DOES LAS VEGAS LIVE UP TO ITS REPUTATION AS A “DRINKING CITY”?
Let’s play a game: name every spot in Las Vegas, Nevada, where alcohol is served and advertised. We’re guessing that, after you have compiled your lists, we will be spending several days talking about the places you marked down. After all, the sparkling flower of the desert is called Sin City for a reason, but […]
LUNG CANCER ISN’T THE ONLY RISK FROM SMOKING
If we were to ask you which disease is the leading cause of death among smokers, what would be your answer? Obviously, your first guess, at least for most of you, would probably be lung cancer, and you would be 100% wrong. Although both lung cancer and COPD are leading causes of premature death among […]
THE IMPACT OF THE OPIOID CRISIS ON IOWA
When you take a long look at the cold, hard facts, you will be shocked to see how much damage some painkillers have inflicted on our gorgeous country. In the span of 20 years, legal and illegal opioids have killed hundreds of thousands of people, while millions more have turned into full-blown opioid addicts or […]
BUILDING UP THOSE “QUIT MUSCLES” FOR NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL
In many ways, addiction recovery is like a rigorous physical workout. You not only have to retrain your body to respond to stimuli, now that a toxic stimulant is out of your system, but you also have to build up the will and the stone-cold desire to stop smoking all the way around. Consider the […]
What You Need to Know about Titration Tapering
Once a person makes the lifesaving decision to enter rehab, he or she will first have to cope with the long, drawn-out process of detox, followed by a painful bout of withdrawal. Through this process, people purge drugs from their systems, an act which can, in many cases, be described as a living nightmare. For […]
HOW TO GET PLENTY OF SLEEP DURING NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL
Once you stop smoking cigarettes for good, sleep problems, including insomnia, will soon become common occurrences. Besides fighting the urge to take a drag once in a while, smokers will suffer from emotional problems as their long-term nicotine supply finally leaves their system, resulting in periods of emotional and physical stress. Still, there must be […]
Williamson, West Virginia Is Being Flooded With Opioids
According to statistics published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), West Virginia is not only the number one epicenter for the Opioid Crisis in America but, as additional reports indicate, the small Midwestern state has tragically been maintaining this status over the past couple of years. Topping the charts with a staggering 49.6 […]
How Breaking Bad Cracked The Meth Monster Wide Open
Even if you are not addicted to flipping through television channels at 2:00 a.m., the chances are high that you have, at some point, heard of the TV series Breaking Bad. Airing on AMC from 2008 to 2013, the acclaimed show focused on the struggles of Walter White, whose journey from high school teacher to […]
Never Feel Ashamed If You Have a Drug Problem
Although your coaches, sponsors, and doctors will provide a lot of encouragement, you will tend to feel a major case of the blues as you are undergoing rehab. As hard as you may try, shaking off those feelings of self-denial and regret don’t seem to want to leave you alone. However, even if you are […]
How Cigarettes Increase The Risk Of Atherosclerosis
Whether you are an ex-smoker or have never touched a cigarette in your life and don’t plan to, you are definitely aware of how dangerous these little sticks can actually be. Besides the rush of the stimulant called nicotine, which triggers the addiction in the first place, cigarettes contain over 7,000 different chemicals ranging from […]