What is Huffing?

Filed under Substance Abuse by on January 5, 2010 at 3:06 PM {4 comments}

Huffing has become more popular in the past few years with kids and younger adults; the products needed to get high this way are cheap and legal to buy at any age. The products needed for huffing are spray paints (silver and gold spray paint is preferred by most users) aerosol whipped cream, model airplane glue, nail polish remover, cleaning fluids, fabric protector, gasoline, aerosol dusters, cooking spray and correction fluid just to name a few of the many products that can be use for huffing.

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Information on Substance Abuse

Filed under Substance Abuse by on November 21, 2009 at 11:00 AM {2 comments}

The definition of substance abuse is the overindulgence in and dependence on an addictive substance, such as drugs or alcohol. One of the common misconceptions revolving around information on substance abuse is that drug addiction is considered a disease. This theory turns the addict into a poor sick person that can’t do anything about his addiction disease. Nothing can be further from the truth, as the addict does not have a disease; he is addicted.

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5 Substance Abuse Myths

Filed under Substance Abuse by on November 12, 2009 at 10:02 AM {no comments}

Some people are still clinging to old beliefs, some just aren’t aware of the advances that have been made in the study of drug addictions. Drug counselors and drug rehabilitation staff are well aware of the myths out there because they hear them on a daily basis. Because changes are good and some type of addiction will affect at least 3 out of 4 families, it is important to be able to separate the truth from the myths. Here are 5 substance abuse myths.

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Ten Signs of Substance Abuse

Filed under Substance Abuse by on October 27, 2009 at 9:49 AM {5 comments}

There are many signs of substance abuse. Here are ten of them to be on the alert for. If you recognize a loved one in these signs, or perhaps, even yourself, then you need to seek help now. Do a little research and see if any of these ten warning signs of substance abuse can be attributed to your loved one and then take the proper actions to help them.

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