Northpoint Washington Addiction News and Stories
Big Pharma, Big Lies: Report Claims Purdue KNEW OxyContin Was Addictive
What did Big Pharma know and when did they know it? Purdue Pharma has long denied that it knew about and tolerated widescale abuse [...]
The Power of Positive Thinking in Recovery
Positive thinking can enhance the effectiveness of addiction treatment. It can also increase your chances of getting sober and staying abstinent. After all, addiction [...]
Percocet vs. Norco – The Differences in the Two Drugs and How They Result in Addiction
Certain prescription medications can be addictive for some people. They are often used for pain, but they contain chemical properties that lead to abuse [...]
Alcohol—The Biggest Drug Threat in America
Did you know that alcohol is the biggest drug threat in the world? That’s not an exaggeration, because in sheer numbers, alcohol is the [...]
Prescription Crystal Meth – How Common Is Desoxyn Abuse?
Prescription Crystal Meth – How Common Is Desoxyn Abuse? Desoxyn is a central nervous system stimulant, used mostly to treat severe cases of ADHD [...]
Is Forced Treatment the Answer to the Drug Crisis?
Should drug addicts be forced into treatment against their will? In the face of skyrocketing overdose deaths resulting from an opioid epidemic that has [...]
Understanding the Cycle of Addiction
More than 22 million Americans are trapped in a cycle of drug and alcohol abuse. In order to get them treatment, we need to [...]
Video Game Addiction: A Recognized Mental Health Condition
In the newest edition of its International Classification of Diseases, just released in June 2018, the World Health Organization has for the first time [...]
Life After a DUI: How to Bounce Back
How can this be happening? I’ve never even been pulled over, and now I’m being arrested for a DUI? We were just supposed to [...]
Fentanyl Involved in More Fatal Overdoses than Any Other Opioids
Fentanyl Involved in More Fatal Overdoses than Any Other Opioids Synthetic opioids are taking the lead when it comes to fatal [...]
