by Keenen Diamond | Dec 12, 2018 | Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse
Throughout history, drug use has been associated with a number of incredibly horrible side effects, ranging from anxiety and confusion to manic depression, paralysis, and death. In fact, in the 1800s, the presence of opium in China led directly to two wars! Though...
by Keenen Diamond | Dec 11, 2018 | Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Relapse and Recovery
Drugs– like guns, gambling, and other vices– are inanimate objects or concepts that, in and of themselves, can do no damage. However, we as human beings are quite the opposite. We are quite capable of doing horrible and irreversible damage on our...
by Keenen Diamond | Dec 7, 2018 | Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Relapse and Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Far too often, those suffering from an addiction to any one of a number of substances, attempt to downplay the severity of their dependency by ignoring addiction. Unfortunately, studies have shown that many of their would-be saviors do, too. Is it a coping mechanism?...
by Keenen Diamond | Dec 6, 2018 | Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Opioid Addiction, Relapse and Recovery, Substance Abuse
Most people grow up with what they consider to be a “basic understanding of drugs”, based on many common myths. “Marijuana isn’t so bad,” they say. “Natural drugs aren’t as harmful as synthetic ones.” Here are 5 of the most common myths about drugs and...
by Keenen Diamond | Dec 6, 2018 | Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Opioid Addiction, Q&A, Substance Abuse
Like most things, addictions is often the culmination of a number of other issues that have been around for much longer than the drug abuse has. While researchers have worked for decades on a way to determine the definitive cause of addiction, the simple fact of the...
