Addiction is a complex and insidious condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. It’s not merely a matter of indulgence or lack of willpower; it’s a chronic disease that hijacks the brain’s natural reward system, leading to compulsive behaviors despite harmful consequences.
Most of us know that there are many illicit drugs out there that are easy to become addicted to. However, what often gets overlooked is the number of prescription pills that are abused that people ultimately become addicted to. Because they are prescriptions, it can be difficult to tell if someone is actively abusing them
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Most of us know that even prescription drugs can be addictive. The problem is, even if we stop using a particular drug, the effects can last long after the fact. In fact, many drugs stay in your body in some form or another for a long time after you’ve stopped using them. This can make
Heroin is a devastator. Pure and simple. It’s an illicit version of the already troublesome opioids that have brought so much devastation to the country. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classes heroin as a Schedule I substance which means “it has a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the
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To some degree, everyone has a basic understanding of the dangers of abusing drugs. Even drug users get that what they’re doing comes with incredible downside risk. Among the dangers that don’t get discussed often is nodding off due to drugs; something that can seem almost innocent at first blush and certainly not always outwardly
Addiction slowly but surely turns you into a shell of your former self. Rearranging priorities to serve just one goal in the end: getting more drugs. It’s a harrowing decline that only fully reveals itself to the user with the benefit of hindsight, but getting ahead of addiction is no easy feat for many. What
Sobriety isn’t static. It’s not that famous “set it and forget it” infomercial slogan. It requires a plan, dedication and some real follow through. It’s something that constantly needs to be tended to and worked towards. In fact, in many ways you can think of sobriety like gardening. Getting seeds to grow into strong plants
It goes by many names, speed, crank, glass, ice, etc. but whatever you call it, crystal meth is a particularly brutal drug. As recently as 2017, roughly 15% of all drug overdose deaths involved methamphetamines. What Is Crystal Meth? The National Institute on Drug Abuse describes meth as “a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affects
Yes. Aftercare is for everyone. Let’s get that out of the way. That said, blanket generalizations aren’t necessarily helpful and while yes, broadly speaking, drug rehab aftercare is very likely for you, let’s dig into it a bit more. The chief reason it’s so easy to be so confident about the efficacy of aftercare is
Unfortunately, addiction and mental illness aren’t mutually exclusive things for a lot of people. While neither occurs in a vacuum and external forces influence everything in our lives, with respect to addiction and mental illness, it doesn’t automatically follow that one produces the other. In fact, for a person dealing with both, like the chicken
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