What Is a Drug Ceiling Effect?

Jan 28, 2020

What Is a Drug Ceiling Effect? Managing a substance use disorder can bring up urgent questions, especially when the language around treatment starts sounding technical. Many individuals and families want the same thing first: a clear understanding of what the terms...

The Role of Alkaloids in Drug Addiction

Jan 24, 2020

The Role of Alkaloids in Drug Addiction Some people argue that any substance can be considered a drug or become addictive. Those who insist on this point often point to sugar or caffeine as proof. While both of these certainly have an addictive appeal to some people,...

The Disease Model of Alcoholism

Jan 22, 2020

The Disease Model of Alcoholism Is alcoholism a disease? It may very well come down to who you ask. Many people are more eager to view alcoholism as a character flaw instead of a disease. This line of thinking created a stigma around alcohol dependence for decades. It...

2C Designer Drugs

Jan 10, 2020

2C Designer Drugs Designer drugs have been a staple of the club scene for many years. One of the most popular was 2C-E, part of the 2C family that includes 2C-I, 2C-D, 2C-B and 2C-E. Appearing in the mid-1980s just as MDMA was prohibited in the United States, the use...

What Is Salvia? Is It Safe?

Jan 7, 2020

What Is Salvia? Is It Safe? There is a new drug in town that sends chills down the spines of gardening parents everywhere. Salvia Divinorum is a strain of the popular household plant of the same name that, when ingested, creates a psychedelic effect. It reportedly has...