Meth Addiction can be Deadly Many drugs are horribly addictive and have extremely adverse effects on their users. However, meth addiction has been shown to be one of the most string addictions and has the most extreme effects. Different from other drug abusers, meth addict’s symptoms are often easily recognizable from outward appearances. Those struggling … Read More
Just like many pleasurable behaviors—including sex and drug use—eating can trigger the release of dopamine, a feel-good neurotransmitter, in the brain. Further, this internal reward can increase the possibility that this behavior will eventually become habit forming through positive reinforcement conditioning. That is to say, that the more we feel pleasure from eating, or overeating, … Read More
Is My Teenager is Using Drugs? Sometimes it is difficult to face the reality of your teen possibly using drugs. No parent wants to believe the harsh truth that their teenager may be using. One of the hardest things in identifying your teen’s addiction may be your reluctance to accept the problem yourself. It can … Read More
Huffing Inhalant abuse (also commonly called “huffing“) is defined by medicine.net as, “the intentional inhalation of chemical vapors to attain a mental “high” or euphoric effect.” Many common household products are abused by inhalers during huffing. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World reports that roughly 593,000 teens experiment with inhalants every year. Huffing is particularly … Read More
Intervention for drug or alcohol abuse is defined as a planned attempt either by a group or an individual (usually family and friends) to get professional help for a loved one with an addiction. Often the individual who needs help does not know about the intervention. That is to say, the intervention is kept secret … Read More
Rehabilitation What is rehabilitation? Rehabilitation can be defined as any process that seeks to restore the patient to a previous level of health as related to matters of physical and emotional well being. Drug rehabilitation may take place in a rehabilitation center, especially if there are other health issues that need to be addressed during the rehabilitation … Read More
Am I stressed or experiencing burnout? Being burned out means that you feel empty, devoid of motivation, and beyond caring. People experiencing burnout often don’t see any hope of positive change in their situations. To illustrate the difference between stress and burnout, think of stress feeling like you are drowning in responsibilities, while feeling burnout … Read More
Media/Technology and Addiction Recently, a study was conducted where college student participants were asked to remove all media from their lives for 24 hours. They could talk on a land line phone and read media if it was a paper book, but they were asked to leave their TVs, cell phones, video games, and computers … Read More
Molly use on upswing Recently, two deaths were linked with the drug “molly” at the Electric Zoo concert in New York. The concert was shut down after the reported deaths. Fox news reported that Olivia Rotondo, one of the victims told an EMS worker before collapsing in a seizure and dying, “I just took six … Read More
Source: Getting High for an A: Stimulants as Studying Aids
