Folk-rock band, The Lumineers, has recently released a new album called “III” that tells the story of the fictional Spark family. Listeners get to learn about the three generations of this family that deal with a history of addiction. By having a popular band like The Lumineers break the stigma of addiction through their songs, […]
Category Archives: Addiction
18
Mar
Mar
Opioid medications help relieve pain by reducing the intensity of pain signals in the brain and affect the areas of the brain that control emotion. Opioids may help with pain, but they can also provide a feeling of euphoria which leads to addiction. A new study by the University of Arkansas shows that increasing your […]
12
Mar
Mar
The road to recovering from alcoholism is long and challenging. It always helps to receive encouragement from people who have been in your shoes before or people who have had challenges to overcome as well. By collecting the quotes of motivational people, you will be able to brave through your recovery easier. “If You Quit […]
11
Mar
Mar
Advertisements glamorize a product to make you feel like everyone should have it. Forbes states that the increased use of social media by one hour a day can result in a .45 unit upsurge in the frequency of alcohol consumption in teens. Social media sites need to avoid the promotion of alcoholic beverages so that […]
09
Mar
Mar
Netflix recently released a documentary called “The Pharmacist.” This four-part documentary is about how pharmacist Dan Schneider loses his 22-year-old son, Danny Jr. after he got shot by a drug dealer trying to buy crack in 1999. “The Pharmacist” shows how you can shift your grief into activism to save the lives of others who […]
06
Mar
Mar
There are a lot of pop songs that like to compare love to a drug. You feel hooked as soon as you see that person and spend time with them up to the point where you feel you cannot stop thinking about them even after a breakup. By learning how the brain works when you […]
06
Mar
Mar
As part of the 12 steps, step four is about making a search and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Writing a memoir is all about looking into who we were and what brought us to who we are now. By writing a memoir about your addiction, you can not only fulfill one of your steps […]
05
Mar
Mar
Harris Wittels was a comedian who was not afraid to post his humorous thoughts on the web, on TV and podcasts. Unfortunately, Wittels died of a heroin overdose at the age of 30 in 2015. Wittels’ family is making it their mission to carry on his memory by spreading the word about substance abuse and […]
04
Mar
Mar
Businessman Frank Huntley was already living a wonderful life with his business, wife, and two kids. He liked making real-life models of classic horror characters on Halloween like Michael Myers and Frankenstein’s monster. It was not until Huntley understood the true horrors of opioid dependency that he used his hobby of building models to create […]
Addiction, Treatment
How Did Daniel Ament Turn His Life Around After a Vaping-Related Lung Transplant?
04
Mar
Mar
17-year-old Daniel Ament is considered the first person to undergo a double lung transplant after damaging his lungs through vaping nicotine and THC. Vaping took away Ament’s promising future in varsity sports and becoming a Navy SEAL. Daniel Ament’s cause for his declining health was not being educated about the dangers of vaping, so he […]
