Inhalant abuse and addiction are widespread, but they can be challenging to detect. This is because its effects are short-term, making it difficult to spot someone actively using the substances. Though it may be challenging to determine whether or not a person is using inhalants, it is not impossible. You can still get someone […]
Tag Archives: Substance Abuse
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Jun
Jun
When you are recovering from addiction, it is imperative to be around positive influences that are supportive of your recovery. However, you will likely come across negative people from time to time who have a negative impact on your recovery. These encounters can be threatening to your sobriety if they have a profound effect on […]
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May
May
When discussing substance abuse, people often misconstrue the meanings of tolerance, dependence, and addiction, believing them to be the same thing. However, these terms describe the various ways drugs impact a person’s brain, body, and overall health. Understanding the differences between the three can help individuals recognize the different stages of addiction in themselves and […]
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May
May
A Substance Use Disorder is a diagnostic and legal term to define someone’s need for treatment due to the action of someone abusing drugs, whereas addiction can result from drug abuse. It is important to remember that not everyone who abuses substances develops an addiction. What Is Substance Abuse? Substance abuse is when someone overuses […]
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Apr
Apr
Kids who bully tend to impose harm on others as a way of dealing with their depression. A study published in Pediatrics journal in March 2021 discovered that childhood bullying had a stronger link to later alcohol, drugs, and tobacco use later in life. To prevent your child from developing substance abuse disorder, it is […]
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Apr
Apr
Triggers can be associated with mental health, trauma, and substance abuse. They are environmental cues that remind individuals of past traumatic experiences and can include things such as colors, songs, certain words, names, smells, and more. Triggers vary from person to person and are often quite distressing when experienced, even if the person has ways […]
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Apr
Apr
When it comes to substance abuse, co-occurring disorders are common. The majority of the time, these co-occurring disorders are mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. While having a mood disorder does not necessarily mean you will develop a substance abuse disorder, it is essential to note the correlation between the two. Understanding […]
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Apr
Apr
Normally when someone is struggling with addiction, they also have an underlying mental illness. They may not even be aware they have it until a therapist diagnoses them. Mental illness and substance abuse tend to go hand-in-hand because you may be abusing drugs to calm down your mental illness symptoms, or you have a mental […]
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Dec
Dec
There have been several theories about why schizophrenia and substance abuse are so closely linked. The most common substances abused by people with schizophrenia are alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, and cannabis. A 2002 report on “Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Schizophrenia” shows that 47% of schizophrenics struggle with some type of substance abuse and, of that […]
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Oct
Oct
A parent is supposed to be the person in your life who sets an example of how to live and guides you. What about when you have a parent who suffers from addiction or alcoholism? Dealing with this can cause a lot of difficult emotions in a child, including anger, resentment, confusion, and fear for […]