Are you headed towards a relapse?
Are you headed towards a relapse? Unfortunately, many drug addicts and alcoholics in recovery end up relapsing. Every once in a while, I will meet someone who was a “white chip wonder”; meaning that they’ve only picked up one newcomer... Learn MoreYour Brain on Drugs: LSD
Your Brain on Drugs: LSD Myths There are many myths about the effects LSD has on the brain. One popular legend is that if you do LSD a certain number of times, you will be declared “legally insane" or develop... Learn MoreCutting and Self-Harm: Warning Signs and Treatment
Cutting and Self-Harm: Warning Signs and Treatment Earlier this month, self-harm made headlines due to the now-infamous “Cut for Bieber” movement. It all started when TMZ posted pictures of pop-star Justin Bieber smoking something that may or may... Learn MoreWhat is blood doping?
EPO and Blood Testing Lance Armstrong made headlines last week when he finally confessed to using performance enhancing drugs during his cycling career. Armstrong, the former winner of Le Tour De France for seven straight years-received a lifetime ban... Learn MoreManaging Your Anger in Recovery
Managing Your Anger in Recovery It’s funny that I would get this blog topic today because I was having this very conversation with a coworker earlier today. I had become angry because I felt like my boyfriend made a... Learn MoreOpiate Addicts Now Turning to Heroin
Prescription narcotic abuse in the US over the last 10 years has skyrocketed. The use and abuse of prescription drugs is viewed differently by most people than abuse of the so-called “street drugs.” It is more socially acceptable to take... Learn MoreIn The News: Lance Armstrong Admits to Doping
Leave it to Oprah to get that confession from Lance. Oprah was to reveal the confession in her interview with Armstrong this upcoming Thursday on the OWN network, but a source close to the story leaked it before she was... Learn MoreThe Ugly Truth about Cocaine Addiction
The Ugly Truth about Cocaine Addiction: What is cocaine? Cocaine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant. It is derived from the cocoa plant. Three routes of administration are typically used for cocaine: snorting, smoking, and injecting. In its powdered... Learn MoreHow To Stop An Addict From Leaving Treatment
Getting an addict into treatment can be very difficult. But sometimes getting them to stay can be even harder. If an addict really wants to leave treatment, there’s not much you can do to stop them. Sometimes though, you can... Learn MoreRoxicodone Abuse Amongst Teens
Roxicodone Abuse Amongst Teens One night while I was asleep in my dorm room, the phone rang. It was my best friend, and I’ll never forget the sound of her voice that night. “Ryan wouldn’t wake up.” She said.... Learn MoreAre Drug Companies Manipulating Drug Research?
Are Drug Companies Manipulating Drug Research? A few years ago, I was working as a medical assistant for a local doctor. On my first day, a pharmaceutical rep came in and gave us a quick presentation about a drug that... Learn MoreIn the News: Son of Clippers Owner, Donald Sterling, Dead
It never gets easy hearing someone has passed from a potential overdose, regardless of whether we knew them or not. It is often said that you either find recovery or death with the disease of addiction. Although there has not... Learn More
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