It can be tough and demanding to be a construction worker. It can be even more challenging when your job causes you to succumb to addiction. It is important for construction workers to seek help for their addiction so that they can have a clear mind and optimal performance for work. Study Reveals Addiction Among […]
Category Archives: Addiction
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Overcoming addiction can take a very long time to do. It took Kevin Alter, who created the popular addiction recovery blog “The Addict’s Diary,” over a decade to recover from his. By learning about Kevin Alter’s journey, other people struggling with addiction will understand that addiction recovery is not an easy road to follow but […]
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Tens of millions of Americans are suffering from substance abuse disorders. The government is aware that the opioid crisis is killing millions who do not know where to turn to. Having the White House create a website to help connect those who want to be in recovery to treatment centers will make a big difference […]
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Karie Fuget lost her husband, an American veteran, to opioid addiction. He felt so ashamed of his addiction that he did not seek out treatment. Fuget believes that the administration should address the shame and trauma that accompanies addiction to prevent more veterans from losing their lives. How Did Cleve Fuget Develop an Opioid Addiction? […]
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Doctors face the tough choice of giving emergency room patients painkillers. You may want to treat the pain, but you do not want to be responsible for that patient developing an addiction to opioids. Genetic testing for future opioid addiction may not work well in catching or preventing addiction but can be useful in deciding […]
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Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), sent letters to website operators warning them to stop illegally endorsing and selling opioids. These companies were Divyata, Euphoria Healthcare Pvt Ltd., JCM Dropship, and Meds4U who operated 10 websites. These websites are contributing to the opioid crisis and they […]
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One of the symptoms of any addiction is that it causes you to lie. You feel like you need to do whatever it takes to hide that you have a problem so that no one tears you away from that particular substance. One fitness blogger recently admitted to faking her workouts to hide her Adderall […]
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Antidepressants are supposed to slow down the central nervous system which relaxes the body. There are certain drugs that were made with good intentions, but carried more risks and complications that could not be ignored. Xanax is an FDA-approved medication used to treat anxiety and panic disorders but is not a common drug used to […]
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There are outbreaks of respiratory vaping-related illnesses with the death toll being 26. What makes vaping harder to treat than other drug addiction is that there is no evidence of how to help young people quit. By seeing how hard vaping can be to quit, this shows all the more reason we need to find […]
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It is possible that you have never experienced love from your parents, so you are trying hard to gain love as an adult. Being addicted to love is just as dangerous as any other drug in that you want love in your life so badly that you are willing to be with the wrong person. […]
