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You’ve worked hard to get where you are in your professional life. After years of school and paying your dues in your field, you have made a name for yourself and continue to climb the ladder. It’s a difficult road to get where you are, but if you are juggling addiction and mental health issues,
As summer winds down, flocks of college students migrate back to their sleepy college towns and nest in their new dorm rooms for the next school year. The routine of going to class, studying, completing projects, having internships and extracurricular activities and maintaining a social life becomes overwhelming and stressful for students. Many students have
Strange Ways to Get High August 21, 2013 From dangerous to plain disgusting, people have been finding bizarre and obscure ways to get high for centuries. It makes you wonder how people come up with these ideas. Learn about the strange ways some people get high. It’ll shock you!
Society looks at the lives of Hollywood actors with awe. You might imagine star-studded parties, red carpets and working on incredible films to be a wonderful part of these stars’ everyday lives. However, some actors don’t revel in the limelight and have trouble dealing with the lifestyle. For actor Wes Bentley, fame and fortune were
You see your loved one struggling with alcohol and drugs and it is so difficult. You just want to be the best significant other, spouse, parent, sibling or friend. You help them with rent money or paying bills or you have even bailed him or her out of jail. That’s what family and friends
What are the Effects of Your Brain on Drugs? August 1, 2013 The effects of drugs on the brain are damaging and our infographic shows you why. Drugs trick the brain. Before you pick up that drug again, know what you’ll be doing to your body’s powerhouse: the brain. Read our infographic, Your Brain on
Coping with a Dual Diagnosis You weren’t like other addicts you knew. Your situation seemed more complicated than others. You didn’t drink because you liked to drink or get high because you simply liked getting high. Something else was fueling your drinking and drug use. You struggled with depression, anxiety, racing thoughts, extreme changes in
Punished for a Disease? If you were ever arrested for your drug use or for a DUI, you probably were court-ordered to go to addiction treatment. However, if you have gotten in trouble with the law repeatedly, there was probably less patience and prison time got longer. Punishing people who are sick doesn’t seem to
Killing to Save? What are you willing to do to save a group of people you care for? Using the same poison that is killing your loved ones and shortening the lives of whole generations to fund the solution sounds extreme. For the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, this is a risk they
A Resource Guide to Suicide Prevention Some people who are contemplating suicide may show signs. Others who know these signs can pick up on them and take action, potentially saving the life of the person in question. If the person survives a suicide attempt, it is important to know how to get the necessary medical
