Dope sick. The intense fear of this all-consuming affliction drives many users to continue seeking out their opiate of choice long past that initial desire…
It’s probably been a good minute since you’ve heard about barbiturates. They have fallen out of usage in the last few decades due to their…
What Does Huffing Mean? Huffing is a term used for inhalant abuse. A lot like substance abuse or alcohol addiction, people can have a huffing…
Disclaimer Using drugs or drinking alcohol while pregnant can significantly impact you and your baby. If you are struggling with substance abuse, and you’re carrying…
Holidays have a way of reminding us about the long-term cost of substance abuse. As the itch to use occupies our minds through holiday gatherings,…
We all know alcoholism can kill you. Most people consider that with binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, blacking out, drunk driving, etc. But does anyone really…
When someone says the word “addict,” what do you picture? Men on dirty street corners? The woman you saw at the gas station this morning…
Addiction is the feeling that sobriety is inadequate and upon being given a taste of adequacy, not wanting to ever let it go again. There’s…
Cold sweats, nausea, vomiting, a racing heart, insomnia, depression. This sounds like a nightmare. It’s something that the victim in an 80’s slasher horror movie…
There are few drugs more misunderstood than heroin. We can largely thank the shock-and-awe tactics of movies and television for that. While most of the…