by Anthony Myers | Aug 29, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness
Black market drugs. Even the words sound mysterious. But this mystery can contain a substantial amount of danger, a danger that can kill. Although their name sounds exotic, black market drugs are anything but. The name just means normal distribution channels don’t...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 28, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness
Yes, this is another blog post post about a specific drug or category of drugs, but there’s just so much to learn about drugs and drug addiction. We’re also learning more and more about both every day, so I’m not sure the learning will ever stop. Today’s drug is the...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 25, 2017 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
If you do anything specifically to get intoxicated, that’s not ideal. Intoxication can be the necessary or accidental side effect of something, from pain medication to a runner’s elevated endorphins, but if you want and try to get buzzed, high, wasted or drunk, that...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 24, 2017 | Drug Addiction
A recent research study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology suggests that marijuana use might more than triple your risk of death from hypertension. The study doesn’t pretend to be conclusive. It’s a small “retrospective follow-up study” of 1200...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 23, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Do things get better? Perhaps, but for LGBTQIA teens and young people struggling with drug and alcohol abuse, it might be difficult for them to see brighter futures when their current worlds might be so dark. LGBTQIA stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual,...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 22, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
In October, the streaming service Netflix will offer new episodes of its hit series Stranger Things. The show’s biggest star is Winona Ryder. Funnily enough, she plays a mother in the series, while a few decades ago, there’s a good chance Ryder would’ve played one of...
