Treating Both Mental Health Problems and Addiction Together Could Secure a More Successful and Positive Outcome for Patients
There are certainly a number of similarities between mental health issues and addiction. Often, in many treatment settings, the two diseases are treated simultaneously. Those with a serious mental health disorder like Bi-Polar disorder or Schizophrenia are at a much higher risk to abuse certain substances, primarily alcohol, marijuana, MDMA and stimulants like speed in […]
Mothers Against Fentanyl
Science behind addiction and drug use aside there is a serious and growing problem in BC and it’s name is Fentanyl. The drug, for those who don’t know, is used to treat extreme pain in people with overwhelming diseases like cancer as well as those who have been deemed terminal by their doctors. The drug […]
Triggers and Early Recovery
One of the most difficult aspects of addiction recovery is dealing with triggers. They are possibly the biggest threat to someone’s confidence and well-being while attempting to end their cycle of addiction and continue on to prosper. Addiction treatment programs go a long way to helping someone deal with these triggers but since a trigger […]
Treatment. Not Jail.
It’s a growing trend across the globe to offer addicts the chance to recover from their addiction instead of being thrown behind bars. Of course it makes sense to offer them something that has the chance of working instead of simply locking them up and hoping that they learn some sort of lesson that will […]
Could Successful Treatment of Gambling Addiction Help Treat Other Addictions?
With addiction research continuing to help those addicts most in need, it isn’t often that we see major progress for one of the most quickly growing addictions out there. Gambling. While it’s agreed that gambling addicts probably won’t suffer the same nasty effects as prolonged drug use, or be at anywhere near the same risk […]
The Stress Hormone Drug Cortisol Could Reduce Cravings for Heroin Addicts
So we’ve heard about drugs like Noloxone which can be very beneficial in preventing an opioid overdose from heroin, for instance, but it’s pretty big news when we hear about a drug that could significantly reduce cravings for the highly addictive substance. Here’s the thing though, it isn’t a new drug, but none other than […]
The New Nightmare Drug In South Florida
It would seem a new drug is wreaking havoc in one of America’s biggest vacation and party destinations, South Florida. It’s called Flakka (alpha-PVP) and given how new it is it’s becoming a major threat to the health of those caught in it’s grasp. The drug causes truly odd behavior in it’s users and the […]
The Problem of Addiction Turning Sufferers Into Small Time Criminals
Addiction to drugs can be a life long struggle, something that many of us don’t understand and will never have to, but when addiction systematically begins to dismantle someone’s life it can have disastrous results and turn an otherwise healthy person into something hardly recognizable. Drugs can affect someone’s appearance, behavior and even land them […]
The Delicate Issue of Sleep and Drug Use
We are always told that sleep is a very important process in our revitalization as well as having a profound impact on our daily lives. Many of us don’t get enough sleep and begin to rack up what’s called a “sleep debt”. It may not cost as much as credit card debt, dollar wise, but […]