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The Mis-handling Of Stress With Drugs and Alcohol

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Stress is a major factor known to increase alcohol and drug relapse risk.  While those recovering from an alcohol or drug addiction can often resist most environmental triggers that may remind them of their former addiction, an addict may find that resisting the urge to use is exceptionally difficult when they are faced with an [...]

Prescription Drug Addiction, A Nationwide Epidemic

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Prescription drug abuse is now our nation’s fasted growing drug problem.  In a 10-year period from 2007-2010, the use of prescription opiates (milligram-per-person) rose tremendously from 74 milligrams to 369 milligrams, a staggering 402% increase. In 2000, retail pharmacies dispensed 174 million prescriptions and in 2009 that number increased by 43% with 257 million opiate [...]

Pill Popping Soccer Moms

Friday, May 6th, 2011

The role of a stay at home mom usually adheres to a standard motherhood checklist and one that she gladly takes on. Keep the house neat, cook healthy meals for her family, and devote herself lovingly to her husband and children. Drug use and addiction is never something that a mother would ever willingly choose [...]

Celebrity Drug Overdose-Who’s Really Responsible?

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

In 1962, Marilyn Monroe overdosed on Pentabarbital, aka Nembutal and Chloral hydrate (sleeping pills).  She was found dead at the age of 36 in her Los Angeles home. While her “barbituate poisoning” was deemed a possible suicide, many still speculate that it was an accidental overdose. On February 8, 2007, the controversial TV personality and [...]

The Struggle of Addiction to Painkillers

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Recording artist Eminem, otherwise known as Marshall Mathers, recognized for his popularity, fortune and recording contract, was incapable of keeping away from the damaging world of drugs. Celebrities believe that if they’re able to avoid illegal substances they’re in the clear. However, Eminem’s problem with addiction wasn’t related to an illegal substance that was purchased [...]

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