Category Archives: Addiction

Rheumatoid Arthritis May Lead to Painkiller Addiction and Abuse

Physicians treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may prescribe a range of condition management drug treatments including over-the-counter and prescription anti-inflammatories, corticosteroids, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), and/or opioids. Every medication comes with certain risks; but, prescription opioids, in particular, pose a high risk of dependency and bone fractures. Any RA sufferer should understand and beware the risks…

Understanding the Cycle of Addiction

Why Experts Call Addiction A “Cycle” People often discuss addiction as a cycle – an endless hamster wheel that can feel impossible to escape. Addiction, treatment, trigger, relapse, and addiction…does it ever end? Luckily, recovery is attainable with the right support system and treatment program. The first step toward recovery may be admitting you have…

National Methamphetamine Awareness Day 2016

November 30 is National Methamphetamine Awareness Day. The date has been on the calendar since about 2006, when the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) partnered with the federal government as well as local governments and the private sector to raise awareness of methamphetamine abuse. Attorneys General have called on their states to enact “broad-based,…

What Are The Dangers Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse On A Weak Immune System?

Does alcohol weaken your immune system? Drug and alcohol abuse negatively affects the body, particularly its immune system. Such abuse can destroy a weak immune system, leaving the body vulnerable to disease. This is a dangerous situation for people already suffering from a weakened immune system. Common complications of drug and alcohol abuse have an…

Pokémon Go Addiction – Healthy Or Not?

Collecting items can become an addiction — and Pokémon Go certainly feeds into this problem. Pokémon has been an original Nintendo title since the Game Boy, and now it has hit the smartphone platform. The app is a huge phenomenon and has practically taken over social media and major news outlets. So what’s so groundbreaking…