Smartphones are useful for sharing pictures, texting, getting directions, checking email, listening to music, checking Facebook, and, occasionally, having a conversation with someone in another place. The downside is that most of us spend far [...]
Cannabis, especially extracts like CBD oil, are increasingly attracting attention for their therapeutic potential. 20 years ago, assertions like, “I need marijuana for my glaucoma” were typically met with a wink and a nod, but [...]
Narcan, or naloxone, is an antidote to opioid overdose. It binds strongly to opioid receptors in the brain, dislodging the opioid drugs. Someone in the midst of an opioid overdose usually comes around within minutes [...]
TED Talks give speakers the opportunity to open express that they had struggles with addiction. They also give speakers the opportunity to tell people what helped them recover. Here are two TED Talks of speakers [...]
Food is an addiction like any other. It can take over your mind and have the potential to ruin your health. TED Talks provide the opportunity for those who learned the hard way that they [...]
Vyvanse can sharpen your focus and concentration by creating more activity in the brain and central nervous system. Because of this, people use a lot of this drug to have more energy throughout the day [...]
Morphine has been around since 1803 when Civil War soldiers would develop an addiction with this painkiller. The 1970s family series Little House on the Prairie episode, Home Again, was an episode ahead of its [...]
We need food in order to live as we need a certain amount of nutrients to last us throughout the day. Because we know how good food can taste, what we eat can be as [...]
The FDA has been trying to approve medications that would help people from opioid disorders. In November, the FDA approved Sublocade by the pharmaceutical company Indivior for people with moderate to severe opioid addiction. In [...]
“This is Us” is an Emmy-winning family show on NBC about a group of triplets who are born on the same day as their father. We see the dynamic between their relationships growing up. On [...]
