Addiction Treatment, Alcohol Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Painkiller Addiction
How Long do Withdrawals Last?
Managing Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Successfully Are you worried about stopping using drugs or alcohol? Knowing how long withdrawals last will help to ease your mind, as you gain a good idea of when they will finish. This article will help you with all the information you need to answer: how long do withdrawals last?… Read More
Breaking News, College Substance Use, Fresh News, Mental Health, Psychosis, Sobriety
Tiktok Mental Health
Way back, before TikTok was even a thought in the creator’s mind – a decade before Instagram, and nearly a half-decade before Facebook – yes, way back to the Myspace era, an article was written regarding virtual support groups and social media platforms for mental and physical health conditions that encouraged the exaggeration, or full-blown… Read More
Mental Health, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Rehab, Alcoholism, College Substance Use
Boofing Alcohol – The Risks of Alcohol Enemas
Boofing is the act of anal-inserting alcohol through the rectum. It is also known as the butt chug, booty bumping, and booty beer. It is often associated with fraternities and college-aged men. Technically, this is little more than people giving themselves or others alcohol enemas. Keep reading to discover why people would choose such a… Read More
Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, Psychosis
What Is Psychosis?
Psychosis is a catch-all term that refers to when a person loses touch with reality. When a person is in the grips of psychosis, it’s nearly impossible to tell the difference between reality and what’s in their heads. In popular culture, many people associate psychosis with other mental illnesses, but it can also be a… Read More
Addiction Recovery, Mental Health, Sobriety
How to Deal With Triggers From Trauma
Coping With Lingering Traumatic Reactions How to Deal With Triggers From Trauma? At some point in their lives, most people go through a traumatic experience. Experiences of this type strain your normal ability cope emotionally. In most cases, people exposed to trauma will naturally regain their sense of emotional balance. However, this does not always… Read More
Parent, Addiction Aftercare, Addiction Treatment
Can Parenting Prevent Addiction?
The Hurdles Of Protecting Your Children Your life is shaped by your upbringing. A lot of the worst people in the world are shaped by their childhoods. If you research different serial killers, there is one thing they all have in common. Horrible childhoods. Abusive, chaotic, harmful. Not everyone with an awful childhood will become… Read More
Drug Abuse, Addiction Treatment, Meth Addiction, Painkiller Addiction, Polysubstance Addiction
Top Drugs People Overdose On
What Is An Overdose? An overdose is when the body becomes overwhelmed by a toxic amount of drugs. Depending on the drug, an overdose can be fatal if the user doesn’t get immediate medical attention. It’s easier to overdose on certain drugs than other ones. What are some of the drugs people overdose on? Opiates… Read More
Addiction Recovery, Mental Health
Psychiatry Vs. Psychotherapy Vs. Psychoanalysis
Feeling Lost in Recovery When I got to recovery I was overwhelmed. I was facing a 20-year cocaine addiction. I was living on the streets. I was scared. My case worker had made a recovery program happen. I didn’t know all the terminology or what to expect; I just knew I needed help, or I… Read More
Addiction Treatment, Addiction Aftercare, Addiction Recovery
Addiction: Nature vs Nurture
Everyone’s Situation is Unique What causes someone to be an alcoholic? We can all come up with a few common reasons off the top of our head. Childhood trauma, depression, parents drank, etc. Although a lot of people in recovery have similar stories, everyone’s situation is entirely unique. What causes addiction? According to the NIH… Read More
Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse
The Basics of Freebasing
The term “Freebasing” might be a little bit more obscure to non-addicts, but to anyone in the world of cocaine, it’s quite familiar. I was a cocaine addict for most of my young adulthood and I knew for a fact that it was destroying my life. It is easy for freebase to take over, quickly… Read More
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