Drug Rehab: Do You Need It? Do you have an addiction? The question shouldn't be hard to answer There are fairly clear lines between an addiction and a casual behavior According to substance abuse experts Chris and Pax Prentiss, founders of Passages Malibu, a drug program with residential treatment, addiction is caused by underlying problems in a person's life that they are unable to cope with When someone is unable to cope with their circumstances they sometimes turn towards drugs and alcohol for relief In essence it is ...

The Economic Implications Of Buying Drugs Online Al though the Internet is fairly new (at least to the mainstream) online shopping has grown by leaps and bounds Now you can buy almost anything you need, from food to fishing equipment, right through your computer Of course, this has meant that commerce has been forced to adapt to the changing consumer landscape and some industries have been scrambling to catch up with the crowd It is no different for the pharmaceutical industry as online pharmacies appear to be popping ...

How To Remove The Psychological Addiction To Smoking - And Start To Enjoy Giving Up Smoking! Consider this:Already since 1972, over 60 million people in the USA alone have successfully quit smoking!At one stage over 60% of the adult population was addicted to this drug Today it is 28% and droppingNow, isn't this a fair thoughtIf all these people can do it (60 MILLION OF THEM!) - and they include EVERY TYPE of person imaginable - surely that is PROOF ...

Celebrex? Vioxx? Can My Doctor Provide Me With Safe Prescription Painkillers? The news has been full of the recent FDA findings on a new set of drugs to help relieve pain These drugs have been approved for re-release, but it is unclear whether Vioxx will be available again and whether physicians will feel comfortable prescribing Celebrex and Bextra for many of their patientsWhat happened to Celebrex and Vioxx?Celebrex, Vioxx, and Bextra are all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, pronounced en-said-z), similar ...

Rx My Heart And Hope To Die This must be a mistake! How could his drug costs rise from $150 a month to $1101 in just three weeks? My hands shook while I read the pharmacy billThere was no mistake The bill I held recorded the drugs ordered by my fathers Alzheimers' care unit In only three weeks at this eldercare facility, his drug expenses had soared an incredible 734% Ironically, his quality of life had plunged about the same ...

Ulcers Are No Laughing Matter Peptic ulcers, which are in the stomach and the duodenum (the first part of the intestine leading from the stomach) can occur at any age and affect both men and women Untreated, sufferers can look forward to a long siege with them But today's peptic ulcer sufferers have a brighter prospect for relief than did those of even a single generation ago There is now less than 1 chance in 18 that surgery will every ...

Grapefruit Juice: The Hidden Dangers Of Drug Interaction Grapefruit juice is one of the healthiest foods around, right?A cup of unsweetened white grapefruit juice has only 100 calories, no fat, more than 100% of the recommended daily amount of vitamin C, and it’s got a zingy taste that can really get you moving in the morningHowever, grapefruit juice (including the juice found in your morning grapefruit half) can interact with certain medications, leading to potentially serious consequencesWhich medications does grapefruit ...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Tired All The Time Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS for short) is an illness characterised by persistent medically unexplained fatigueCFS may also be called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME),Epstein-Barr disease,post-viral fatigue syndrome,or chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS) Chronic fatigue syndrome has frequently been viewed as hypochondriacal behavior or "yuppie flu"But most experts now agree that chronic fatigue syndrome is a distinct disease with physical symptoms The most prominent symptom of CFS is an unexplained feeling of fatigue,which is not relieved by restSymptoms of chronic fatigue also include muscle ...

Cholesterol - What Is It And Is It All Bad? Cholesterol Boy, there sure is a lot of noise being made about keeping your cholesterol low You can see ads for all kinds of drugs all over the TV to help lower your cholesterol Go to a doctor's office and the first thing you see hanging on the wall is a cholesterol chart So what exactly IS cholesterol and what's the big deal about it? In this article we'll try to answer some of those common questions For ...

What Is Bipolar Depression? Around 10% of all Americans suffer from some form of depression during their lives If you did your research you'd find that almost all developed countries around the world suffer from similar statistics Depression in general affects the way we behave from our sleeping patters up to the way we think and live life Here are some signs you should look out for: * Insomnia * Headaches * Eating and digestive disorders * Lack of motivation * Lack of concentration * Fatigue Depression has many ...