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After spending nearly two decades addicted to opioids, Gerod Buckhalter was selected for a clinical trial to curb severe addiction. Doctors at West Virginia University performed Deep Brain Stimulation on him to control his cravings. We followed him as he went through surgery.
When the Zappos icon died in a fire last week, questions abounded, the answers were a Covid-period spiral, turning to drugs.
Why was “live and let live” such a hard concept to wrap my mind around? I feel an urgency to fix everything that goes wrong in my addicted love ones life.
It is easy to let anxiety consume every waking moment when we live with an active addict. I felt a false sense of control and became anxious when I thought the addict in my life was going to use.
If you find you’re drinking more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic or starting to drink alone, you’re—well, not alone. Maybe you used to drink only occasionally, but now it feels like there’s permission to make drinking a daily ritual. I stopped drinking a few years back, but if I still drank, I can almost guarantee […]
Experimenting and rebellion are hallmarks of the teenage years that sometimes lead to drug and alcohol use. If you suspect your child might be falling into a substance abuse disorder here’s how parents can recognize the signs and take action to curb destructive behaviors.
Discovering that your teen son or daughter could be using drugs stirs up a lot of emotion. The best way to find out what’s going on, and to begin helping, is to start talking.
If you’ve just discovered or have reason to believe your child is using drugs, the first thing to do is sit down and take a deep breath. We know it’s a scary time, but you’re in the right place. Prepare to Take Action if You Suspect Teen Drug Use.
Addiction is a disease that affects the user and their family members, friends and coworkers. I tried to control, cover-up, and take on the responsibilities for the addict.
“Everything just kind of seemed like a blur that day,” Becky Savage said. “Your mind is not really meant to process something that extreme.” The day Savage is describing is June 14, 2015. The Indiana mom’s two oldest sons, Nick and Jack, were celebrating at high school graduation parties the night before. The boys came […]
You’ve got Fentanyl, which is 50 times stronger than heroin. And then Carfentanil, which is 100 times stronger than Fentanyl.
Addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavior problem, experts contend in a new definition of addiction, Not solely related to substances.
The number of deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2017 hit the highest level since federal data collection started in 1999.
OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma is exploring bankruptcy protection amid accusations of igniting an opioid crisis due to the highly addictive narcotic.
