In the 1880's before the Merck and Park, Davis drug companies figured out how to synthesize pure cocaine from coca leaves and hired the likes of Sigmund Freud and pioneering ophthalmologist Karl Koller to promote the wonders of pure cocaine to the medical community and the world at large, the man that was most often associated with coca was Angelo Mariani.  In addition to being a second rate

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In the late 1800's early 1900's two of cocaine's biggest advocates were Dr. Sigmund Freud and Dr. Karl Koller.  Freud, a Psychologist and Koller, a house surgeon practicing in the Veinna General Hospital were friends and associates. Up until the mid 1880's both had very little notoriety in thier respective fields.  Their climb to fame and fortune began in 1885 after chemists from two major drug

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When one hears about the cocaine cartels we think of the Cocaine cartels in South America and that these organizations have only existed since the 1980's when cocaine  use skyrocket and  coca became one of the most lucrative cash crops on the planet.

What is not common knowledge is that there have been many cocaine cartels long before thugs in South America organized in late 1970's early 1980's. 

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  In a recent report from the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States, cocaine has been labeled the greatest drug threat to the United States. In their annual National Drug Threat Assessment, the DEA stated that "national law enforcement and drug use surveys show that the adverse impact to the nation's communities, families, and individuals caused by the distribution and abuse of

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It is universally acknowledged that drug and alcohol addiction is a world-wide epidemic.   In the U.S. alone there are more then 25 million people abusing drugs and/or alcohol.   The American drug abusing population spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually to buy their drugs while addicts world-wide spend billions every year feeding their habits.   Unfortunately the international drug

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There are different methods utilized in substance abuse counseling to bring about positive moral change in an addict. Probably one of the most commonly used is the Twelve Step approach practiced by the Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous groups.

In this method, steps 4 and 5 and steps 8 and 9 deal with life inventory of the wrong deeds done and who was affected by them. In addition to

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                         The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction

"Depression": The Second Barrier to Successful Recover        

Depression is another factor that keeps an addict harnessed in his addiction Depression is the source of a constant and significant amount of discomfort that prompts continued use. It is also the second major barrier to successful recovery for those seeking help

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The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction

                                             What is Addiction Really

Whether a person is genetically or bio-chemically predisposed to addiction or alcoholism is a controversy that has been debated for years within the scientific, medical and chemical dependency communities. One school of thought advocates the "disease concept" which embraces the notion

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                  THE BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN HEROIN ADDICT

Far from being a recent development in this country, drug or alcohol addiction has been part of the American scene for more than one hundred fifty years. And for thousands of years before that, drugs and alcoholic products have been intertwined throughout various cultures from the ancient Egyptians and Persians to the Romans. They have

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America - a country founded on principles of individual freedom, by strong-principled men and women who fought to create a social structure in which citizens could choose their religions and their own ways of life.

Some people may consider that the American way of life is under attack by political or economic factors. This may or may not be true - but one thing is certain: America and Americans

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