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Why Addiction is So Hard To Talk About

Why Addiction is So Hard To Talk About

Ever struggled with a tough diagnosis besides addiction? Perhaps it was an autoimmune disorder, like diabetes, or a mental illness, like bipolar disorder. Maybe it was a sexually transmitted disease that you were embarrassed to talk about–or it may have been a...
Meth: Surprising Facts

Meth: Surprising Facts

In today’s post, we’ll explore methamphetamine, or meth, a drug that over 1.5 million Americans admit to using. So, is it like cocaine or other stimulants? They’re both white powder, right? Not exactly. Both meth and cocaine are stimulants, but they are two different...
The Personality Traits of Addicts: Fact or Myth?

The Personality Traits of Addicts: Fact or Myth?

The addiction recovery process is not easy. Our culture tends to stigmatize people with addiction as being weak or irresponsible. But addiction is a complex disease, and it can afflict anyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, class, personality. People who are...
The Brain on Morphine

The Brain on Morphine

I remember the day I broke my left collarbone playing rugby. It was a breezy autumn day in September. I had gone to make a tackle–the opponent slipped out of it–and I fell with all of my weight on my left shoulder, snapping my clavicle bone clean in half....