THE DANGERS OF CONSUMING DRUGS WHILE BREASTFEEDING YOUR BABY
For millions of women around the world, spending time with their newborn baby might be some of the most spiritually moving and amazing moments of their lives. Naturally, women are nurturers, but children do seem to awaken a new sense of self-reflection and love that might not have fully existed before. For this reason, many […]
HOW CRYSTAL METH CAN DESTROY THE HEART
Needless to say, crystal meth is the disaster artist of addictive drugs. Regarded as one of the deadliest stimulants on the planet, this substance is infamous for triggering a high rate of addiction (which is notoriously hard to break) and for destroying a person’s physical and emotional health. Ultimately, crystal meth can trigger severe outbreaks […]
HOW TOXINEERING COULD HELP OPIOID ADDICTS
In the wake of the opioid epidemic that’s sweeping across our country, you can guarantee that doctors and other members of the medical industry are reaching a point of desperation. After all, more and more people seem to be falling victim to opioid use disorder (with many more dying as a result), so our healthcare […]
A CLOSER LOOK AT AUSTRALIA’S ICE EPIDEMIC
As we continue to plow through the plights of the opioid epidemic in the United States, another dangerous drug problem is rampaging far from our shores. In Australia, residents are living in fear of an ice epidemic, an outbreak of crystal meth abuse and addiction that is sweeping through the back country and cities. Needless […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
How do you quit smoking cigarettes and not face weeks and months of torment? That question was initially answered in the 1980s, when the Food and Drug Administration officially approved nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) as the first effective pharmacological treatment for cigarette users. In 1984, medical professionals first offered nicotine gum, followed by the subsequent […]
BIG INDICATORS THAT YOUR FRIEND OR LOVED ONE IS A PROBLEM DRINKER
Unfortunately, alcohol is a huge part of culture in the United States, and the connection between drinking and “having a good time” does not seem to be dying out anytime soon. After all, how many advertisements depicting couples happily drinking vodka or bourbon have you seen recently? As a result of the overhype surrounding alcohol, […]
THE COMEBACK OF CRYSTAL METH: THE AMERICAN MONSTER
As America continues to face the dangerous onslaught of the Opioid Crisis, we might tend to forget about another drug that inflicted overbearing damage on our country. Even more sinister, new reports indicate this vile substance is back with a vengeance. We are, of course, talking about the American monster called crystal meth. Combining over-the-counter […]
A CLOSER LOOK AT COLLEGE “PROBLEM DRINKERS”
Once teenagers reach adulthood and enter the college sphere, the problems of high school drama begin to fade, while the real dangers only start to take root. Once young men and women enter the halls of university dorms, they are immediately stepping into the scope of temptation, as people attempt to pressure them to drink […]
HOW ALCOHOL AND DRUGS CAN TRIGGER STROKES
On our planet, not two human beings are alike. In essence, we are a collective of unique, individual creatures, meaning we can potentially experience a unique set of problems. In that light, when people start using potentially addictive and harmful drugs, some individuals may suffer from annoying side effects while others can suffer from tremendous […]
WHY ALCOHOL AND PAINKILLERS SHOULD NEVER MIX
Ironically, alcohol has been abused just as much as opioids, even nowadays. In fact, the use of alcohol to lighten or numb pain is probably one of the oldest practices in the world, possibly predating some of our modern civilizations. In fact, researchers strongly believe that (besides marijuana) alcohol is one of the most popular […]