Karen Hadley

Narconon Staff Writer

Karen Hadley, Narconon Staff Writer
Narconon Staff Writer, Karen Hadley

After writing promotional content for non-profit organizations and healthcare professionals for 25 years, Karen turned her focus to drug addiction and recovery. She spent two years working in the trenches in a Narconon drug rehab center and two more years at Narconon International with their drug information services. For nearly two decades, she has followed the trends of drug abuse, addiction and drug trafficking around the world, as well as changes in the field of addiction treatment. As a result of her constant research, she has produced more than two million words of educational and informative material on drug use and recovery so those who are addicted and their families can find lasting solutions. She gives talks and presentations to educate and inform those interested in countering substance use and arming people with educational tools to improve their communities. She continues to travel across the United States to learn the experiences and opinions of individuals related to substance abuse and recovery.

Articles written by Karen Hadley:

Methamphetamine: Fast Facts, Hazards and Health Impacts

Methamphetamine (often called meth) is a powerfully addictive stimulant that dramatically affects the central nervous system. The drug is easily made in clandestine laboratories. While at one time, meth was “cooked” in small labs all over America, criminal organizations have taken over production. They use their long-established drug trafficking channels to bring supplies of methamphetamine to every corner of the U.S.

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Crystal Meth (Ice): Fast Facts, Hazards and Health Impacts

When methamphetamine is further refined and allowed to crystallize, that final product is referred to as “ice” or “crystal meth." In either powder or crystal form, meth is a powerful and addictive stimulant sold on the illicit market. In other instances substances may be added to the meth to increase the weight and cause it to look like crystal.

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Methamphetamine: Health Impacts and Hazards

Few drugs are as quickly addictive and physically damaging as methamphetamine. For some people, one use can set up cravings that drive them back to the drug again and again, until they finally lose everything to addiction. At the same time, it takes a terrible toll on their health, stressing the heart, arteries, veins, kidneys, brain and the nervous system.

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Methamphetamine: A History

Few drugs are as quickly addictive and physically damaging as methamphetamine. For some people, one use can set up cravings that drive them back to the drug again and again, until they finally lose everything to addiction. At the same time, it takes a terrible toll on their health, stressing the heart, arteries, veins, kidneys, brain and the nervous system.

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Health Effects of Methamphetamine Abuse

When we think of drug addiction and alcoholism, our thoughts generally always turn to the addiction itself and all the problems that stem from that unbreakable habit: the unhealthy lifestyle, strained family relations, legal troubles, and so on. While these problems definitely cause suffering, the serious impact on the addicted person’s health should not be overlooked. Methamphetamine, in particular, can be devastating to a person’s physical well-being.

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How Do I Convince Someone Addicted to Meth to Go to Rehab

Methamphetamine is one of the most addictive drugs in the world. It is not only addictive but it’s also physically, mentally and emotionally destructive. It can quickly tear apart the life of the person using the drug and also the lives of their spouse, children, parents, other family and close friends. For this reason, getting this person into a good drug rehab as soon as possible is vital.

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Signs and Symptoms of Methamphetamine Addiction

Methamphetamine is one of the most addictive drugs on the illicit market. For some people, it may take only one or two uses of meth to be hit by intense cravings for more of the drug. In addition to being one of the most addictive drugs, it is also one of the most damaging.

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What Happens in Methamphetamine Rehabilitation

It is possible to recover from meth addiction. When someone is addicted to methamphetamine, it can seem like they may never come back. In many cases, methamphetamine changes a person so drastically that there is little resemblance to the person you once knew and still love.

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Understanding Methamphetamine Addiction

Methamphetamine is a very strong and addictive stimulant drug. While there is a prescription form of methamphetamine (methamphetamine hydrochloride, known by the brand name Desoxyn), the form of the drug that normally makes problems for drug abusers is the illicit form of the drug.

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