Substance Abuse

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2012-02-07 Addiction to Drugs - Drug test questions:

Erica,  To the very best of my knowledge, amoxicillin or Augmentin will neither one cause a false positive reading for any drug, particularly cocaine. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty certain. The drugs

2012-02-06 Addiction to Drugs - treatment:

Sorry for the late response!  I'm assuming you meant "bad" reaction to cocaine rather than  "back" reaction?    If so, then the medical professional will look out for any cardiac (heart) condition that

2012-02-04 Addiction to Alcohol - Fiance in rehab:

Hi Tom,    To answer your question -- Yes, this is normal.     While your fiance is in treatment, it has been determined that the two of you are in a codependent relationship. This is not healthy for either

2012-02-01 Addiction to Drugs - babies and second hand smoke:

Hi Donna,    Personally I don't think that babies or children should be exposed to second hand smoke of any sort.  Especially babies as their lungs are developing.  I personally don't have anything against

2012-01-27 Addiction to Drugs - Codeine:

Hi Mary,   Codeine is a substance that has habit forming qualities. Anyone who uses a medication like this long term will suffer from withdrawal type symptoms. Diarrhea is a common side effect after long