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
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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
“I Feel Like My Xanax is Doing More Harm Than Good”
The title here is a statement recently posted to a Facebook group. The current state of the opioid crisis shows that the original poster is far from the only person experiencing this problem. Different Bodies, Different Minds Before we continue, let's jump to the most important part first. If you are on a ... Read More
Xanax Is Useful…To An Extent
People live with different forms of mental illness every day and some of them require medications in order for them to be able to manage them successfully. Different mental illnesses can be caused by various chemical imbalances in a person’s brain and these medications are used to stabilize these chemical imbalances. ... Read More
Finding Your Triggers
Do you have an addictive trigger? It's something that makes you want to use drugs even though you're sober. Most people in substance use recovery have more than one trigger. Understanding what they are, how to recognize the signs and how to stop them from leading you down a relapse path is essential to your long-term ... Read More
UK Doctors Warn of Dangers of Online Prescription Fulfillment Sites
Dr. Owen Bowden-Jones opened a free clinic in London in order to reach teens addicted to Xanax and other prescriptions, but he was surprised to see the level of adult interest in freeing themselves from a particular kind of addictive drug abuse. Turns out that while teens tend to use Xanax and other prescriptives for ... Read More
Humanizing Addiction
Yesterday I caught a friend saying "His father was a drunk." Ugh. We've all said things like that before, most people wouldn't think twice about. But he knows better, which is why he's now mad at himself for the comment. It's important for us to go out of our way to recognize the humanity of the people suffering from ... Read More
Xanax and Opioids Prove Deadly and Popular in Illinois
The deathly combination of opioids and benzodiazepines, the class of drugs Xanax, Valium and other drugs fall under, has proven to be popular with partygoers. Where once heroin or ecstasy would have been reigning supreme, partiers are instead turning to prescriptions with relaxing effects. However, Cook County, IL, ... Read More