Am I Having a Hard Time Concentrating Due to Alcohol Use?
For the most part, alcohol problems and memory loss tend to go hand-in-hand. After all, if you have known a person prone to problem drinking, you may have noticed that he/she either has a hard time remembering what happened the night before. In many cases, people won’t be able to remember small details after a […]
Comparing Opioid Problems in the United States and Japan
As American continues to fight through a dumpster fire of opioid problems on our home turf, you can probably find a little bit of resolve in the fact that we aren’t alone in this plight. Around the world, people from different countries are suffering from an influx of legal and illegal opioids and, in many […]
How to Have a Conversation with a Drug Addict Who Is in Denial
For many drug addicts, one of the hardest parts about healing is admitting to having a problem in the first place. After all, none of us want to believe we could actually be suffering from something as taboo as addiction or another behavioral or psychological disorder. For the people who are close to addicts, seeing […]
How to Help Someone Who Is Coping with Drug Addiction
Overall, people will start consuming drugs for a wide variety of reasons. From that one moment of curiosity at a friend’s party to a desire to numb emotional pain stemming from a tragedy, men and women may start consuming pain pills and drinking alcohol to mute a problem that is not easily muted, while others […]
The Importance of Gratitude during Recovery
Are you grateful for the life you are living? Quite a steep question, considering all the problems that seem to make our worlds an emblem of unhappiness, which, ironically, can trigger addiction. However, that might just be the key. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter is that happiness isn’t really hard to find. Even in […]
The Streetwise Addiction of Drugstore Cowboy
In many cases (if not all cases), it takes a drug addict to know a drug addict, or, in this case, tell a story about some. For James Fogle, a career criminal who was into hardcore drugs, his journey to stardom started with an infamous novel called Drugstore Cowboy, which was left unpublished until the […]
FDA Reports That Nicotine Vaping Tools May Trigger Seizures
A variety of reports have confirmed that e-cigarettes are just as toxic as traditional cigarettes, but, as it turns out, these little tools can trigger something more dangerous than asthma. According to a report issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2019, officials have confirmed that some people who smoke e-cigarettes have […]
What Mothers of Adult Addicts Need to Understand
Being a mother might be one of the happiest jobs for millions of women, but it can also be one of the most challenging (if not the most). Motherhood begins with pregnancy and, in reality, never really ends for a majority of people. From the moment your son or daughter is born, you mothers are […]
Adderall Is Not a Miracle Drug
How many times have you been hard at work, punching away at the keyboard, when you wished that you could have a burst of energy that would last the rest of the day? If you answered, “That is me,” then you have officially joined the millions of people who work themselves to paper-thin crisps on […]
The Dangerous Link between Homelessness and Addiction
Homelessness is one of the most tragic cases humanity could experience. Imagine the sadness of living without a roof over your head or money to buy a good meal. Ultimately, you can imagine why so many people suffer from depression and frustration as they continue to live in grimy, unsafe locations across the planet. Many […]
