Substance Use Disorder Resources

You always hear about bodybuilders having a short fuse due to steroid use. It doesn’t help seeing TV or YouTube clips of these muscle-filled individuals angrily reacting to minor situations. But how much truth is there in these myths? There is some level of truth to these myths. There are […]

Alcohol use has been an acceptable form of socialization among co-workers. At least one party a year in the workplace is organized and held to foster camaraderie and fellowship among employees and their supervisors. These are often stressful events for the HR staff in the organization due to the presence […]

Many people in this world have one main fear: aging. They don’t want to get older, nor do they want to look or feel older. The problem is there are millions of people abusing alcohol. They may have started drinking socially and ended up with an addiction to alcohol. Ever […]

LGBT Substance Abuse Treatment Many studies show that the LGBT group has more substance abuse problems and is less likely to abstain from alcohol than heterosexuals. Researchers suggest that these differences exist because of more prevalent activities in LGBT communities. These activities include bars and circuit parties primarily involving drinking […]

Illicit use of drugs doesn’t come without risks–whether big or small. Some drugs, however, pose more life-threatening consequences than others. What are the most dangerous drugs that are accessed by their users? Here is a comprehensive list. When drug use turns into an addiction, it becomes a concern. The illicit […]

Some tools and programs learned in inpatient rehab might assist when entering recovery from addiction. Many recovering addicts have had great success with 12-step rehab or programs that use a series of twelve steps to address addiction and support people in recovery. The programs give people guides and plan to […]

Have you ever been out at a club or bar and noticed someone who seems to be impossibly thin? They don’t have all the extra weight that we typically associate with those who drink a lot of alcohol, but they drink like crazy. So, what’s going on, and how are […]

Arguably, the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act was one of the most impactful federal laws created in the twentieth century. The act was one of the first laws that effectively criminalized the production, importing, manufacturing, compounding, selling, and distributing of opium and coca leaves (the leaves often used to make cocaine). […]

Reports from Ohio – the U.S. state that experienced the most opioid-related deaths in 2016 – have claimed that medical cannabis can be used as an effective treatment for opioid addiction. Dr. F. Stuart Leeds has been gathering and compiling information about using marijuana as a medical treatment for various disorders. Some […]

Talk about famous operas, and these things immediately come to mind: women clad in long, flowing gowns and men in crisp, black tuxedos engaged in a vocal duel on stage; bright klieg lights and ever-shifting scenes that are in sync with the music; and bespectacled, high-society patrons seated in the […]