Following Veteran's Overdose Death, Report Finds Problems at Miami VA Drug …
Following veteran's overdose death, report finds problems at Miami VA drug …
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A drug abuse rehabilitation program at Miami's Veterans Affairs hospital failed to monitor patients, provide sufficient staff, control access to the facility or even curb illicit drug use among patients — culminating with the death of a combat veteran … Read more on MiamiHerald.com
Campaign To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
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Drug prevention experts are trying to convince local teenagers that abusing prescription drugs can be just as bad as using cocaine and heroin. Representatives from Rise Above Colorado are working with students in East and Central High School in Pueblo. Read more on KKTV 11 News
Penn Medicine Points to New Ways to Prevent Relapse in Cocaine-Addicted Patients
Penn Medicine points to new ways to prevent relapse in cocaine-addicted patients
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Though some relapse triggers can be consciously avoided, such as people, places and things related to drug use, other subconscious triggers related to the brain's reward system may be impossible to avoid— they can gain entry to the unconscious brain … Read more on EurekAlert (press release)
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Quizzed About Crack Cocaine Use in Debate
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An evening before, the TV cameras were lined up in a downtown TV studio, as Ford and his fellow mayoral candidates engaged in their first debate. But Ford's opponents proved surprisingly reluctant to utter the words "crack cocaine," mention an ongoing … Read more on Hollywood Reporter
Afghan Vet Dies of Overdose in VA Substance-Abuse Center
Afghan Vet Dies of Overdose in VA Substance-Abuse Center
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The United States has gone out of its way to support the 1% of Americans who have gone to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq following the 9/11 attacks. But, frankly, a lot of the cheers are simply rhetoric making cracks through which returning troops fall … Read more on TIME (blog)
Recovering Professional Program offers help for medical professionals
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She also was a regular user of marijuana and cocaine off the clock, but when an accidental needle prick forced her to submit to a random, on-the-spot drug test, her worlds collided. She tested positive for marijuana, putting her nursing license and job … Read more on SCNow
Are Narcotics Physically Addictive or Psychologically Addictive?
Question by james monroe: are narcotics physically addictive or psychologically addictive?
^self explanatory. PLEASE HELPPP.
Best answer:
Answer by GiaKiddo
most are both.
Answer by lynn25
Depending on which narcotic you are talking about. Some narcotics like opioids (relating to heroin, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, hydromorphone,) are physically addicting when used on a continual basis. As in you will have withdrawal effects when you stop taking. Narcotics like cocaine and free base cocaine (crack) will also cause withdrawal effects when you stop using after prolonged ingestion. Alcohol (not necessarily a narcotic) can also cause withdrawal effects after prolonged use. Some reports of marijuana discontinuation may cause some VERY temporary (maybe not even noticable) withdrawal such as irritability. But any substance that gives the user pleasure has the potential to be psychologically addicting.
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Brazilian Authorities Seize Cocaine
Brazilian authorities seize cocaine
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Brazilian police have seized 3.7 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 23 people in a major anti-drug operation. The dismantled racket used containers to export the drugs from the port of Santos, in the state of Sao Paulo, to Europe, Cuba and Africa, they … Read more on Sky News Australia
Tories Appeal Medical Marijuana Ruling Allowing Users To Grow Their Own
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"I have admitted using illegal drugs and some years ago I recognised that I had a problem" <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-99840/Naomi-confesses-drug-abuse.html#ixzz2LTfhOeI6">she was quoted as saying in The Daily Mail.</a> "I knew … Read more on Huffington Post Canada
3.7 Tons of Cocaine Seized in Santos, Brazil
3.7 tons of cocaine seized in Santos, Brazil
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April 1 (UPI) — Brazilian authorities seized 3.7 tons of cocaine and arrested 23 people at the port of Santos, near Sao Paulo, in what federal police said was among the country's biggest drug busts. Military police said the suspects were part of an … Read more on UPI.com
SAPD: Woman busted with cocaine in bra after West Side fight
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While police were investigating the fight, they discovered the mother had an outstanding warrant. She also admitted she had drugs inside her bra, police said. Investigators arrested her on drug possession charges and for the outstanding warrant. As of … Read more on KSAT San Antonio