December 5th, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

A potent stimulant ‘ice’ is a highly purified form of methamphetamine that is generally smoked or injected. Although ice elicits various effects, people mostly abuse it for increasing the level of confidence, ecstasy, alertness level and enhancing libido.  Because ice is the potent form of methamphetamine, its common effects can last up to six hours […]

November 22nd, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

Had citizens consciously made efforts to provide information to the police about drunk drivers based on their own observation, it would have lessen the burden of the police officers by providing them an extra pair of eyes. In the United States, alcohol-related crashes accounted for 22 percent of all crash costs and inflicted total economic […]

November 9th, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

Alcohol, one of the oldest and widely used substances in the world, is extensively used for alleviating pain. As such, people have used alcohol to relieve pain since the ancient times. Historically, alcohol was used for the reduction of pain during surgeries before the advent of modern anesthetics. In most Hollywood movies, scenes like using […]

October 30th, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

Acetaminophen, popularly sold as an over-the counter (OTC) drug under the brand name Tylenol, is widely used for ailments like headache, cold, allergies, osteoarthritis and other conditions. The average person is therefore quite familiar with the drug and often self-prescribes this medication for the above-mentioned problems. Therefore, many people end up taking more than the […]

October 24th, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

Evolving from the 1980s’ techno and garage house forms of music, rave music has received much recognition worldwide. Pulsating beats, amplified deep bass sound, laser light shows, projected colored images and visual effects have been quite popular in rave parties. Over the past decade, the rave culture has thrived from a small subculture to highly […]

October 10th, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

When Alicia (name changed) was hardly 17, she had her first drink. After that, she started consuming it frequently due to academic stress, peer pressure and relationship troubles, eventually edging toward problem drinking. At times, unsolicited withdrawal symptoms would also crop up. Her drinking habit had swiftly gained control over her daily life by replacing […]

September 21st, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

Whitney Houston’s death in February 2012 sent a wave of shock amongst her millions of fans across the globe. After all, the American singer cited as the most awarded female act of all-time by Guinness World Records in 2009 was regarded as one of the most successful singers of her time. However, she failed miserably […]

September 14th, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

It is quite common to use inhalants in the form of incense, oils, resins, spices and perfumes that have the capability of altering a person’s consciousness.  Most of the people look for a range of euphoric effects, such as hallucinations, exhilaration, excitement, head rush, etc. However, the extended use of inhalants can inflict a number […]

September 12th, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

People use a drug in combination with another to either heighten intoxication or increase the effect of the substance. Such a practice of mixing more than one drug at one time is commonly known as polydrug use. Sometimes mixing of two or more substances happen quite by chance when people are in an inebriated state […]

August 28th, 2017 | Colorado Detox Helpline Team

Opioid addiction affects millions of Americans every year. Recent surveys have highlighted the unprecedented spike in nonmedical use of opioids and marijuana abuse in the United States. As per a report published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), among the 20.5 million people aged 12 or older who struggled with a substance use […]