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When you finally make the decision to stop using mind and mood-altering substances, many questions may go through your mind. Do I need detox treatment or should I look for a less intensive level of care? What do I do first? Am I going to be sick while withdrawing? How do I prepare? What should […]
It’s no secret that college students are some of the most stressed people on the planet. From grueling class schedules, and deadlines, acclimating to independence, and somehow maintaining employment and social life, can easily become overwhelming. Perhaps it is this perfect storm that better explains why college students are one of the most affected demographics […]
If you have ever wanted to know the legality of a specific psychoactive substance, you may have run into a term like “Schedule I” or maybe the acronym CSA. These both refer to the federal Controlled Substances Act, which is a law that outlines the United States government’s policies surrounding both legal and illicit drugs. […]
College is often an exciting and, sometimes, overwhelming time in a young adult’s life. It is a time of exploration and discovery in a variety of areas. The massive transition from childhood to adulthood enters its final stages, and entering college is the metaphorical first step as an adult. Along with this newfound independent way […]
If you’re one of more than 40 million adults in the United States who suffer from an anxiety disorder, then there is a good chance that you have, at some point, been prescribed benzodiazepines (benzos). Benzos are used for their anti-anxiety effects and as sleep aids, with the most commonly prescribed including Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, […]
To answer this question simply, yes. Cocaine use can directly lead to fatalities. While cocaine use can kill you, there are several things to take into consideration when it comes to determining if cocaine has the capability to kill someone. The chemical makeup of cocaine plays a large role in the effects of cocaine abuse, […]
It is an objective truth that we as a society are obsessed with competitive sports to the point where they permeate our culture to an astonishing degree. This is true of not only the United States, where the Super Bowl is a major national event but also of the world in general, which comes to […]
College is a time of vast change for young adults across the country and around the world. With a newfound freedom comes the chance to explore an entirely new realm of possibilities associated with crossing the bridge from childhood into the trenches of adulthood. These can very well be the defining moments in a person’s […]
Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, addiction treatment specialists, and other health care professionals (HCPs) are entrusted with the care of the people they treat, which includes those who are battling drug or alcohol addiction. But what happens when people in the medical field, who have been charged with the responsibility to take care of others, need help […]
The addiction disease model is divided into two categories. Is addiction a disease or an avoidable choice? There appears to be no one root cause of addiction. Rather, several factors seem to contribute towards an individual’s likelihood to pick up a drug and these factors are often compounded by each other. Taken as a whole, […]
