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This blog discusses news and current topics about drug addiction. It's goal to help you understand the problems and issues related to drug addiction and review new promising treatments for recovery.


Each of us is different

Nobody sets out to become addicted to drugs or expects to deal with drug addiction. Some people may take an illegal drug for the first time, just to have a thrill or be a part of the crowd.

Some people need prescription medication, but over time they begin to take too much, too often. Whatever the case, people certainly do not expect the misery that comes with addiction. But there is help for drug addiction and drug rehabilitation can work.

Addiction Has Many Faces...

Addiction has many faces, none of them pretty. This site is devoted to trying to help find ways for you to recover from addiction.

We designed this site to give useful information that will help people learn to make better decisions. The key to dealing with drug abuse, alcoholism and drug addiction is having the right information. You need information to recognize and understand drug addiction or alcoholism in yourself, your family, your friends and your community. This blog has complete and up to date facts about drug and alcohol abuse to help people to stop their dependence.

We designed this blog to give useful information that will help people learn to make better decisions.

Who are we?

Drug-Addiction-Support.org is a website built to answer the questions and concerns of those harmed by drug and alcohol addiction and abuse. It’s a collaborative effort between many people and resources so that you receive the most update information available. Our goal is to be independent and not promote one treatment center over another but give you the tools to make a well-informed decision.

We do recommend that everyone suffering from this destructive disease join a 12-Step group either through your local church, AA, or NA. If you are a family member or loved one of an addict we recommend you begin the 12-step process with Al-Anon as soon as you can.

Current Blog Entries

May 15, 2013

It's important to understand the effects of cocaine.

We glamorize cocaine use in the United States. Young professionals, the hip and trendy people, think it’s cool to use this drug and doing a “line” or two

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May 15, 2013

Effects of Addiction

Effects of Addiction focuses on the impact addictions have in terms of the individual, the family and the society.

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May 14, 2013

Nucynta ER

My wife has been using opiate pain medicine for years, doctor shopping, etc. when she ran out of legal options to keep herself going, her healthcare professional

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May 14, 2013

"I just didn’t know how to help him. I let him down!"

Never Right? “I just didn’t know how to help him. I let him down,” said Dorothy, as she looked over the lifeless body of her 36 year-old son. “I

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May 13, 2013

Drug Addiction Stories

Drug Addiction Stories are true-to-life chronicles of addiction and recovery, written by people who have gone through the experience.

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May 13, 2013

Drug Addiction Facts

Drug Addiction Facts outlines key information about the difficulties and challenges of drug addiction and alcoholism that may be surprising.

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May 13, 2013

Drug Addiction Treatment

Drug Addiction Treatment will help you understand the various treatment programs available and choose the program that is right for you.

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May 13, 2013

Drug Addiction -- Moving into Recovery!

The key to dealing with drug addiction is the right information. If you've ever wondered how drug addition impacts your life this site is for you.

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May 07, 2013

Can I help a friend?

One of my oldest and dearest friends has been struggling with alcoholism since her early 20s (she's 51 now). She got sober 16 years ago and was extremely

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May 06, 2013

Loved one NEEDS treatment!

Is there a way to get a loved one into a court-ordered treatment program for alcoholism? I don't know what else to do to get them to stop drinking? They

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May 03, 2013

Low Hanging Fruit

Lindsay Lohan, our favorite celebrity bad girl, who apparently is once again in violation of her probation.

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May 01, 2013

What is the percentage of teen narcotic abuse?

What is the percentage of teen narcotic abuse?

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Apr 30, 2013

Seeking help with my son's cocaine addiction

I have a son who is 32 years and has an addiction of cocaine. He won't get help has hallucinations plus gets very paranoid. Myself and his wife have

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Apr 29, 2013

How can I get my son help with no health insurance?

My 33 yr old son goes to a methadone clinic and taking Xanax's with it from off the street. I'm so scared of walking in his bedroom one day and he won't

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Apr 27, 2013

Enabling An Addict is a common problem.

Enabling An Addict, people instinctively refuse to take positive, constructive action, electing instead to try to placate, reason with, negotiate and strike a deal with the disease, it does not work.

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Apr 26, 2013

Saving My Family.

My husband of almost 13yrs and father to 3 beautiful girls, ages 12, 11, and 5yrs is a Meth addict for 4yrs. I am so mad, so frustrated and so tired.

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Apr 25, 2013

Husband is currently in withdrawal...What's next?

I am the wife of a man who is currently in the hospital in the throws of withdrawal from alcohol. He just started the DT's and I think they will last

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Apr 24, 2013

Almost lost him!

In 1999 I lost my dad to homelessness due to alcoholism--but because i never gave up on him in 2002 he came back to our family a sober man--we had it all,

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Apr 23, 2013

How can I get a job?

I am looking for advice on how to get a job with a not so good but not so bad background. I have two DUI's in Wisconsin and a misdemeanor disorderly conduct

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Apr 22, 2013

How much alcohol is too much?

My son is using alcohol as a means to help himself sleep, he is doing this every night, Jim Bean and coke 2 to 3 glasses a night. I tried to warn him I

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