Sleep disorders can be incredibly impactful on a person's health. Improper sleep can cause chronic health issues and depression. Additionally, it can affect an individual's ability to make a living or nurture a healthy social life. This is part of the reason it's become common to use sleeping pills. Just like many ... Read More
Grieving in Recovery: When Someone Close Dies
Recovery from addiction, no matter what shape it takes or the stage it's in, is an emotionally taxing time for most people. Being able to resist the strongest temptations and make sweeping changes to your life isn't easily done. When grief and recovery are combined, the difficulty of recovery is amplified. Losing a ... Read More
Numbing Grief with Alcohol: When to Seek Help
Nearly every person who dies leaves behind loved ones who must face grief. No two people grieve the same way. For some, the pain of loss is manageable. Others choose to self-medicate with alcohol or other substances while suffering through the stages of grief. Alcoholism, however, can take over a person's life and ... Read More
Can You Get High on Benadryl?
Updated on December 11, 2024 Some over-the-counter drugs, such as Benadryl, can mimic the types of high feelings that marijuana and other drugs produce. The active drug in Benadryl is diphenhydramine. When taken according to directions, this drug is meant to treat symptoms of colds and allergies, and it's sometimes ... Read More
What Is Oxytocin Nasal Spray and Is It Safe to Take?
Updated November 11, 2024 Many pregnant women and mothers might be familiar with the synthetic version of oxytocin, Pitocin. It may surprise you to know that this labor and delivery drug is also available in a nasal spray. Oxytocin nasal spray uses range from anxiety treatments to long-term autism support. In ... Read More
Overdose Statistics by Demographic Groups
Every year in the United States, more than 100,000 people lose their lives to drug overdose. While a shocking 16,706 deaths in 2021 were directly linked to legal, prescribed medications — specifically opioids — drug overdose death rates encompass more than just those with a legal prescription. The Opioid Crisis: ... Read More
Understanding the A.A. Preamble
Updated on 9/11/2024 Alcoholics Anonymous has had a large presence in recovery communities since it was founded in 1935. One of the main reasons is that group meetings are standardized and consistent. No matter where you go, every meeting is run using the same guidelines, and every meeting starts the same way: a ... Read More
The Signs of Being ‘Roofied’ That Everyone Should Know
The act of being drugged without your knowledge or consent is commonly called "being roofied." The term "roofie" originated as a way to describe the drug Rohypnol and its role in date rapes. Since then, the concept has come to refer to several drugs used for this same purpose. In the sections that follow, you'll ... Read More
