When an individual is experiencing the withdrawal symptoms due to a lack of heroin or other opiates, this is commonly referred to as going "cold turkey".
When Xanax is taken recreationally or non-medically, it can be chewed, crushed or snorted in the same way other illicit drugs such as cocaine are administered.
The number of individuals in search of treatment for addiction to prescription painkillers rose by 400 percent between 1998 and 2008 in the U.S.
The materials known as trichomes which are used to produce hashish are the fine growths on cannabis plants that produce a sticky resin.