Addiction

Spice of Life: Synthetic Epidemic? Author: Justin Mckibben The strange chemical concoctions that have been created and marketed as ‘safe’ marijuana alternatives have become more popular and apparently, more dangerous due to the stories piling up about overdoses and other health problems involved with... Learn More

7 Reasons You Should Go to Rehab Author: Justin Mckibben Statistically, the vast majority of alcoholics and drug addicts do not acknowledge the need for treatment for their substance abuse issues. Many people who struggle with alcohol and drug abuse are actually oblivious to the severity of... Learn More

New Trend: Early Morning Sober Raves By Cheryl Steinberg Picture it: Manhattan 6 am at the VIP Room – a nightclub-turned-early-morning-sober-rave-venue. New York yogis (yoga practitioners) gather weekday mornings to get their morning routine underway. By 7:00 a.m., they’re rolling up their yoga mats and are... Learn More

12 Tools to Have in Your Recovery ‘Toolbox’ By Cheryl Steinberg So, you’ve stopped drinking and drugging. Now what? They say: it’s easy to stop; it’s the staying stopped that takes work. Here are 12 tools to have in your recovery ‘toolbox’ to support you in your... Learn More

Drugs That Cause Behavioral Addictions: Can They Teach Us About Addiction? By Cheryl Steinberg According to a new study, abnormal behaviors such as pathological gambling, sex addiction, and compulsive shopping are linked to the use of certain drugs commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease. These behaviors are labeled ‘abnormal’ because they were... Learn More

15 Reality Stars Arrested for Drugs Celebrities seem to always be in the news for misbehaving. Here are 15 reality stars arrested for drugs. #1. Ronald Dunlap, Cheer Perfection Dunlap is the co-owner of the gym featured in a reality show on the TLC channel. He... Learn More

Can Schizophrenia Be Stopped Before It Starts? Between the frightening hallucinations and the powerful antipsychotic meds that tend to slow down the patient who needs them, schizophrenia can be devastating; it’s a pervasive mental illness that can make it difficult, even impossible, for someone to function as... Learn More

6 Ways Addiction is in Our Blood and is Being Exploited You might be a recovering addict but, I’m willing to bet there are other areas of your life that would qualify as active addiction. About 20% of you are smokers. For those without a recognized drug addiction – normies as... Learn More

Dual Diagnosis Treatment in West Palm Beach, FL Dual Diagnosis Treatment in West Palm Beach, FL Defined Quite often, mental illness and addiction go hand-in-hand. And because these are both recognized as medical conditions by medical professionals, there is specialized treatment available that is designed to treat these... Learn More

Detox for Pain Meds After Surgery or Illness Were you prescribed pain meds after surgery or a serious illness? Are you now trying to stop taking the meds, only to find that you begin to feel sick, depressed, and anxious? This is a sign of drug dependence... Learn More

If You Could Erase Your Past, Would You? Eternal Sunshine of an Addicted Mind When I came across an article on thefix.com called, “Erasing Your Traumas,” I was intrigued. I also immediately thought of the 2004 Oscar-winning movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The basic premise (don’t... Learn More

Is Video Game Addiction a Real Thing? By Cheryl Steinberg If you track the sensational media stories over, say, the past five years, they have increasingly described people suffering exhaustion after playing video games for 50 hours straight, teens killing their parents for taking away their games,... Learn More

Spice of Life: Synthetic Epidemic?

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