What You Need To Know About Smoker’s Flu
Have you ever heard of smoker’s flu (also known as quitter’s flu)? Unless you once smoked cigarettes or know someone who stopped smoking recently, the chances are slim that you have. In general, smoker’s flu refers to a series of nasty, flu-like symptoms that can accompany severe forms of nicotine withdrawal. Obviously, though, this illness […]
BEST CITIES TO LIVE THE SOBER LIFE
While you take part in a residential recovery program, you will begin to feel comfortable in your new “home” and may even forget about the vices that plagued you in the outside world. However, once the walls come down and you are cast out of the nest (again), you may realize the battle isn’t that […]
ROCK LEGEND STEVEN TYLER SAYS HIS ADDICTION TOOK HIM DOWN THE “RABBIT HOLE”
When it comes to icons of rock and roll, Steven Tyler is definitely up there with some of the greats. Since the start of his fabulous career, the legendary rock singer stunned audiences with his insane vocals, wild stage antics, and out-of-this-world costumes. Although he has released some solo albums in recent years, kids from […]
THE IMPACT OF THE OPIOID CRISIS ON INDIANA
Over the course of 20 years, the United States has continued to suffer from the Opioid Crisis, possibly one of the most severe public health epidemics since the HIV/AIDS outbreak of the 1970s and 1980s. In only two decades, over two million people have become opioid addicts and abusers, while additional hundreds of thousands die […]
How the Musical “Rent” Taught Us About AIDS and Drugs
If Broadway and West End shows have taught us anything it’s that despite all the cell phones, computers and social media music can bring us together. Melodies make us cry, laugh or marvel at the most beautiful, heartwarming or tragically real moments. Whether we’re flying high with Elphaba in Wicked or seeking popularity in Legally […]
HEALTH BENEFITS YOU WILL EXPERIENCE AFTER 2 DAYS OF QUITTING CIGARETTES
Ultimately, deciding to quit cigarettes will be one of the best decisions of your life, not only for your mind but also for your body. Imagine that, for months or possibly years, you have been inhaling a flood of toxic chemicals, cigarette smoke, and an addictive drug called nicotine. Although the process of withdrawal can […]
SUPERMODEL NAOMI CAMPBELL SHARES HER STORY OF ADDICTION RECOVERY
If you love to read fashion magazines, keep up with the media, or just like to know about what’s hip in the modern world, the chances are high that you have, at one point, heard about Naomi Campbell. After taking a few cameo appearances as a dancer, Campbell eventually started walking in shows for Gianni […]
Colin Farrell Describes His Addiction as a “Garden Variety Sickness”
When it comes to character actors, Colin Farrell is one of them. He’s a real deal actor. Since his early days in British films in the 90s, he finally got a big role in Joel Schumacher’s Tigerland (2000). He then got a role in the psychological thriller Phone Booth (2002). Of course he got famous […]
Ewan McGregor vs Heroin During the Filming of Trainspotting
Although they must definitely be commended for their devotion to their crafts, method actors do tend to make us cringe after we read the stories about how they prepared for roles. From starving themselves for months, or even years to reach a certain weight. Some living homeless on the streets, these men and women have […]
SIA SAYS THAT SOBRIETY DEFINITELY “PAYS OFF”
When it comes to making it big in the music industry, one of the hardest-working women might easily be Sia. After several issues releasing projects in Australia and Europe, and even in the U.S. for a time, the jazz and pop singer eventually struck gold in 2014, when she released 1000 Forms of Fear, her […]