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Drugs change, correct, add to, or take away from what Mother Nature already has set into place.  Stimulant drugs are a good example of a type of drug that can be helpful or harmful. Stimulants such as Ritalin, Adderall and methamphetamine all affect how much of a substance called dopamine is saturating the cells o more...

Stimulants are a class of drugs that work on the brain to temporarily increase physical or psychological abilities and functions. Stimulants make the user more alert and aware, talkative and energetic. There are many drug stimulants, including caffeine and nicotine, but let’s take a closer look at crack and crack more...

The Recovery Place, Inc. is extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Gold, through the University of Florida College of Medicine, has joined the Recovery Place’s clinical team as a consultant in bridging the gap between research and practice. — The Recovery Place, Inc. is extremely pleased to announce that more...

Body cells are very quick to snap up alcohol when someone takes a drink, particularly on an empty stomach.  This ability (disability!) of the cells to do this is what causes the deadly condition of alcohol poisoning. Alcohol poisoning occurs when multiple drinks are taken over a short period of time.  The level of more...

Startled by that headline?  It’s a fact. Early this month the World Health Organization (WHO) announced statistics on the primary causes of death in the world.  Alcohol-related deaths account for 2.5 million deaths a year.  The same WHO report shows that 15.3 million people of the world’s population have drug more...

In The Recovery Place blog addiction education series this week, we are taking a further look at the benzodiazepine class of drugs, or benzos. If you or a loved one is fighting addiction, then you understand that drugs and alcohol have a wide and destructive reach.  Benzos claim another kind of victim that you may more...

Opiates are the continuing focus of this week’s Recovery Place blog series on addiction education. With roots in medicine, opiates were created to help people suffering from pain and other physical conditions.  Unfortunately, the potential for physical and psychological dependence and addiction were unexpected. more...

Regional drug and alcohol addiction issues were the focus of The Recovery Place blog in January.  This month we want to take an look at some specific drugs and substances that are abused and can lead to addiction. Humans are sadly creative in their ability to find substances to misuse and abuse.  Often these subst more...

Farmers in Illinois and other agricultural states have an unwanted connection to methamphetamine use. Common agriculturally crucial chemicals are being stolen from farms, and used in illegal drug labs to make the highly addictive drug methamphetamine. The stakes are driven even higher by citizens (in both rural and more...

Heroin and cocaine are the most commonly used drugs of abuse and addiction in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with prescription drug abuse on the rise. A recent study by the Bay State reveals that at least two citizens daily die from opiate-related overdoses, and state authorities take these statistics very serio more...