The Legal Way to Handle an Old Rx? Surprising Trivia Re: Controlled Substances
Prescription medications can create a safety hazard. In some cases, it could even be illegal to save old, expired drugs. Federal, state and local laws govern the [...]
Does Long-Term Adderall Use Cause Health Problems?
Usage of Adderall and other stimulants in the United States has increased over the last few years, according to reviews of pharmacy dispensing rates. While these drugs [...]
Concerns About Madonna: Mental Health, Drug Use, or Both?
Known worldwide as the Queen of Pop, Madonna Louise Ciccone rose to fame in 1984 with the release of her second album "Like a Virgin." In her [...]
Tips for Gauging the Health of a Marijuana Habit
With the legalization of marijuana now passing in various states, both for medical and recreational use, its use is less of a taboo than it used to [...]
What Are the Effects of Drinking Alcohol Daily?
It's easy to forget that alcohol is a drug and a dangerous one at that. Social alcohol consumption is considered normal at all levels of society. Those [...]
5 Expert Tips for How to Stop Doing Cocaine
Cocaine is a highly addictive, illegal drug, but it can be popular and seen as socially acceptable among high-income professionals. Social cocaine use is common, and an [...]
What Causes Alcoholism?
Some people are social drinkers, whereas others spend their youth drinking heavily or overindulging during stressful times. Some in the latter group may decide to stop or [...]
Step 5 – Admitting Your Wrongs
The first four steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) deal with powerlessness, reckoning with a higher power and coming to terms with the past. In Step 5 of [...]
Can You Go to Rehab For Alcohol?
Alcohol abuse contributes to over 3 million deaths worldwide every year. In the United States alone, alcohol abuse disorder affects nearly 15 million people over the age [...]
How Alcoholism Permanently Damages the Liver
Learning that you have alcoholic liver disease can be a wake-up call to make some life changes. Unfortunately, for many alcoholics, learning about alcohol-related liver damage may [...]
