however, these medications have a way of working themselves into the fabric of our lives and becoming a necessity just to function. Being open to hearing this feedback takes…
There are certain drugs you can stop taking on your own without going through a medically supervised detox. Drugs like marijuana, cocaine, and even methamphetamines do not require that you undergo a medical detox to kick your habit. Sure, quitting any one of these drugs is sure to be uncomfortable and guaranteed to make you…
In many ways, there is a much higher risk of a heroin overdose in women than there is in men. The use of heroin has dramatically increased all over the United States. There are those who believe this is at least partially because of how hard it is to obtain prescription drugs. For many people,…
Any mind-altering drug can cause withdrawals, from nicotine or caffeine to heroin or meth. The withdrawal symptoms experienced during detox often keep people from quitting these substances, whether it’s cutting out coffee or putting down the pipe. Withdrawals from alcohol, heroin, or meth are obviously much more excruciating than those of caffeine or nicotine. People…
Women in Colorado who are involved in substance abuse are typically using these seven substances. While alcohol is the most commonly used substance in Colorado, marijuana comes in at a close second. Heroin and other opioid indicators ranked high as well and are seeing an increase year after year. Women who use or abuse the…