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1. Help For The Alcoholic by Kevin O'Leary

Alcoholics don't respond very well to advice, suggestions, or threats. One would imagine that under these circumstances an alcoholic is doomed to oblivion. You must realize the alcoholic is desperate to get more and more alcohol, and he or she may lie, cheat and steal in order to do so.
2. The Truth About Heroin And Methadone Withdrawal by Marcel Gemme

Heroin and Methadone are similar in that they are both opiates and are highly addictive both physically and emotionally. Heroin users are going through everyday life numbing there physical, mental and emotional experience so as to not have to face the facts of everyday life, or to escape the pain of something that has happened in their life. Biologically, Heroin is a derivative form of Morphine, which comes from the opium poppy. Being addicted to Heroin is not the same as being addicted to Cocaine or Methamphetamines. Heroin is a narcotic substance like the others, but is not a stimulant. It is a painkiller. That is the truest description of the drug. Heroin kills mental, emotional and physical pain.
3. Prescription Pain Killers : Are They Worth It? by Danna Schneider

Prescriptions for all types of medications are handed out by physicians every day, to the tune of millions a day in the US alone. Many of these prescriptions are in the form of pain killer medications, such as Darvocet, Percocet, Vicodin and other potent pain killing medications that are classified as narcotics which knock your pain out quickly and efficiently. But at what price?
4. Can Online Counseling for Drug and Alcohol Addiction Problems Be Effective? by Jan Edward Williams

The answer to the question in the title of this article is: “Yes, but with the need to understand the limits of online help.”
5. Are ADD Drugs Addictive? by Jason Rickard

It is one of the biggest issues in the world of science today. ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders among children, although it also occurs in adults. It leads to symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, poor impulse control, and distractibility. Although in reality there is no real cure for this disorder, many doctors give prescriptions to drugs such as, Ritalin, Metadate, Focalin, or Methylin, which are all stimulants in the group of Methylphenidate.