When you think of an addict, most picture a disheveled, jobless, or homeless person who spends their entire day high and looking for their next…
Drugs have been used and around for thousands of years. In ancient history, priests and healers relied on opium, alcohol, marijuana, caffeine, and nicotine to…
Why do some people get addicted to drugs while others can seemingly use drugs without consequence? Why is it that some people try a chemical…
Before the opioid epidemic, medical communities and the media focused on the huge numbers of people becoming addicted to methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth…
“Just say no.” You’ve heard it one thousand times, if not more. From the prevention programs you sat through in elementary school to the uncomfortable…
Addiction in the United States affects millions of people every year and continues to rise. Addiction is a chronic, complex brain disease characterized by compulsive…
Experimenting with Heroin is as dangerous as running in front of a moving train. Heroin is an extremely potent drug, and very small amounts can…
Anxiolytic medications were developed to reduce anxiety. Benzodiazepines are defined as anxiolytic medications because they reduce anxiety significantly. If you have been struggling with any…
Drug use does not always affect people the same way. Everyone has heard the phrase ‘the angry drunk’ or ‘a paranoid pothead.’ The reason drugs…
A relapse is a reinstatement of compulsive drug-seeking behavior after a period of being sober or abstinent. It is a form of spontaneous recovery that…