Daniel Radcliffe, the beloved, starring actor of the Harry Potter series and a role model for millions of young people, hasn't always had it easy. First starring as Harry Potter when he was just 11 years old, he literally grew up in the public eye. As a shy child, he found the constant scrutiny painful and difficult. ... Read More
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Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Borderline personality disorder is a type of mental health disorder. This condition causes a person to think and feel differently about themselves than what others may. This can make it hard for a person to function in daily life. Many times, borderline personality disorder will make it hard for you to control emotions ... Read More
Understanding Cocaine
Cocaine is a powerful drug that can cause addiction rapidly. About 1.5 million people reported using cocaine in the previous month in 2014, according to the National Institutes on Drug Abuse. The most common users are those between the ages of 18 and 25. Understanding this drug can help addicted users understand its ... Read More
Signs & Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, sometimes called "manic depression" or "manic depressive disease," is a mental health condition marked by extreme, often long-lasting mood swings and episodes of extreme ups and downs. Due in part to the overuse of the word bipolar to describe when a person is just being moody, bipolar disorder is ... Read More
Video Game Addiction: Defining and Treating it
With the emergence of highly profitable and immensely entertaining video games such as Fortnite in recent years, the phenomenal rise in video game addiction has also become a force to be reckoned with. Players today aren’t engaged in simple or primitive games like those popular in gaming’s early days. Today, it’s not ... Read More
Understanding Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines, also referred to as benzos, are a class of hypnotic/sedative pharmaceutical drugs prescribed by doctors to relieve anxiety/agitation, insomnia, muscle spasms, mild seizures and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Dentists and physicians may give patients a benzodiazepine to help calm them before undergoing ... Read More
Self-Care Tips for Protecting Your Mental Health When You Love Someone with an Addiction
Every person trying to beat addiction or dealing with a substance abuse problem needs a support system. But if the support system is primarily a single individual, it can take a huge toll on that person's mental health. If you have a loved one who is going through the journey of rehab and entering into a sober ... Read More
Can CBD Help My Recovery? CBD’s Role in Treating Heroin and Other Addictions
Since 2018, there's been a whirlwind of publicity about CBD. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis that's being used for pain relief, treatment of anxiety and other health issues. Is there a place for CBD in the addiction treatment space? Many people shy away from talking about cannabis in the ... Read More
