Alcohol Chemical Dependency: Chemical Dependency Treatment
It is important to understand chemical dependency is viewed as a disease by the American Medical Association (AMA). Chemical dependency has a unique display of signs and/or symptoms that are very much treatable and progressive. Prolonged chemical dependency may lead to fatality if left untreated. With this in mind, it is very important to seek out professional help if you or a loved one is struggling with addiction. Chemical dependency is defined as the obsessive need to use drugs and/or alcohol, regardless of the negative consequences that may arise. Chemical dependency is both physical and emotional and withdrawal symptoms will occur if the substance is abruptly discontinued. However, Ibogaine and/or Ibogaine treatment has been used to successfully reduce withdrawal while eliminating the obsession behind the dependency. Read more... ...
Alcohol Detox Treatment: Surviving Alcohol Detox
Fear of Detox The single most common reason why people who suffer from alcohol addiction refuse to accept to enter addiction treatment is because they are afraid to go through the alcohol detox phase of the process. Sometimes people view alcohol detox as still being performed in the manner that it was in the 1940s and 1950s. During the early days of alcohol treatment, patients had to be constrained in strait-jackets while suffering through horrible withdrawals. However, in todays world it is safe to say these old detox methods are counterproductive and are no longer used. Modern Alcohol Detox Read more... ...
Cocaine Addiction and Methamphetamine Addiction: A Comparative Study
Image via Wikipedia The two drugs, Cocaine, and Meth-amphetamine, both fall under the psycho-stimulant category. Both these drugs lead to dependence and abuse and cause similar addict behavior. As a result they are often mistaken for one another; however, they are two very different drugs. Cocaine and methamphetamine are separated by several distinct differences. Methamphetamine is purely a man made drug while cocaine is harvested and purified from the coca plant. Both these drugs can be injected, smoked, or sniffed. However, Methamphetamine can also be taken as a pill; unlike Cocaine. Cocaine has medical uses as an anesthetic, while Methamphetamine has no medical uses of any kind. Read more... ...