Parents normally shudder the thought of their teen ever attempting to try drugs as they feel they are too smart to try or they feel if they do try, they will not become addicted. A national survey says that 8% of kids from ages 12-17 have used illegal drugs in the past month and 16%…
While drug use has been very prominent over the past several decades, drugs have had a role in history since before any of us were born. It is important to learn about where drugs like cocaine, tobacco, and marijuana came from as well as the early uses for drugs to better understand the minds of…
There are some drug addicts who not only use one drug but turn to many through the years called poly-use. It can start off with just experimenting thinking no harm will come to you to using those drugs as a excuse to try other drugs. Then there are drugs that open doors to harder drugs…
People smoke because nicotine gives you a temporary and addictive high, which can feel good on the brain to cope with stress, depression, anxiety, and boredom. Smoking can also be part of your routine, like taking a smoke with your early morning coffee, during your work break, and the commute home at the end of…
What prevents people from seeing a therapist is the fear that the information they tell them will get out. It should ease the worries of every client that therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists are to protect their client’s privacy by not revealing anything you discuss in therapy. Unless a client talks about something that can cause…
Anxiety appears in your body to deal with short-term threats that occur. If you are too stressed all of the time, your protective mechanisms will turn against you and result in damage to essential brain circuits. It is important never to have untreated anxiety, or your disorder can impact the mental health of your body…
One of the worst things about having anxiety is that you are too focused on what is to come instead of what is happening right now. You forget where you are and you are planning your whole life instead of taking everything one thing at a time. Because anxiety tends to take hold of your…
It can happen when someone has had a lot of alcohol to drink, someone can smell something foul on their breath. It is important not to ignore this sign as it can mean there is a sign of damage to the digestive system. To avoid having a smelly breath, you should abstain from alcohol and…
Many people associate postpartum depression with women. Women feel depressed when they are awoken in the middle of the night by their child’s cries and not getting enough sleep. It can feel very overwhelming. The truth is that men can get postpartum depression as well and more men need to break the stigma so they…
When people think about addiction, they tend to think about the need for a drug or alcohol addiction treatment center. What people don’t tend to think about are the dangers of smartphone addiction. Living in a technology-centric world means that we are glued to our phones as we do not want to miss any calls,…