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COCAINE ADDS A NEW PAGE TO THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ADDICTION

America – a country founded on principles of individual freedom, by strong-principled men and women who fought to create a social structure in which citizens could choose their religions and their own ways of life.

This article was written by Gary W. Smith, C.C.D.C., Executive Director of the Narconon Arrowhead Drug Rehabilitation and Education Center located in Canadian, Oklahoma.

Under new sentencing guidelines, as many as 19,000 prisoners in the federal system for crack cocaine offenses may have their prison sentences reviewed and shortened.

Prevention of underage drinking means saving the lives of students

Two new reports issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration give parents all the reason they need to crack down on teen drinking.

Facing the problem of addiction is never an easy task. If that wasn’t tough enough, there are so many choices in drug rehabilitation that making the right choice can seem impossible.

For several decades now alcohol and drug addiction has been viewed and treated as a brain disease by the medical and psychiatric communities. Concurrent with this approach has also come a very definite lack of results in their treatments for addi ...

There are different methods utilized in substance abuse counseling to bring about positive moral change in an addict. Probably one of the most commonly used is the Twelve Step approach practiced by the Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous ...

The following article is the fourth in a five-part series written by Gary W. Smith, C.C.D.C., who has more than thirty years of experience in the chemical dependency treatment field. Mr. Smith is the Executive Director of The Narconon Arrowhead D ...

Depression is another factor that keeps an addict harnessed in his addiction. Depression is the source of a constant and significant amount of discomfort that prompts continued use. It is also the second major barrier to successful recovery for t ...

Overcoming the mental and physical cravings for drugs is the first challenge of any drug rehabilitation program. Cravings are the uncontrolled desire to use again. The addict is driven by physical and mental impulses to use that they cannot con ...

The following article is the first in a five-part series written by Gary W. Smith, C.C.D.C., who has over 30 years experience in the chemical dependency treatment field. Mr. Smith is the Executive Director of the Narconon Arrowhead Drug and Alcoh ...

With the release of the New York City medical examiner’s report on Heath Ledger’s death, we finally understand that a combination of prescription medications ended his short life.