Addiction Resources Blog
Alcohol, PTSD Triggers & The Body’s Stress Response
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a severe mental illness when the brain relives traumatic experiences resulting in intense bouts of fear, anger, or other negative emotions (which can also cause immense physical distress). These instances are called flashbacks. Though...
The Stigma of Addiction
Substance use disorder is an illness that has no shortage of difficulties. Admitting that someone needs treatment is hard enough without having to deal with worrying about people judging you for it. The last thing that anyone struggling with addiction wants...
Resources for College Students
Addiction is no respecter of people, and this is especially true for college students. College is a difficult transition for many students throughout the United States and adding addiction on top of that complicates things even further, but this doesn’t mean that...
What’s The Difference Between Dependence And Addiction?
Recognizing the difference between dependence and addiction can be tricky. It certainly isn’t something you could detect by just looking at someone, and the terms are often used interchangeably when anyone speaks on the consequences of long-term drug use. But those...
Is Promethazine A Narcotic?
Promethazine (whose full name is promethazine hydrochloride) is a prescription drug used to treat a number of common ailments: allergies, motion sickness, difficulty falling asleep, nausea and vomiting, anxiety, and post-op pain management. But like so many other...
Can Drugs Cause Schizophrenia?
Those who turn to drugs are usually looking for an escape from boredom or their problems—not to cause severe mental illness for themselves. Unbeknownst to the general population is that many of the same mechanisms that cause drugs to generate “highs” or other...
The Dangerous Cycle of Addiction
Addiction is a vast whirlwind of destruction in the lives of many; people tend to get so caught up in the chaos that they believe substance abuse to have been wrapped into one’s character. Contrary to popular belief, however, addiction does not happen as spontaneously...
A Guide for Children With Addicted Parents
Substance abuse is no respecter of innocent people. Many children throughout the United States grow up in a household where addiction is present; the number is somewhere close to 25 percent of American kids. That’s 18 million children throughout the United States that...
Teen Substance Abuse: A Guide for Understanding Addiction In Your Teen
Depressing as it may seem, some young people suffer from substance abuse. Nobody is safe from the potential grip of addiction, and this is why it is so important to not only recognize the signs of a substance use disorder but also to understand that their circumstance...
What To Do As The Spouse of An Addict
Substance abuse is very complicated; there’s nothing average about it. A vast amount of users deal with various life circumstances and need the care to cater to their unique needs. In other words, no one person’s experiences with substance abuse are exactly...
