Crack Abuse and Addiction

Crack is the street name for the freebase form of cocaine that has been process to make a smokable substance. Because crack is smoked, it produces an almost immediate euphoric effect. Crack is highly addictive because of the immediate euphoric high, and because it is inexpensive to produce and buy, making it highly accessible. Crack abuse has many serious medical, social, and behavioral consequences. Some of the risks of crack abuse include addiction, paranoia, heart attack, respiratory failure, seizures, and abdominal pain. If you or a loved one has a problem with crack abuse and addiction, it is important to find a treatment program that will suit their needs and will support them in their recovery.

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Crack Abuse and Addiction News Articles

• Baby Boomers: The Changing Face of Older Adult Addiction

  By Emily Battaglia
  
  Coming-of-age baby boomers heralded a new era of illicit drug use in the United States – and aging members of this generation have maintained a higher rate of involvement with illicit drugs than the generation immediately preceding it. Read Full Article »

• Many Doctors Overlook—Or Ignore—Their Patients' Drug Abuse

  A nationwide survey of family physicians, internists, obstetricians, gynecologists, and psychiatrists finds that, although primary care physicians are in a key position to help diagnose their patients’ drug addiction and get abusers proper treatment, too many either don’t address the issue with their patients, or they don’t offer intervention to those patients who tell them about their drug use. Read Full Article »

• Closing the Gender Gap in Addiction Treatment

  By Hugh C. McBride
  
  Among the many strides women have made in the past generation, at least one “advancement” is unlikely to be cause for celebration: According to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, one in four abusers of drugs or alcohol in the United States is female, making women the fastest-growing segment of the nation’s substance-abusing population. Read Full Article »

• Helping Your Kids Say "No" to Marijuana—Even If You Didn’t

  If your child asks whether you ever used marijuana and your honest answer is "yes," you don’t have to provide a graphically detailed account. Instead, use your child’s curiosity about your personal history as an opportunity to talk about questions and concerns they may be having about marijuana, as well as the use and abuse of other drugs and substances. Read Full Article »

• Beating Addiction: Help for Teen Girls

  An Interview with Laurie Wilmot, LCSW—By Meghan Vivo
  
  At an age when most kids are breaking away from their parents, exploring their career interests, and establishing lifelong bonds with friends and partners, teens who are addicted to drugs or alcohol face an entirely different challenge just to get back to normal adolescent life. Read Full Article »

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