Crack cocaine is one of the most infamous and addictive drugs, and it is even more dangerous than the powdered form. Shortly after using this drug, your brain will release a flood of dopamine that causes an intense rush. Since people must snort or smoke cocaine to achieve the...
ADHD is a condition that interferes with people’s concentration, focus, planning abilities and executive function. If you have ADHD, your brain’s dopamine system is dysregulated, meaning it releases too little dopamine or doesn’t use this neurotransmitter efficiently enough. Prescription stimulants like Concerta can help you manage your ADHD because...
Valium is a prescription sedative that belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. While Valium can help people manage conditions like insomnia, seizures, anxiety and panic disorders, it also has a high potential for addiction. Users can quickly build up a tolerance, requiring increasingly higher doses to result...
Heroin is a potent opioid that can be highly addictive and dangerous. This drug binds to opioid receptors in the brain, causing a euphoric feeling. After the initial rush of taking heroin, users may feel drowsy and disoriented and experience side effects like itchiness, dry mouth, nausea and a...
If you enjoy an occasional cup of coffee or tea, you’re already somewhat familiar with the effects of the world’s most prevalent stimulant – caffeine. Stimulants are substances that act upon your body’s central nervous system. By increasing the neurotransmitters that signal reward and motivation, they provide a temporary...
Cocaine is a dangerous drug made infamous by its role in various celebrity overdose deaths, but you don’t have to be famous to develop a dependence on cocaine and experience devastating physical, mental, financial and social problems. A worsening substance abuse disorder can erode your well-being and quality of...
Many prescription drugs have a high potential for misuse, even when taken under a doctor’s direction. The prevalence of drugs such as opioids – plus the fact that pharmaceutical companies misleadingly marketed them as safe and non-addictive – has caused a heartbreakingly widespread epidemic of prescription drug addiction from...
Recovering from our addictions is a lifelong process that for many of us takes daily work to maintain. Our sobriety can take many years to take root and have a strong foundation, in much the same way it can take our addictions time to develop and overtake our lives....
Addiction is a pervasive and destructive illness that can totally take over our lives. It wreaks havoc on our emotional, mental and physical health. It leaves us with deep inner turmoil, along with serious problems in our lives and relationships. When many of us are finally ready to do...
Many of us living with addictions, depression, anxiety and other mental and emotional health challenges can say we’ve been in unhealthy relationships that were codependent and/or abusive. As we’re recovering, we can learn from our past relationships in order to create healthier boundaries for ourselves, have healthier relationships moving...
We are given a unique and powerful opportunity for healing when we are able to be in community with other people in recovery. When we find people who have experienced the recovery process firsthand and who want to help us with ours, they can be invaluable to our healing. Support...
Many of us with addictions and mental and emotional health issues often find ourselves in codependent relationships. They are sometimes also referred to as addictive relationships, but codependence is not limited to romantic relationships. We can be codependent with family and friends as well, and more generally we can...
There are multiple reasons why someone addicted to opiates also takes benzodiazepines. No matter why you’re doing it—or if you know someone who is—you may need residential treatment for opiates if you’re struggling with opiate dependency and also taking Valium, Librium, Restoril, Ativan, Xanax, or some other BZD medication. ...
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