The CDAC (Community Drug and Alcohol Council, Inc) recently reported the top 10 most abused drugs. The drugs are listed below in order of most often to least often abused. 1-Alcohol: The CDAC notes that, “with over half (51.8%) of U.S. population identified as drinkers, alcohol is the #1 most abused substance. Nearly a quarter … Read More
Without drug cravings, drug addictions would be lessened significantly. The craving obviously perpetuates the addiction and the abuse that occurs with drug use. Drug cravings can be physical or psychological. Physical drug cravings happen when a drug dependent person builds up their tolerance to a drug or drugs over time. Drug cravings, like other physical … Read More
A captivating article was recently published on rehabinternational.com in relation to social media and teen drug use. They found many key points including many staggering statistics, the prevalence of social media causing peer pressure to jump from social gatherings into your home, and the fact that parents who leave overnight double their chances of their teen’s … Read More
Marijuana: Should it be legal or not? Legalizing marijuana is a hot topic in the media these days. Those in favor of legalization claim they have many valid reasons. These include: people deserve freedom to use marijuana, keeping marijuana illegal is expensive (due to paying for people to be imprisoned for use, paying for anti-drug … Read More
As if our country doesn’t have enough drug and alcohol problems to deal with now we have Spice! Okay…spice doesn’t show up on drug tests which makes it difficult for parents and facilities to determine the use. However, it does carry all the same symptoms of marijuana and users will tell you it gives them … Read More
Many people with high anxiety levels find that having a drink at night to “calm them down” does exactly that…it calms them down and decreases their anxiety. The problem is this is a very short-term effect and typically gets worse because 1 drink per night turns into 2 turns into 3 and goes from abuse … Read More
Utah County has some of the lowest rates of substance abuse in the state of Utah and nationally, however, there is still a significant problem. Methamphetamine addiction is still the most reported primary drug of abuse at admissions and most are for women. Within the past 5 years, there has been a rise, DOUBLE, for … Read More
