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Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.

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Drug addiction (substance use disorder)

Diagnosing drug addiction (substance use disorder) requires a thorough evaluation and often includes an assessment by a psychiatrist, a psychologist, or a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. Blood, urine or other lab tests are used to assess drug use, but they're not a diagnostic test for addiction. However, these tests may be used for monitoring treatment and recovery.

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Addiction- StopRxDrugAbuse

Addiction is a preventable, treatable but not curable disease.  No one would ever choose a life of addiction however it is  poor choices lead a person to a life of addiction.  Often misinformation or lack of information play a key role to making these poor, life changing choices.  For this reason drug prevention education is essential in every school, community center and home.

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Center on Addiction

At Center on Addiction, we are on a mission to transform how our nation addresses addiction. We are the only national nonprofit committed to supporting the whole family as they address every aspect of substance use and addiction, from prevention to recovery.

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For over 20 years, our nation has been facing an epidemic that continues to devastate families and communities. We must ensure our children and families are educated about the dangers of experimenting with or turning to drugs for help. This effort must begin in our schools, churches, and communities if we are to STOP this preventable crisis.

From marijuana to heroin, communities are dying. Each overdose or poisoning from drugs reaches far beyond the individual—it tears through families, friendships, and neighborhoods. The time to act is now.  

   
 

   The purpose of this website is to educate families and the community about prescription drugs and some potential consequences of misusing, abuse or overusing prescription drugs. This includes taking any prescription medications that are not prescribed to you which is also illegal.   My goal is  help people better understand the disease of addiction and the recovery process and thus bring people suffering from addiction and their families and friends hope for the future. This website is a collection of links and resources. 

        

Navigating the Pathways of Addiction to Recovery 
 

 

 

Pill-Mill Tip Line DEA's 24 hour tip line  
1-877-RxAbuse      
& How to dispose medication             
National Drug Take Back  

October 25th, 10am-2pm
Locate a Prescription Drug Drop-off Box
In Your Area 
 

  • Fentanyl, an opioid, was originally intended as a strong pain reliever used in hospital. It is in the same family as heroin, morphine, methadone and codeine.
  • Fentanyl is around 50 to 100 times more toxic than morphine.
  • There is no way to detect by looking at it if fentanyl is in other illicit drugs.
  • Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid normally used as a sedative for large animals.
  • It can be 100 times more toxic than fentanyl.

 

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The Relationship Between Video Games and Anxiety

Do video games cause anxiety? This is a common question without an easy yes-or-no answer. Researchers haven’t found evidence that video games cause anxiety directly; instead, studies continue to show that video games and anxiety are correlated. This means that, rather than having a cause-and-effect relationship, the two relate and contribute to each other.

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Wasted: Exposing the Family Effect of Addiction

 

After her brother was diagnosed with the disease of addiction, Sam Fowler and her family had to change the way they lived their lives. In her talk, she tells about her experiences suffering from “the family disease."

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‘Shuffle’ Review: Recovering Addicts Become Prey in Benjamin Flaherty’s Moving Exposé on Rehabilitation Facilities Designed to F

Part addiction self-portrait, part medical exposé, Benjamin Flaherty’s powerful, essayistic “Shuffle” was the winner of this year’s Documentary Feature Competition at SXSW. The film offers an intimate chronicle of three drug users and several whistleblowers trying to turn over new leaves, as they gradually paint a chilling portrait of a predatory system of faux-recovery.
Focusing on a number of rehab facilities in Florida, “Shuffle” weaves together a detailed fabric of the “who,” “how” and “why” concerning the structural abuse of addicts seeking recovery. It’s a film about fraud built upon fraud, with organizations claiming to care about drug users but systematically ensuring they relapse, all the while wringing them and their insurers for all they’re worth. Essentially, it’s a dynamic that reduces people into products and insurance policies first, but Flaherty uses his camera to re-humanize them.

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