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Gambling Addiction: Signs and Severity

Gambling addictions are believed to be rising due to the increasing opportunities to gamble and the glamorizing of games such as poker and roulette on television. There are more casinos, sports betting and slot machines th...

By: Michael Russell

Why is Alcohol a Drug?

In Narcotics Anonymous and other 12 step programs recovery is usually defined as complete abstinence from all mood and mind altering drugs. This includes the legal drug, alcohol. I have heard this questioned and debated ma...

By: Phil Huff

Morphine: A Pain Medicine and Addiction

Morphine is an opioid analgesic and is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Morphine pain medicine works by affecting how the body senses pain. While effective in treating pain, morphine can be quite addictive and can be...

By: Serhat Pala

Knowledge dispels ignorance. And when it comes to underage drinking and other drug use, we as a society are astonishingly and shamefully ignorant.

Three women rounded up as part of an investigation into prescription drugs illegally distributed to Adams County youth learned Monday they will split their time among jail, house arrest or probation.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 01 Jul 2008 - 12:00 PDT Some health care officials maint...

Your instructions are as follows: 1. Take out your iPod 2. Press shuffle songs. 3. Answer the following: a) How many songs before you come to one that would absolutely disqualify you from being Presid...

While no one playing on the PGA Tour will get mistaken for an offensive lineman in the NFL anytime soon, the world's top players will begin getting randomly tested for performance-enhancing substances...