In the United States, the Oxycontin Generation is coming of age, and sadly, many are turning to drugs like heroin. As a result, overdoses and addiction to opiates are rising all over the United States. And addiction doesn’t discriminate; Americans of all ages, from all walks of life, are suffering. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at least 11 million Americans have used Oxycontin recreationally since Purdue released their highly addictive new formula in 1996. And while not all of these users go on to become addicts, for many, Oxycontin was the first step on a long road to heroin addiction.… Read More...
The True Nature Of Addiction And How To Kill It
Drug and substance addiction is an illness of self-abuse that can only stop if the addict has the will to end the cycle. Substance abuse has cost the Canadian health care system around $8 billion and claims the lives of 47,000 Canadians every year. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found in a study that Canadians have increased their drinking to surpass the global average by 50% — this is at a time when alcohol is now the third leading cause of disease and injury in the world.… Read More...