26 Jan Facts About Substance Use Disorder
More than 175 MILLION people have a substance use disorder, that's i in every 50 people. In wealthier countries substance abuse is more prevalent. And, rates in these countries are rising....
31 Aug What Are Dissociative Drugs?
Dissociative drugs are a type of drug that causes hallucinogenic effects such as an altered perception of sight and sound. They are sometimes called hallucinogenic drugs as well. The feeling of detachment from one's self or environment is also a pronounced effect of dissociative drugs....
15 May The Crash after the High: Rebooting Your Brain from Substance Use
The natural high cannot be compared to the drug rush Any time you do something fun, exciting, or meaningful, your brain produces dopamine, a neurotransmitter that makes you feel a rush of reward and pleasure. Dopamine has to do with motivation; the first time you experience...
16 Nov Faking Pain to Get Opioids: Can You Tell the Difference?
The emergence of the opioid epidemic has made it challenging for patients who legitimately struggle with chronic pain stemming from nerve damage, unhealed injuries, multiple surgeries, weight problems and other health ailments. As doctors prescribe less opioids, patients who need pain killers are left in...
30 Jul Bringing Families Together: FMLA and Addiction Treatment
What is FMLA? The acronym stands for The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which enables employees to take extended time off from work to take care of personal or family needs that may include maternity or paternity leave, elder care, and substance abuse treatment. FMLA...
03 May Will pregnant drug users soon be indicted for child abuse?
In a perfect world, nobody would abuse drugs because substance abuse harms your body, but in a world full of pain, grief, and hardship, people turn to drug and alcohol abuse because they’re trying to escape the pain inside and sometimes they feel like nothing...
24 Apr Stop Rolling with Molly and Learn the Fatal Truth
What’s more fun than beer, weed, and coke? It’s that colorful mysterious gelcap that’s being sold and passed around at millions of raves in the United States. Known on the streets as “Molly,” short for the word “molecule,” it has replaced ecstasy as the new...
11 Nov Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders
An Eating Disorder (ED) as defined by NEDA is: "...
03 Aug A Letter to My Anxiety
Dear Anxiety,
I am massively resentful towards you for the constant strain you put on my daily life.
You take over my simplest, most innocent thoughts and turn them into negative experiences. You then proceed to attack every part of my body from my head...
13 Jul Fun Things to do Sober, Part II (With Pinnable Posts)
Now, for the moment y'all have been waiting for, as curated from sober people in Orange County, here is Part 2 of fun things to do sober!...
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