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What is the DSM Created: Monday, May 07, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Glossary definition of DSM
What is Caffeine Created: Sunday, May 13, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Glossary definition of the common drug, caffeine.
What Is Exercise Addiction Created: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Describes the basic aspects of exercise addiction.
What Do Heroin Effects Feel Like Created: Friday, August 05, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
Heroin effects are intense, but can be unpleasant. For most people, the negative effects of heroin far outweigh the positive.
Heroin Withdrawal – What to Expect from Heroin Withdrawal Created: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
This article explains the symptoms that are commonly experienced when people go through heroin withdrawal.
What Does it Feel Like to Get High on Meth Created: Monday, August 23, 2010 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
Getting high on meth can change your perceptions, feelings and sensations.
What Is Party and Play among Gay Men Created: Monday, June 20, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
Find out about the party-and-play phenomenon in the gay world.
Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 03, 2012
Answers the question,
What is the Difference Between Soft Drugs and Hard Drugs Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 03, 2012
Answers the frequently asked question,
Is Cannabis Legal Created: Saturday, April 21, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Answer to the question,
Five Myths About Marijuana Created: Sunday, April 15, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Five commonly held myths about marijuana are debunked in this article.
Five Cocaine Movies Created: Thursday, April 26, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
Movies about cocaine.
What Does It Feel Like to Get High on Acid Created: Monday, April 23, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
Tripping on acid (LSD) is a highly unpredictable experience, but there are some common features to the psychedelic experience.
What Do Marijuana Effects Feel Like Created: Monday, April 23, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
Find out what the effects of getting high on marijuana feel like before you consider trying this unpredictable drug.
What is Proposition 19 Created: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 Updated: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Definition of proposition 19 for the legalization of pot in California.
Good Experience of a Treatment Program - Reader Reviews User Reviews: Drug Treatment Centers Created: Saturday, April 14, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 14, 2012
A postive user experience of a drug treatment program.
Breastfeeding Alcohol - Breastfeeding Alcohol and Drug Effects Created: Saturday, August 01, 2009 Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Breastfeeding is highly recommended, but while breastfeeding alcohol and drugs may cause problems for your baby. How can you decide whether or not to breastfeed your baby if you drink or take drugs?
Needle Exchange - What Is a Needle Exchange Created: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Needle exchange services provide injection drug users with clean needles, safe disposal of used needles, and sometimes other resources such as condoms, health advice, and access to treatment servic...
Five Heroin Movies Created: Monday, April 09, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 09, 2012
Five movies about heroin.
Ten Things to Stop Doing if You Have an Addictive Personality Created: Monday, March 05, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 07, 2012
Do you have an addictive personality? Here are ten behaviors to get under control.
What is a Flashback Created: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Glossary definition of flashback.
What is a Contact High Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Glossary definition of the phrase contact high.
Definition of acid the drug Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Glossary definition of acid, the drug.
Definition of ecstasy, the drug Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Glossary definition of ecstasy, the drug.
What Is a Hallucination Created: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Glossary definition of hallucination
What is Delusion Created: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Glossary definition of the term delusion
What is PMMA Created: Sunday, January 15, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Glossary definition of PMMA.
Designer Drugs Created: Thursday, June 23, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Learn about designer drugs.
Marijuana Problems Created: Monday, June 20, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Explains the differences between marijuana use, marijuana abuse, and marijuana addiction or dependence.
Characteristics of Marijuana Abuse Created: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Explains the characteristics of marijuana abuse, as distinct from non-problematic marijuana use and marijuana addiction.
Characteristics of Recreational Marijuana Use Created: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Explains the characteristics of unproblematic recreational marijuana use, as distinct from marijuana abuse and marijuana dependence.
Characteristics of Marijuana Addiction Created: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Explains the characteristics of marijuana addiction, as distinct from non-problematic marijuana use and marijuana abuse.

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