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The US military is filled with men and women who place their lives in jeopardy for the sake of their country. Military personnel work hard, often in spite of the day-to-day luxuries non-military citizens take for granted. Running water, the ability to shop, a plate [...]

Although they are a problem around the world, designer drugs have become a particularly serious issue in Poland – where they are sold freely in businesses around the country. But now these drugs, manufactured specifically to give a “legal high”, are coming under fire. Hundreds [...]

You’ve hit the bottom with your drug addiction and you’ve fought your way back up. Now, you’ve progressed to the point where you want to have a baby. Whether this is would be your first pregnancy or your fifth, you’ll need to prepare your mind [...]

Across the country, different states are trying to implement state-wide systems that monitor the prescriptions for drugs of addiction including hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, amphetamines and others. The hope is to prevent multiple prescriptions for opiates and amphetamines that are fraudulent that could result in drug [...]

Hopefully, this is not a surprise to you. The fact that drugs change your brain chemistry and alter your brain function, affecting the areas that control inhibition, logic, sight, hearing and thought process is a concept that most of us learned in elementary school and [...]

Eating foods that are bad for you seem to go hand in hand with drug addiction treatment and recovery. Those recovering from opiate addiction like heroin addiction or addiction to prescription painkillers routinely crave sweets: sweet cereals, ice cream, snack cakes. For those who aren’t [...]

Recovery after crystal meth addiction is unlike recovery after addiction to most other drugs. While avoiding relapse always requires constant vigilance, the cravings for most drugs decrease over time. Not so for crystal meth addicts. Studies have shown that after a few months of abstinence, [...]

A lot of alcoholics really don’t think they have a problem. But most of the time, people around them can tell something is wrong. If you feel like people get on your case about drinking or you wonder if you are getting into trouble, you [...]

Alcoholism is a beast. It takes over your life, it messes with people you care about, and it can damage your future. So when you are ready to get back to a sober life, how do you really manage it? Is it just as simple [...]

Growing up is an experience you sometimes wish you could forget. After school was out each day, your friends went home to families they could count on. You went home to a big question mark every day. Would someone be home to cook supper? Would [...]