Methamphetamine is one of the most popular street drugs. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most dangerous and addictive. Many methamphetamine users develop serious health problems, have trouble maintaining stable lives, and put themselves at risk of developing serious addictions. A Bit About Methamphetamine Methamphetamine is considered to be a highly addictive drug that doesn’t
5 Common Myths About Addiction
Throughout the history of humanity, mind-altering substances have been used in various forms in nearly every known culture. And wherever drugs or alcohol could be found, so could problems of individuals falling prey to the pleasures of intoxication. Addiction is not a new or sudden problem in our society, and therefore, it comes with centuries
How to Approach a Loved One Struggling with Chemical Dependency
For many, there’s nothing worse than watching a loved one struggling with chemical dependency. You may want to help them, but not know the best approach. This is particularly true when addiction is clearly “off limits” every time you try to talk to them about getting help. So how do you approach a loved one
Chronic Pain, Anxiety, Depression and Prescription Drug Addiction
I’m not an addict, I have legitimate pain! According to the American Pain Foundation, there are 50 million Americans that suffer from chronic pain each year. Chronic pain is a response elicited by the brain and spinal cord after the body has been injured or there is a potential to be injured. Prescription drugs offer
Why People Get Addicted To Painkillers
Many don’t understand why people suffer from pain killer addiction. Unfortunately, this can make them unsympathetic to the condition of addiction that creeps up on patients who have legitimate prescriptions for pain. Sadly, many patients who are prescribed painkillers find themselves addicted just like illicit drug users and desperately need help. What is Pain Killer
Is Addiction a Disease or a Choice?
Diseased or degenerate? Perceptions about the nature of substance use disorders hindered treatment for generations by stigmatizing dependency as the product of a weak will. Such perceptions limited availability to treatment. It also made those who were suffering hesitant to come forward until their problem reached crisis proportions. Is addiction a disease or a choice?
Alcohol Rehab Centers: Which Rehab? How Long? What about My Job?
Alcohol rehab centers provide the most effective way to end alcohol addiction. The solution to alcohol dependence begins in a quality rehab center that includes alcohol detox and rehab in the same treatment center. Beyond detox, rehab programs will help you learn to live without alcohol while treating the physical, psychological and emotional effects of
The Bottle Family: Alcoholic Families and Alcohol Rehab
A study done in 2000 by the American Journal of Public Health reported that 1 in 4 children are exposed to some type of family alcoholism, alcohol abuse or both. Alcoholism is a family disease infecting all members individually and collectively. Specific roles develop in this family dynamic such as enabler, hero, scapegoat, clown and
Alcohol Facts: The Blackout
What Really Happens to Your Brain When You Blackout from Alcohol You jolt awake and realize you’re in a strange bed. Who is lying next to you? What is that stain on your shirt? And what, in the name of all that’s good, is that awful smell? This intro may remind you of a Sublime
Believe Me
Believe me. I might not come out and tell you I’m being abused, but I will give you signs. I will stop coming to family gatherings. I will tell you I’m sad or depressed. I might have bruises; however, they will likely be where no one can see them. I might lose or gain weight.