Drug Addiction

By Jaime R. Herndon, MS, MPH Jaime Herndon is a freelance health/medical writer with over a decade of experience writing for the public. Drug abuse and addiction can be scary and uncertain, but it’s treatable, and there’s help out there. There are a variety of treatments available, and if one doesn’t work, another one may […]

You can use a test kit to check substances for traces of fentanyl. It’s very common for other substances to be mixed, or cut, with cocaine. Although casual and even first-time users are still at risk, the risk of coke overdose increases significantly for chronic users. Regular usage can increase one’s tolerance, which can lead […]

Because research is limited, the list of possible side effects and risks is short. However, the possible issues are serious and worth consideration. Since it is not clear if Salvia is addictive, one can only discuss the short- and long-term effects of S. S. Divinorum is a classic hallucinogen and may cause users to feel […]

MentalHelp may receive marketing compensation from these companies should you choose to use their services. We may receive advertising fees if you follow links to promoted online therapy websites. It may be hard to determine if an addiction to Inhalants exists. However, there are criteria established that are used to diagnose this addiction. Two or […]

The effects of DMT seem to be mostly hallucinogen-like, as it produced only 50% drug-appropriate responding in 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-trained rats, and produced a maximum of 37% drug-appropriate responding in methamphetamine-trained rats (Gatch et al., 2009). An approach gaining increasing interest within the last decade is to examine interacting roles of serotonin and glutamate in mediating […]

A person’s unique physical attributes and frequency of drug use can also affect how long it is detectable. BetterHelp can connect you to an addiction and mental health counselor. Because drugs like MDMA are not regulated, you will hardly find ‘pure MDMA.’ This is because even the supposedly pure MDMA contains other substances such as […]

In 41 chronic ketamine users with a mean use of 2 grams/day for 3.4 years compared to 44 drug-free controls, lower ReHo in the right anterior cingulate cortex and higher ReHo in the left precentral frontal gyrus were found (Liao et al., 2012). The higher ReHo in the left precentral frontal gyrus was negatively correlated […]

While there are some natural variations to this, many people feel the effects of taking shrooms within 1 hour. In addition, some people may be more sensitive to these compounds and experience a longer “high” or lingering effects after the initial high passes. However, there is no exact time on how long other compounds will […]

Get professional help from an online addiction and mental health counselor from BetterHelp. The term ‘crack’ refers to the crackling sound the crystal makes when it is being heated to smoke. Cocaine addiction may have the highest risk of relapse compared to other drugs, making cocaine addiction extremely difficult to treat. It’s important to understand […]

If you take a high dose of molly, it may be present in urine around a half hour after ingestion. The amount of time it’s detectable—also known as the drug detection time—will depend on which type of drug test is used, amount of molly used, and other factors. A person’s unique physical attributes and frequency […]