by Anthony Myers | Dec 26, 2017 | Addiction, Health and Wellness, Recovery
The new year. It’s a time for a change as 2017 comes to an end and 2018 begins. People promise themselves with new year’s resolutions of going to the gym, reading more, and starting other healthy habits. However, when the new year comes in it’s time to party....
by Anthony Myers | Dec 19, 2017 | Addiction, Health and Wellness, Mental Health
Pushups, running, burpees, and other exercises all help the human brain pump out endorphins like a factory pumping out car parts. One who commits to a workout routine will create discipline and notice the benefits of working out on a regular basis. Getting into this...
by Anthony Myers | Dec 12, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Recovery
Insomnia. It keeps people awake into the late hours of the night without question. Anxiety, depression, chronic pain, stimulants and others are to blame for causing one’s lack of sleep and substance use disorder can further antagonize this problem. People using drugs...
by Anthony Myers | Dec 9, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness, Substance Abuse
“Breath in… and breath out… and breath in… and breath out” A common chant for practitioners of mindfulness meditation. An art that has been practiced since 5,000 BC and with good reason. Almost every culture has taken this practice and incorporated it into society....
by Anthony Myers | Nov 9, 2017 | Addiction, Health and Wellness, Substance Abuse
Synthetic drugs, legal highs, party pills, and synthetic cannabis are all different names for New Psychoactive Substances (NPS). NPS is newly created drugs that replicate the effects of weed, cocaine ecstasy, and LSD. The chemicals that are used in these synthetic...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 2, 2017 | Addiction, Health and Wellness, Mental Health
PTSD is becoming commonly known throughout the nation. The American Psychiatric Association, or APA, added PTSD to the third edition of its diagnosis and statistics manual. The complex phenomenon affects those who experience a traumatic event and any memory that...