Addiction can strike anyone. Often, it strikes those that you’d least expect it to – close friends, family members, lovers, your children. Nobody ever expects that their loved ones are going to start using drugs, it’s just something that happens. Just because you don’t think it’ll happen to anyone you know, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t…
Addiction is a terrible affliction that spans a pretty broad spectrum. You can get addicted to food, money, love, sex… anything, really. Today we’ll be dealing with illegal substance abuse – addiction to drugs. What Is Drug Addiction? The DSM-IV says that drug addiction (defined as a substance abuse disorder) is the repeated use of…
Many rehabs have a rule in place during the beginning of treatment that limits the patient’s communication with the outside world. The prospect of this can cause some anxiety in patients, though many end up finding peace during this period or relative solitude. Find Peace in the Silence Navigating one’s way through addiction and recovery…
Bob has seen just about everything as an EMT, sometimes several drug overdoses in one night. The most disturbing thing about these overdoses is that it’s often the same people overdosing, again and again– Bob has revived one guy three times already. Bob’s beginning to question the effectiveness of naloxone. Is it the right thing…
The opiate crisis makes the headline news almost on a daily basis. What is actually happening in the body during opiate intoxication? And during opiate withdrawal? We’re going to explain the medical side of opiate use and detail the warning signs that indicate someone might have an addiction problem. Opiate Intoxication Signs and symptoms of…
When someone thinks of an alcoholic they may imagine someone with messed up clothes, bad hair, no job, and maybe no place to live. This is often far from the case. Contrary to this stereotype, alcoholics are often very intelligent and successful, but have a drinking problem they cannot control. The term “functioning alcoholic” was…