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Substance Abuse and Addiction Health Center

Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine, sleep and anti-anxiety medications, and oth...

Painkillers and Opioid Use Disorder

One of the most frequent reasons people go to the doctor is for pain relief. While they aren't medically dangerous, these symptoms can be painful a...

After Opioids, Benzodiazepine Use Raises Concern

There was a 570% increase in substance abuse treatment admissions with both benzodiazepine and prescription opioid abuse from 2000 to 2010, accordi...

Meth 101

In places where it hasn't been a problem in the past, it may seem to have come out of nowhere, but methamphetamine has been a fixture of the Americ...

Treating a Drug Overdose with Naloxone

A medication called naloxone can reverse the effects of an overdose of heroin or some types of painkillers. Almost 72,000 people died of drug overd...

What is Drug Addiction?

Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. But over time, drugs change how your brain works. When you’re addicted to drugs, you c...

What is a Blood Alcohol Test?

Usually, you’d take a breath alcohol test on the spot. Whatever’s left over stays in your blood, so the more you drink, the higher your blood alcoh...

Stages of Alcoholism

Officially, AUD is diagnosed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The severity of the AUD depends on how many of ...

What is Alcohol Withdrawal?

The symptoms of alcohol withdrawal can range from mild to serious. Learn more about the timeline of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. If your doctor thi...

Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder -- The Basics

Most common is damage to your liver, which over time can lead to cirrhosis (scarred liver). Heavy drinkers typically have impaired liver function, ...

Street Drugs: Know The Facts and Risks

What type of drug is it? Users either smoke it like marijuana or make it into an herbal tea- like drink. What type of drug is it? But the compounds...

How Pot Affects Your Mind and Body

Marijuana, weed, pot, dope, grass. The THC level usually peaks in about 30 minutes, and its effects may wear off in 1-3 hours. If you drink or eat ...