HOW DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE CAN WREAK HAVOC ON YOUR GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
When it comes to studies on how alcohol and drugs affect the body, the chances are high (no pun intended) that the first thing you will think of is the impact of these substances on the digestive tract. After all, with the exceptions of smokables and injectables, a majority of drugs like pills, capsules, powders, […]
SOME BRILLIANT SCIENTISTS WHO BECAME ATTACHED TO MIND-ALTERING DRUGS
Just like architecture, the fine arts, and culinary studies, drug use and addiction have been huge parts of human culture for thousands of years. From adventurers to writers and from painters to political activists, everyone seems to have experimented with intoxicating and mind-warping substances for as long as we can remember. However, for each everyman […]
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ATHLETIC BRAIN INJURIES AND ADDICTION
Overall, the fact of the matter is simple: substance abuse and addiction are severe problems for professional athletes. Despite the strength and power they exude during live events, these men and women suffer from endless bouts of pain and suffering due to countless injuries, so you can imagine that some of them would turn to […]
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ATHLETIC INJURIES AND DRUG ADDICTION
Did you know that the Opioid Crisis partially stems from a group of drugs that are highly addictive and 100% legal? Over the course of several decades, doctors have prescribed a flood of painkillers called opioids to patients suffering from chronic pain or recovering from severe injuries. Although some people can easily wean themselves off […]
THE FUTURE OF ADDICTION TREATMENT IN NEW ZEALAND
Every time we turn around, it seems that our world is taking on new policies for drug control and reform across international lines. While the War on Drugs (aptly named) continues to wreak havoc across multiple continents, new improvements are also being made on the front of drug studies. For example, over the past decade, […]
WHY YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER GETTING A SPONSOR
For many people suffering from drug addiction or alcoholism, there is nothing more terrifying in the world than a relapse. Day and night, you might feel that gnawing fear eating away at your brain, making you question your ability to control your urges. Will I fall back into that darkness from which there is no […]
THE TROUBLING REALITY OF PATIENTS DYING IN ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTERS
Imagine the trauma faced by a family after learning that their loved one has died at a drug or alcohol addiction treatment center. Now, how do you think they would react if (in this situation) the loved one had pleaded to be sent to a hospital for days? This scenario is part of a very […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISING FOR DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS
For an alcoholic or drug addict, resisting the urge to return to using a deadly substance and reemerging into that world of despair is very difficult. After all, at some point, these men and women actually found comfort in these dangerous, toxic drugs and beverages. However, as hard as this may feel, you must never […]
WHERE YOUR KIDS MIGHT BE HIDING THEIR WEED STASH
As parents, you strive (above all else) to make sure your children grow into strong, disciplined, and well-groomed men and women with a strong moral center. Still, experimentation and risk-taking are a major part of growing up and have a tendency to throw life into a tailspin, whether your kids want that to happen or […]
A CLOSER LOOK AT AN ALCOHOLIC BENDER
If you have ever spent time with an alcoholic or an abuser or are just savvy with alcoholic practices, then you may have heard of the term “drinking bender.” So, what does this term mean exactly? Simply put, a “bender” can refer to any situation ranging from wild parties to non-strop drinking for multiple days […]
