According to a survey done in 2017, it was reported that around 50% of American teens had misused a drug at least once in their lifetime. Drug abuse is becoming a rising trend, especially for teenagers. However, many important facts about certain drugs are overlooked by many teens. Below, we will share some tips regarding stimulants.…
“In your mind, you can be okay, you can just do one. But like they say, ‘One is too many and a thousand’s never enough.’*” – Bruce Cherry, Pennsylvania[1] (*: quote from Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text) Regardless of how long a person has been in recovery—one day or a few decades—I have a high regard…
Given the rising need for addiction treatment and mental health services due to the increased stress and strain of the COVID-19 pandemic—both on individuals and society as a whole—BoardPrep Recovery Center, located in Tampa, Florida, is taking extra precautions and establishing solid safeguards at its residential treatment facility, as well as increasing use of outpatient…
Opioids are a class of drugs that are naturally found in the opium poppy plants. There are many different names used for opioids such as O.C, oxy, percs, vike, M, monkey, white stuff, lean, schoolboy, sizzurp, purple drank or loads, etc. Opioids are often used as prescription drugs. People consider them safe as they are…
Are you asking yourself, “Is marijuana a gateway drug to highly addictive substances?” There are other people just like you asking the same question. Perhaps you’re curious and want an answer for yourself or a loved one who either uses marijuana or is courting an addiction to “harder” drugs. Such drugs include heroin, cocaine, and…
A longtime physician with whom I’ve become good friends once told me he had a really hard time reconciling in his mind that he had a substance abuse disorder, i.e., identifying he was an addict. When I asked him why, he said something to the effect of, “I think it’s because I’d always thought an…
Cocaine is a well-known addiction portrayed often in movies and on t.v. But what is cocaine? Cocaine, a powerful stimulant drug, raises levels of pleasure chemicals in the user’s brain. The flood of chemicals causes extreme pleasure, calmness, and suppresses appetite. The drug relaxes some people and energizes others. Repeated drug use causes the brain…
“It’s not stress that kills us; it’s our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye, Nobel Prize-nominated endocrinologist, coined the physiological term “stress” On February 29, 2020, the first COVID-19 death was reported in the U.S.[1] In the nine weeks since that date, the coronavirus has caused more than 68,000 deaths with over 1.17 million confirmed…
When we think of addiction, we automatically think about people with substance use disorders. The stereotypes often cloud our judgment. While drugs and alcohol can cause physical and psychological dependencies, there are also some common addictive behaviors. How does someone become addicted to a behavior? How Do Common Addictive Behaviors Develop? It is easier to…
On April 6th, researchers at the National Institutes of Health announced guidelines relating to the coronavirus and marijuana use, saying it could be a risk factor for complications from Covid-19. “Because it attacks the lungs, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 could be an especially serious threat to those who smoke tobacco or marijuana or who…