According to a national household survey* , the non-medical use of prescription drugs by young people makes them more likely to be diagnosed with lifetime drug ...

An ever growing percentage of persons checking into addiction treatment facilities are naming prescription pain killers, anti-anxiety drugs and even muscle rela...

Heroin is coming back in a big way. There are several reasons for this and one is the number of people addicted to prescription pain killers who are "graduatin...

Ritalin is Methylphenidate, which is a central nervous system stimulant. It is most often prescribed for psychiatric disorders and for narcolepsy.

What methadone truly is and is it useful in treating addiction or pain?

Lortab is a combination of acetaminophen (or Tylenol) and hydrocodone – an opoid pain reliever. It is most often prescribed for moderate to severe pain.

Addiction to any drug can cause relationships to be destroyed. Medicine addictions have caused the loss of loved ones more hundreds of years.

Medicine addiction can cause drastic behavioral changes.

One of the changes that persons addicted to medicines go through is to become defensive.

Changes in habits, lifestyle and attitudes are often the first indication that there is something seriously wrong.

What is the difference between addiction and dependence to a drug or drugs?

While many prescription medications can be abused or misused, these three classes are most commonly abused:

What Prescription drugs are commonly abused?