What We Can Learn From Celebrity Overdoses
When we turn on the news and find out that our favorite singer or actor/actress has died from a drug overdose, it takes us by surprise if we had no idea they had an addiction problem to begin with. We put the rich and famous at such high standards that we forget even they can be imperfect just like us. [...]
How Can I Tell if Someone Is On Cocaine?
Cocaine is a highly powerful and addictive drug. Someone you know can be doing cocaine and you will have no idea. If you are aware of the signs of cocaine usage, it is important to make sure that the person you know gets into treatment right away as cocaine can have fatal results. What are the physical signs of cocaine [...]
Why is the Internet So Addictive?
Just like how drugs change our dopamine levels where we depend on them to feel good, the same can go with the internet. You can have any information you acquire at your fingertips. It is important that you learn why the internet is so addictive so that you will keep your time online under control. You can spend several hours [...]
Basketball Player Chris Herren Creates Foundation to Help With Addiction
Addiction can take a toll of anyone’s life including those who are famous athletes. One of them is former basketball player Chris Herren who suffered addiction for more than a decade. Herren broke the stigma of addiction by creating a foundation to raise more awareness to the dangers as well as treatment options for those who need help. Herren was [...]
Dilaudid Addiction
Dilaudid is a schedule II controlled substance for moderate to severe pain. It attaches to brain receptors and your central nervous system to dull pain and impact pleasure center. It is important to go into treatment if you are feeling too dependent on this drug that it turns to an addiction. Dilaudid applied to pain related to cancer and from [...]
What Questions Should I Ask If I Am Prescribed An Opioid Prescription?
Trying to fix the problem of pain relief turns into a bigger problem of drug addiction. Opioids have highly addictive qualities that will make you feel like you cannot function without them. It is important to ask your doctor questions about the medications you are taking so that you will know what exactly you are taking for pain relief. Why [...]
What To Do Everyday For Your Recovery
The only way you can truly recover from something as powerful as addiction is to keep at it everyday. You never want to forget why you have decided that recovery is the best option for you. It is important to do nice things for yourself and to make everyday productive to be on the best route to recovery. Try to [...]
How Can Uber Improve Addiction Recovery Access?
People suffering from addiction come up with a number of reasons why they refuse to go into treatment like thinking there is no hope for them or that drugs are the only way they can feel better. Another excuse is not having the transportation to get to treatment as not everyone has a car. Hospitals are trying their hardest to [...]
How to Talk About Alcoholism To Your Kids
Alcoholism may be a scary thing to talk about to your children because you are afraid if you give them information about why people drink, they will want to do it themselves. The truth is that you are not protecting your children by not talking about it and you do not want to miss an opportunity when your children show [...]
What Can Be Done to Prevent Parents from Fueling Their Addiction with Their Child’s Pain Medication?
When you have an addiction, you will do whatever it takes to get your hands on abusive substances. This can even mean stealing from your own children whether it is their money or even their own medication. It is important that doctors find out the child’s family history of addiction before prescribing them pain medication to ensure that only them [...]