Two out of three Drug Addicts have Mental Illness

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

MADRID, Two out of three toxic heavy users also have mental illness: 83 percent antisocial behavior, 60 percent bipolar disorder and schizophrenia 47 percent, they said primary care physicians during the presentation of V Continuing Education Program ‘Mood disorders in primary care, organized by the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (SEMERGEN) and Lundbeck.

The concept of addiction

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

One might think that the concept of addiction is as old as time. Not so: the idea is relatively recent – and those who have defended always were driven by political or moral. The modern version of the concept was invented in the eighteenth by the physician Benjamin Rush, with his friends in the anti-alcohol, [...]

Ending the addiction

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Do we really need rehab centers for people who spend too much time online or in stores?
Like smoking crack pulling desperately on their pipes broken, we are, lately, all become drug addicts in need. Our drugs? Addiction. The concept is certainly not new: it already has hundreds of years. He then described the compulsive consumption [...]

Understanding Drug Abuse

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Drug abuse-the misuse of drugs that alter the behavior-is one of the most common and costly problems in today’s society. We know him, we see it and feel its impact every day – at school, at work, in our homes. It costs this country untold sums of money in property damage, loss, treatment of diseases, [...]

When are you addicted?

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

There are various definitions of addiction.
A definition of the World Health Organization (WHO)
There is also a book that all mental illnesses are described.
This book called the DSM IV.
According to the DSM IV are you addicted if you have three or more of the following symptoms:

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Many people do not understand why some people become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain so that it promotes compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction are strictly social problem and may characterize addicts as morally weak. Another common belief is that drug abusers should be able to stop [...]