NARCONON BLOG
Suncoast Rehab Center deals with medical drug addiction each day. It's important to understand the difference between Percocet and Vicodin.
By: Julia Shaw Opiates are prevalent today. But have they always been? Suncoast Rehab delves into the past and brings to you: A Brief History of Opiates The highly addictive opium poppy has been used for thousands of years as a recreational drug, for enhanced battle ability, and as a pain killer.
By: Kelly Stark Percocet is a common drug, but what is it? Suncoast Rehab explains all about Percocet in easy-to-understand terms.
We recently discussed a new drug that has come on the market called “bath salts”, which can cause extreme psychosis and violent behavior. There’s another illicit drug on the market today which has a history of causing these same symptoms in users – PCP.
The new dangerous drug referred to as bath salts has created confusion and some hysteria. Why are they called bath salts? Suncoast explains.
Heroin Addiction Heroin (aka Smack, H, Horse, Junk) is a highly addictive opiate which is generally easy to obtain and is usually cheaper than other addictive, illegal drugs like cocaine. Heroin is made by processing morphine – which is created from opium.
Suncoast Rehab Center educates on drug addiction: Most people don’t just start off with hard drugs. They start with softer or legal drugs first, then, when they want a better or more intense high, they combine drugs or start doing harder drugs.
A “designer drug” is a drug which is created in a lab – generally an illegal lab, such as in a home.
As a part of our interest in educating the next generation, here is a student’s take on prescription drug abuse: “For a lot of average citizens, like me, prescription drugs aren’t worth that much attention. I try to avoid drugs entirely; I like my body natural.
Suncoast Rehabilitation Center Earns 100% On FL State License Inspection
Here is a wonderful story. Suncoast Rehab Center addresses a mother’s alcohol addiction and saves her from a life of uncontrollable drinking and possible early death due to alcohol related causes such as an accident, alcohol poisoning or another seizure.
Suncoast Rehabilitation Centers Plea To A Judge Has One Man Paying It Forward By: Derek A.
About our Facility: Suncoast Rehabilitation Center is located in Spring Hill, Florida on three acres of land. It is a rural and peaceful environment which serves as being very therapeutic for our clients.
Here Are a Few of the Well know CLUB DRUGS – Drug name: Ecstasy Slang names: E, X, XTC Drug name: GHB Street names: Liquid Ecstasy, Liquid X, Grievous Bodily Harm, Georgia Home Boy Drug name: Ketamine Street names: K, Special K, Ket, Vitamin K, Kit Kat Drug name: Rohypnol Street names: Roofies, R-2
Cocaine goes by many Street Names: Coke, Dust, Toot, Snow, Blow, Sneeze, Powder, Lines, Crack, Rock The word cocaine refers to the drug in both a powder (cocaine) and crystal (crack) form.
Drugs are essentially poisons. Drugs are essentially poisons. The amount that you take controls how the drug affects you. A small amount acts as a stimulant, a greater amount acts as a sedative. A large amount acts as a poison and can kill. This is true of any drug. Take alcohol as an example.
What happens when a person takes drugs? How do drugs affect the mind? A person who takes drugs may find he has slower reaction time, difficulty remembering things and trouble recalling specifics about things.