prescription drug abuse

What Would Be the Best Addiction Treatment Program?

Question by bayley n_n: What would be the best addiction treatment program?
What are the components that should be present in an addiction treatment program?

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Answer by andie l
First of all, addiction treatment programs are not just about medication. It’s not all about anti-depressants and mood stabilizers. There must be continued care and supervision. There must also be counseling and therapy. There must be a periodical assessment to keep track of the progress of the patient. The intensity and length of the treatment of the patient depends upon the severity of his drug addiction.

With a Limited Amount of Funding, Which Drug Abuse System Would You Consider the Best?

Question by rhodalumpkin: With a limited amount of funding, which drug abuse system would you consider the best?
Several ways to address drug abuse are treatment, enforcement, interdiction, and prevention. With a limited amount of funding, which of these four ways would you emphasize?

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Answer by SPLATT
The cheapest is shooting the drug dealers, without trial.

Have their families pay for the bullet, just as China does.

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Is It Possible Not to Have a Physical Addiction to Drugs?

Question by Boy: Is it possible not to have a physical addiction to drugs?
As far as I know, the vasopressin receptor gene could be involved in human drug addiction. If this gene were to be mutated to a point where is does not function as it should, does that mean some people may not be able to become physically addicted to drugs like nicotine or alcohol?

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Answer by David
Theoretically, but then you’d have other problems because vasopressin has other functions as well. You’d have a lot of trouble maintaining homeostasis without it, which is partially how drug addiction works: your body has altered its definition of homeostasis to require the drug in question.

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Tim] Pawlenty administration set payment rates for HMOs managing care for public health programs raises questions about high profit margins for the private health plans. The audit is one of several underway and … Calling prescription drug abuse an …
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What Signs Are Most Prone to Drug Addiction?

Question by Cappychic: What signs are most prone to drug addiction?
What signs in your experience are more prone to drug addiction?From what Ive seen your rarely ever see aries or leos addicts.Most people with drug or alcohol addiction are virgo,capricorn,taurus,pisces and scorpio,and cancer all the earth and water signs!
Im not trying to insult anyone,I agree most people that drink or do drugs are most likely depressed.
Im just saying from the people Ive met its mostly earth and water signs,I was just curious to see other peoples experiences.Honestly I know a lot of leos and none of them do crack or meth only couple smoke herb once in a while.