Depression and Substance Abuse: The Chicken or the Egg?
Depression and Substance Abuse: The Chicken or the Egg?
There’s a saying in the recovery movement: Alcohol and drug addiction can cause mental illness but mental illness does not cause addiction. However, some mental illnesses, especially those that are not quickly diagnosed and treated, can trigger the use … drug… Continue reading
Former Howard Stern Sidekick Artie Lange to Perform at PlayhouseSquare
Former Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange to perform at PlayhouseSquare
The tough times included drug addiction that bottomed out with a 2010 suicide attempt. Today … The News-Herald talked to Lange, who returns to Northeast Ohio for a show Nov. 30 at PlayhouseSquare's Palace Theatre, about his current book, whether… Continue reading
Can Florida’s Baker Act “Take Someone Away” for Drug Addiction?
Question by Emily: Can Florida’s Baker Act “take someone away” for drug addiction?
My cousin has an addiction problem to crack cocaine. She will not go to rehab. Can I have the local authorities come and Baker Act my cousin and have her “taken away” to get treatment for her… Continue reading
Why Family Dinners Won’t Stop Drug Abuse
Why Family Dinners Won’t Stop Drug Abuse
Using a different federal study of teenagers, Kelly Musick and Ann Meier found that changes in teens’ frequency of family dinners at one time didn’t predict changes in their substance abuse at a later time, after controlling for other changes in … drug… Continue reading
Meeting Set to Focus on Prescription Drug Abuse in Wausau – WSAW
Meeting Set to Focus on Prescription Drug Abuse in Wausau – WSAW
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Meeting Set to Focus on Prescription Drug Abuse in Wausau WSAW This month's AOD Partnership meeting will focus on the local impact of prescription drug abuse in Wausau. It will be on Tuesday, December 4th from 11:30am –… Continue reading |
Is It Possible to Be Addicted to Endorphins?
Question by Gots me gun: Is it possible to be addicted to endorphins?
I always feel really really good after working out and my sister said it’s because of endorphins are being released and are like a bodily drug or somethin.
So could you get addicted to them? I know… Continue reading