Updated August 8, 2019 Imagine all of the worst aspects of opiate withdrawal: the sweats, cramps, irritability, unbearable cravings, nausea, shakes, temperature fluctuations, and bone-deep pain. The pain of withdrawal is so great that most adults who are dependent on opiates and other substances can’t bear to detox ... Read More
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Inhalant Abuse: Getting High with Household Products
Inhalant Abuse: Getting High with Household Products Drugs that cause addiction aren’t always bought right off the street from the pockets of a drug dealer. The horrific reality that many parents don’t understand is that there are addictive substances in everyday household products. Inhalants are addictive chemicals ... Read More
What Being a Parent of an Addict Taught Me
What Being a Parent of an Addict Taught Me I am the parent of an addict. A heroin addict, to be specific. No one can prepare a mother for this kind of lifestyle. However, as moms around the world tend to do, I stepped up to the plate and dealt with the hand I was given. Baseball games and slumber parties were traded ... Read More
Innocent Highs to Miserable Lows: My Experience with Kratom Products
Innocent Highs to Miserable Lows - My Experience with Kratom Products Kratom products have been classified as a schedule one substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration. By September 30, 2016, over-the-counter distribution of Kratom will be illegal. All suppliers will be expected to remove kratom from their ... Read More
The Danger of Drugs in High School
The Danger of Drugs in High School With the back-to-school season upon us, it’s natural for parents to worry about their children, and especially the presence of drugs in high school. It’s a sad but true fact that many cases of addiction happen in the teenage years. While we’d like to think that schools are safe, ... Read More
Which Drug is Your State Addicted To?
Updated March 2, 2023 Which states struggle the most with which drugs? Drug addiction is an ever-growing problem in our country and abroad – and several studies have suggested that certain drugs pose a more significant threat to some states rather than others. Learning particular risks for certain states can help ... Read More
Michael Botticelli is in Recovery and Also in Charge of the Nation’s Drug Policy
Michael Botticelli, if you didn’t know already, is the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, informally known as the drug czar. Not only is he that, he is also the first person in substance-abuse recovery to hold the position. His history is of course far removed from the alcohol fueled ... 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
