Ripping clothes off. Violent screams. Super human strength, paranoia, delusion, and hallucinations. Flakka is one heck of a drug. And it seems like the stories of people, quite literally losing their minds of the stuff have traveled beyond just the state of Florida. The behavior described above is known as excited ... Read More
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Drug Overdose Deaths Rising Rapidly Across U.S.
According to a study released last week, deaths by drug overdose have been steadily increasing throughout the United States, a majority of states recording increases in just past the fours years (2009-2013). 44,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2013. Double the number in 1999. I am just going to let that sit there ... Read More
Flakka Shows Its’ Face On Florida Streets
Just the other day I had the experience of seeing someone first hand on this stuff. He was running naked down the street like a mad man. I didn’t take a video because I know if it had been me I would of woken up or “come to,” day or hours later and been humiliated, ashamed, and just depressed and to see a bunch of ... Read More
The Fail First Model of Insurance Companies
This story isn’t new. In fact, it is the same story for many people all over the country. And not just people but families. And it looks like this - insurance companies refusing to help families with an addict who needs help. This story is one of a mother in Staten Island. She looked to her private insurance provider ... Read More
Australian Pop Singer Speaks Out About Addiction
Her battle with addiction and depression while also struggling with the pressures of fame has been closely documented after some frank interviews from the Aussie singer. Sia Fuler, 39, who is an Australian singer, has revealed some of the details about the vices she turned to in her darker days, and about her sobriety ... Read More
Colorado Facility Claims Marijuana Can Be Used To Treat Addiction
Using a Drug to Treat Drug Addiction? Some Say it Could Work The latest and greatest in the treatment of drug addiction has recently come in the form of another drug. That is, according to Jaymen Johnson, owner of OMM Alternative—a medical marijuana healthcare facility in Colorado Springs. About Medicinal ... Read More
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Getting Sober In Your 20’s
Updated February 28, 2023 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair,” wrote Charles Dickens in his famous novel A Tale of Two Cities. He could also be describing what it’s like to be in your 20s. When you’re young with your whole life in front of ... Read More
Top 10 Most Realistic Movies About Addiction
Popular culture has a tendency to make light of difficult situations like addiction. Addiction and substance abuse in particular are difficult subjects when it comes to Hollywood. Producers, actors, directors, and writers sometimes have a hard time walking the fine line between telling the real story and glamorizing ... Read More