HOW YOUR PETS SUFFER FROM EXPOSURE TO CIGARETTE SMOKE
For hundreds of you out there, your pets are some of the most precious companions in your life. Cats, dogs, parrots, lizards, horses, ferrets, rats – any of these furry, feathered, or scaled creatures mean so much to you that you would give your left hand to save one of your babies. So would you […]
POPULAR VIDEO GAMES WHERE DRUGS SERVE AS PLOT DEVICES
If you are a parent or a young adult or even a teenager, the chances are high that are familiar with the argument about video game content. Back in the 90s and early 2000s, moms and dads across America threw up their hands in disgust at the amount of violence their children were being exposed […]
SMOKING CAN CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
You probably don’t need us to tell you that cigarettes produce some pretty nasty chemicals. Smokers’ homes are coated in a layer of tar and thirdhand smoke, little particles that cling to any surface. Patrons walking by smokers are being exposed to toxins in secondhand smoke, which is considerably more dangerous than what is being […]
How Opioids Scramble the Brain
Regardless of what you hear on the news and on TV, doctors will rightfully guarantee that prescription opioids are safe if you take them as instructed. After all, medical professionals don’t want to trigger yet another case of addiction, so they will take care to make sure you live a happy, drug-free life. Remember, though, […]
How Opioids Disrupt Healthy Brain Functions
The fact of the matter is simple: if you follow the instructions provided by your doctor, you will decrease your chances of becoming an opioid abuser or addict. Nevertheless, millions of people across the United States (and the world, for that matter) continue to suffer from one form of opioid use disorder or another. In […]
The Driving Force of the Drug Film Heroin(e)
Even though the medical field has developed a long lineup of documents that can teach you about the horrors of drug abuse and addiction, sometimes we can receive the most visceral and deeply disturbing of wake-up calls by simply sitting down and watching a movie. Ultimately, film is, in many ways, an introspective medium, as […]
THE LINK BETWEEN BRAIN MATURITY AND ATTACHMENT TO DRUGS
Adolescence and adulthood have many ups and downs, but each of us can agree that this critical period from birth to roughly 30 years of age is highly critical for internal development. Not only are you undergoing incredible chemical changes in your reproductive and musculoskeletal tissues, but you are also experiencing rapid neurological development, so […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FORMALDEHYDE IN CIGARETTES
If you heard another person tell you that cigarettes contain tons of pollutants, you would probably shake your head, roll your eyes, and beg them to tell you something you don’t know. Obviously, hardly anyone is unfamiliar with the poisons packed inside these little sticks of death. From the highly addictive stimulant called nicotine to […]
Some Deadly Secrets About Cigarette Toxins
To say that Big Tobacco had been lying to the American public would be a bit of an understatement. Needless to say, since this big ugly bit of reality had been exposed to U.S. citizens in the 90s, cigarettes have officially been labeled “taboo” and pretty much lost all vestiges of civility that were once […]
The Deception of “Organic” Cigarettes
Just because something is labeled as organic doesn’t mean it is good for you. After all, if you are lactose intolerant, are you going to take a bite out of natural cheese drained of the milk of grass-fed cows? While milk is certainly far from being addictive, the fact of the matter is that this […]