Author: James Anderson

One strategy that can help is carrying reminders of why you chose to abstain from alcohol. These could be notes on your phone, a piece of jewelry with special significance, or even a specific image set as your phone’s wallpaper. When temptation arises, these reminders serve as powerful motivators. Alcoholics Anonymous, for example, has more […]

During art therapy, you may have freedom to create your own art pieces or follow the directions of your art therapist. Art therapy may be effective because of the relationship among substance use disorder and mood and emotion regulation. The number of studies on art therapy treatment and SUDs remain relatively small, however, so scholars […]

As with all substance abuse, those experiencing addiction to flakka should screen for co-occurring mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety. Synthetic drugs are illicitly created to produce substances that differ slightly from legal drugs. Thus, there are cases as violent as Austin Harrouff, and sometimes as unhinged as a 37-year-old Floridian identified only […]

It can also lessen the risk of relapse because of medical support and supervision. Stopping alcohol use cold turkey or attempting to recover from drug addiction is not recommended. Because of the severity of the symptoms, people often feel the need to drink or use drugs to make them go away. We used a standardized […]

Drug treatment programs tend to fall into a couple of categories. Both provide you an excellent level of care that can help you get free from barbiturate addiction, with each one having distinct benefits. The treatment of barbiturate abuse or overdose is generally supportive. If you believe someone has taken barbiturates inappropriately, take them to the […]

As a result, women are more susceptible to alcohol-related damage to organs such as the liver. Alcohol, like some medicines, can make you sleepy, drowsy, or lightheaded. Small amounts of alcohol can make it dangerous to drive, and when you mix alcohol with certain medicines you put yourself at even greater risk. Combining alcohol with […]

Again, nonalcoholic wines have the same traditional production methods. Manufacturers harvest grapes and crush and ferment them to create a base wine. However, they then use techniques to reduce or remove the alcohol content. The process begins with selecting and pressing apples to extract the juice. This juice goes through pasteurization to eliminate any bacteria […]

A person who witnesses a drug overdose can perform first aid while waiting for the emergency services to arrive. Doing so may save the person’s life and help increase their chance of a full recovery. Anyone who is concerned about substance use should speak to their primary care physician. You can also join a virtual or […]

The drug is a Schedule III non-narcotic that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for use only as a general anesthetic. However, doctors sometimes prescribe it for “off-label” uses, such as depression. Off-label means using the drugs to treat conditions the FDA has not approved. Like any other addiction, ketamine can create a […]

People abusing alcohol or suffering from alcoholism tend to use multiple illegal and addictive drugs either sequentially or simultaneously [4,5]. Powerful stimulants like meth cause physical jitteriness, intense wakefulness, and anxiety. However, these effects do not last very long, especially when combined with illicit drugs. Hungund et al. [198] showed that alcohol did not cause […]