When your loved one is among the 23.5 million Americans addicted to drugs or alcohol, it's only natural to want to help them. However, promoting treatment is rarely as easy as telling someone they need help. In the depths of addiction, denial is very strong, and it's not uncommon for those in the midst to become ... Read More
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Can Suboxone® Make Me Fail a Drug Test?
While it has been lauded as somewhat of a medication wonder for opioid and heroin addiction, Suboxone® also includes an addictive narcotic and must be taken only under close medical supervision. This reality can raise concerns if you're about to take an employer or prospective employer's drug test and are taking ... Read More
Drug Profile: Tizanidine Abuse
Like many other prescription FDA-approved medications, tizanidine can be addictive. Tizanidine is not a narcotic. The drug is considered to be a muscle relaxer that helps to reduce pain but in a different way than a narcotic. Rather than binding to pain receptors in the central nervous system, tizanidine blocks pain ... Read More
Drug Profile: What Is a Depressant and What Does It Do?
Depressants, also called central nervous system depressants, are a type of prescription medication used for treating anxiety, acute stress reactions, or panic disorders. They work to slow down the brain’s activity and include sedatives, hypnotics and tranquilizers. Here's a closer look at what depressants are and how ... Read More
Smoking Xanax: Dangers and Effects
Xanax is a popular, anti-anxiety medication that belongs to a class of "benzodiazepine" or "benzo" drugs. These drugs are known for their calming effects. When taken as prescribed, Xanax and other drugs in the same class (Ativan, Klonopin, etc.) relieve the symptoms of clinically diagnosed conditions such as anxiety or ... Read More
Prednisone Withdrawal Syndrome – How to Avoid It
Prednisone is a corticosteroid, commonly called a steroid, that closely resembles the natural steroid hormone cortisol. It suppresses the body's natural immune response to reduce inflammation, arthritis pain and the effects of a range of conditions. It's prescribed to treat or lessen the discomfort associated with ... Read More
How Is Cocaine Made?
Almost all cocaine comes from just four South American countries. The White House recently published a report on the amount of cocaine coming from South America, and the numbers are staggering: In Columbia, estimated coca cultivation and cocaine manufacturing in 2020 was a record 1010 metric tons (nearly 2,300,000 ... Read More
5 Health Effects of Long-Term Xanax Use
Many people take one or more prescription drugs as part of their daily regimen and worry about the long-term health effects of these drugs. The commonly prescribed, anti-anxiety drug Xanax is a case in point. This blog is the first in a series that examines popularly prescribed drugs for anxiety and depression and ... Read More
