Ice Drug Addiction

One Drug Abstinence Method Earns a Second Look

IceMan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:46:39 +0000

One Drug Abstinence Method Earns a Second Look Filed under: drug addiction treatment facilities Burning Tree, a long term drug treatment center in Texas, reintroduces to the addiction community a proven, but sometimes forgotten about, method of treating chronic addicts and their families. One method to treat the chronic abuse of illicit … Source [...]

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. Comments on Unusual Trading Activity

IceMan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:45:42 +0000

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. Comments on Unusual Trading Activity Filed under: treatment for amphetamine addiction LONDON, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. /quotes/zigman/572032 LLTP -3.33% (the "Company" or "Lightlake"), an early stage biopharmaceutical company developing modern addiction treatments based on its expertise using … Source Kewaunee Co. care facility owner [...]

SCSO: Children Removed From Roach-Filled Meth House

IceMan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000

SCSO: Children Removed From Roach-Filled Meth House Filed under: ingredients of methamphetamine Investigators said there were ingredients and equipment used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine throughout the home as well as inside an outbuilding behind the house. Investigators said they also located white residue that tested positive for … Source Two meth busts [...]

BREAKING BAD

IceMan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:01 +0000

BREAKING BAD Filed under: withdrawal symptoms of crystal meth But there she was, behind prison walls in an orange jumpsuit, still feeling withdrawal symptoms from her most recent drug binge, her arm still healing after a drug needle broke off under her skin. The closest she could get to her daughter is newspaper … Source [...]

Boys and Girls Club Program Helps Steer Youths Away From Harmful Substances

IceMan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:03 +0000

Boys and Girls Club program helps steer youths away from harmful substances Filed under: meth help Boys and Girls Club Meth Smarts instructor Jose Cordova holds up one of the program's T-shirts. The program gives kids the tools to help avoid tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. When people think of the Boys and Girls Club, [...]

Putting Lives Back Together

IceMan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:45:01 +0000

Putting lives back together Filed under: heroin symptoms By Tammy Marashlian Signal Staff Writer Unless an addict takes another hit, the withdrawal symptoms often last up to two weeks, creating agony for the patient as the body craves the opiate drug. “There is no quick fix for addiction, especially heroin,” … Source Utah [...]

Meth Cases Creeping Up

IceMan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:40:04 +0000

Meth cases creeping up Filed under: signs of methamphetamine abuse Law enforcement officials here are seeing an old problem rear its ugly head again — methamphetamine. Operation White Cloud, a drug case that originated in Stutsman County, curtailed the problem to an extent from 2007 to 2008, but meth is still a … Source [...]

A Is for Amphetamines

IceMan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:39:52 +0000

A is for amphetamines Filed under: amphetamine long term effects Long-term impacts include addiction and dependence — meaning you start needing more and more to have the same effect,” she says. “Rare serious reactions include psychosis, heart attacks, and stroke.” Frank Solice*, who is in his last year of … Source Is it [...]

More Newborns Suffering Drug Withdrawal at Birth

IceMan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:39:44 +0000

More Newborns Suffering Drug Withdrawal at Birth Filed under: drug detox 30 (HealthDay News) — A dramatic rise in newborns experiencing drug withdrawal after being exposed in the womb poses challenges for clinicians on how to detox these tiny victims, a new report indicates. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has … Source [...]

Lake County Narcotics Agents, Mentor Police Raid Meth Lab in Mentor

IceMan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:52:52 +0000

Lake County Narcotics Agents, Mentor Police Raid Meth Lab In Mentor Filed under: ingredients for methamphetamine Authorities also found long guns, finished meth and homemade meth pipes made from light bulbs, Kemp said. Narcotics agents think the lab was used to make methamphetamine via the shake-and-bake or one-pot method, which involves combining the ingredients … [...]