When preparing to enter rehab, people often experience a shame that leads them to distance their friends and family just at the time when they need their support the most. It is a difficult choice to make and follow through on - don’t make it harder than it needs to be by removing support structures from your life. ... Read More
A Look at Fentanyl Side Effects and More
Fentanyl is an opioid narcotic used as a pain relieving mediation and is often used by medical professionals in conjunction with other drugs as an anesthesia. Fentanyl is also used as a recreational drug. It is a popular drug to mix with cocaine or heroin. Fentanyl is a fast acting and short lasting opioid ... Read More
Opioid Use In Veterans
When a soldier comes back to war he or she may come back with a wound or health problem that causes them pain, perhaps even the kind of chronic pain that must be attended to. When the veteran seeks medical assistance they will likely be treated at the VA. Criticism of the VA The VA at its high level has often ... Read More
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
You’ve probably heard of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. But Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is only one in a handful of disorders caused by alcohol exposure during pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is a term for a number of conditions caused by the effects of a fetus’s exposure to alcohol while in utero. The National ... Read More
You Can Find Relief and Healing from PTSD
You’ve probably heard of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a mental health diagnosis that makes it into pop culture media that often shuns mentions of mental health, but that’s a different blog post. In movies or television we see the broken veteran with shell shock, the abused domestic who is afraid to ... Read More
Heroin Use and Abuse Explained
What is Heroin? Heroin is an opioid. Opioids are drugs meant to reproduce the effects of opium on the body, a substance that can be made from poppy plants. People use heroin by injecting the usually milky substance under the skin, or in the vein, snorting the powder form of the drug up their nose, or smoking heroin, ... Read More
Robert Downey Jr.’s Struggle with Addiction
Robert Downey Jr. is a rare example of a celebrity comeback, after a very public battle with drug and alcohol addiction. In the early 2000’s we didn’t see a whole lot of work come to our big screens from The Wonder Boys actor. But these days Robert Downey Jr. is one of the highest paying actors due to his work on Iron ... Read More
Opioid Epidemic in The USA Pt 2. From Prescription to Overdose
While the current opioid crisis in the United States does include a considerable problem with heroin addiction and overdose, much of the addiction plaguing our society right now is due to the use of opiates that are prescribed for pain medication. Though doctors were hesitant to prescribe opiates due to risk of ... Read More