Posts Tagged ‘Drug Addiction’
Inhalant Abuse Rises Among Military Personnel
December 27, 2010
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 [...]
Anti-Designer Drug Law Signed
December 10, 2010
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 [...]
Fergie Bares All about Past Drug Addiction
November 30, 2010
Fergie, the glamorous singer from the Black Eyed Peas, has recently opened up to Glamour Magazine. Her struggle with meth addiction is one of the topics covered in the December edition of the magazine. It’s not the first time she’s discussed her addiction history in [...]
Having a Healthy Pregnancy After Drug Addiction
November 19, 2010
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 [...]
Staying Sober: What Happens Today is Up to You
November 10, 2010
You are in addiction recovery, but sometimes you feel like the world is against you. You got turned down by another potential job, your family is embarrassed by your addiction, and you feel overwhelmed with all the change. Does this mean you aren’t going to [...]
Feeling Suicidal During Recovery
November 3, 2010
When you think about it, drug and alcohol addiction is kind of a slow suicide. You may not want to end your life in the heat of the moment. But you do permit the gradual poisoning of your mind and body. Aside from that, some [...]
Fighting Drug Addiction in Your Family
October 31, 2010
Living with the drug and alcohol addiction of a family member can be devastating. The inclination is to help them, to cover for them and to continue to rescue them when they suffer consequences for their drug addiction. This never helps. If you love someone [...]
Drug Abuse Makes You Stupid
October 24, 2010
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 [...]
Junk Food Makes Drug Addiction Treatment Harder
October 22, 2010
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 [...]
Carrie Fisher Abused Cocaine on Star Wars Set
October 19, 2010
Carrie Fisher recently said in an interview that she abused cocaine when she was filming “Empire Strikes Back” as Princess Leia. During the scenes set on the ice planet Hoth, Fisher says she used cocaine. Fisher says: “I didn’t even like coke that much. It [...]
