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‘Glee’ Star Cory Monteith Checks into Rehab
Cory Monteith, who plays Finn Hudson on the hit Fox series Glee has entered rehab for substance addiction. Although this is not his first attempt at getting sober, everyone—including his girlfriend, and fellow cast member, Lea Michele—is strongly supportive of his decision to try at it again. “I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this,” Michele, 26, says in a statement. “I am grateful and proud he made this decision.” The actress and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Celebrity, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Bruno Mars Discusses His Former Drug Abuse and Moving On With Life
With such a successful career already unfolding and countless hits under his belt, including “Grenade,” “Locked out of Heaven,” and most recently, “If I Was Your Man,” Bruno Mars seems like the perfect rock star with no cares in the world, but he has had anything but a “perfect” past, having recently come clean about his earlier drug abuse and mostly forgotten nights. During an interview with GQ, Mars recalled the evening he was arrested for … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alcohol and Drugs, Celebrity, Substance Abuse
FDA Concerned over Growing Rate of Prescription Opioid Abuse
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration are becoming alarmed at the increasing rate of prescription drug abuse in the United States, specifically opioid painkillers. Opioids are chemical compounds that bind to specific opioid receptors in the brain, the central and peripheral nervous system, and other tissues in the body. Opioids are found in prescription painkillers such as hydrocodone (Vicodin,) oxycodone (Oxycontin) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and are typically prescribed by doctors following a physical injury or … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Alcohol and Drugs, Latest News, Substance Abuse
A Prescription for Prescription Medication Abuse in the Military
In a little over a decade, the number of prescription medications prescribed for service members—including painkillers, tranquilizers, muscle relaxants, stimulants, and barbiturates—has risen from fewer than one million to nearly five million. There has been an ever-prevalent issue of alcohol abuse in the military, but prescription drug abuse has become more prominent since the Afghanistan War began in 2001. Many soldiers who have come back from the war with injuries or PTSD easily get handed … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Alcohol and Drugs, Substance Abuse
Genetics and Addictions: What Predisposition Really Says About Becoming an Addict
Addiction is a touchy topic, especially when it comes to the relationship of genetics causing a dependence of any sort. Recent studies have proved that while genetics can play a large role in predisposition, they cannot prove that someone will or will not become an addict, as addiction is a complex disease related to the interaction of both genetics and environmental factors. After all, someone can be the only addict in their family, or they can be the only non-addict. No matter what role genetics play in a person’s likelihood of addiction, the focus should be on progress in terms of both the science of genetics and the treatment and prevention of addiction based on this available information. While genetics are not 100% responsible for a person’s descent into addiction, they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Substance Abuse
The Crystal Meth Epidemic
In 2009, crystal meth re-surged as a major problem for the U.S.. Homegrown meth labs—and their disastrous consequences—multiplied across the nation as Mexican cartels got their stronghold in the Southwest. Crystal meth users, while varying in age and demographics, tend to be young and engage in high risk—even criminal—behavior, which is associated with this drug. Crystal meth causes serious health complications and is a public health concern, from the erratic behaviors seen while under the influence of methamphetamine … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Alcohol and Drugs, Substance Abuse
Whatever happened to the playground?
In today’s age, it seems like kids are starting to do things younger and younger, from wearing makeup to using cell phones. It seems that this trend of “younger, younger, younger” has pushed itself knee deep into the bog of drinking, drugs, and potential addiction. Kids are starting to use dangerous drugs regularly at the beginning of their teen years. Is this because the easy access, the fact that so many of them see this … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Substance Abuse
To Confront or Control the Memories that Come With PTSD
Flashbacks, night terrors, anxiety, wanting to run out of a room and not knowing why –PTSD is an extremely debilitating disorder, and the matter of fact is that there are presently no ways to control the obtrusive memories that come up, unannounced, and bring those feelings of sheer terror and panic back to the surface. Body heat, chills, scratching your arms, hearing your head say, “USE, USE, USE… I NEED DRUGS…” – the intense cravings of drug addiction plague those of us afflicted. Even when walking around on a beautiful day, something subtle—unnamed—makes your head start spinning into the whirlwind of wanting to use drugs. Obtrusive PTSD memories. Uninvited, rewarding, drug-associated memories. What to do about them, so that we can try to live happy lives – without hiding in our rooms … Read entire article »
Blackouts
Throughout my abuse of drugs in my addiction I used many different substances, some of which when I ingested enough caused me to blackout. The worst blackouts occurred when abusing multiple drugs at the same time, which was what I did daily. Certain combinations caused me to blackout and do things I did not intend on doing before blacking out. Pills and liquor mixed with a lot of marijuana was my favorite mix of drugs, and the worst blackouts happened while taking benzodiazepines like Xanax, Valium, and Ativan, or sleeping pills like Ambien, Lunesta, or even Seroquel while drinking. For me, once I have one substance in my system, I begin taking as many other substances as I could; anything that was available was going to be ingested. The blackouts happened many … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Substance Abuse
Reservations
Now that you’ve gotten off of drugs, you may feel that you are not completely ready to remain sober. You may feel that you didn’t do enough drugs, you didn’t get a good enough high when you did drugs, that you never tried a particular drug you’re curious about, or that you never really hit a bottom. These are reservations that can lead you to relapsing and are a common reason why people relapse. For me, hearing people in recovery talk about drugs can make me want to try them or do them again. Knowing that I will never feel the influence of a substance again is hard to deal with because for so long they made me feel so good. I possess reservations about the drugs I never tried, and … Read entire article »
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