Cocaine Use Among U.S. Workers Down, Amphetamines Up AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 15, 2009Statistics from Quest Diagnostics, the world’s largest provider of diagnostic tests, show that fewer U.S. workers used cocaine or methamphetamines in 2008 than in 2007, but that more took amphetamines. Based on 5.7 million urine tests analyzed by Quest, the findings said cocaine use fell to 0.47% from 0.58%, but that amphetamine use rose from…
All in Our Heads: How the Brain Creates Addiction AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 14, 2009It wasn’t very long ago that most people considered addiction to be a moral failing rather than a treatable disease-it was largely thought that people who succumbed to drugs and alcohol were simply making poor decisions. Even when the American Medical Association announced in 1950 that alcoholism is a disease, people continued to hold onto…
OxyContin Addiction & the Law Addiction, FeaturedBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 5, 2009Each type of substance abuse and addiction offers its own set of legal risks. Alcoholics run the risk of a DUI, which could lead to criminal charges or a costly personal injury suit. Illegal substance abusers, such as cocaine or heroin addicts, must always be vigilant for undercover drug enforcement agents when buying from a…
Research Suggests Alcohol More Damaging than Marijuana AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 20, 2009In the countless national campaigns that stress to students the importance of staying away from drugs and alcohol, the younger generation is led to believe that both categories are inherently bad and have the same adverse effects. Instead, recent Clinical EEG and Neuroscience news suggests that alcohol is far more damaging than marijuana when measuring…
New Research Reveals Impact of Cocaine Addiction on the Brain AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 10, 2009There are several popular misconceptions circulating in society today as to what exactly addiction is, and whether or not addiction should be treated as a disease by health professionals. To many scientists, addiction has long been associated as a by-product of altered mental states where the brain cannot distinguish between healthy and unhealthy behavior. For…
Worsening Economy Likely to Increase Problems for Borderline Alcohol or Prescription Drug Users and Abusers AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 4, 2009Economic woes threaten to derail our nation’s financial stability, but that’s not the only potential negative impact. As Americans face more and more economic uncertainty, and the stress that goes along with it, the greater the temptation to succumb to overuse and abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs. For individuals who are already borderline for…
