by Anthony Myers | Oct 24, 2017 | Addiction, Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness, Mental Health
Kratom is becoming more popular with each passing day. Advocates of kratom say that it is a cure-all for those who suffer from anxiety and depression, some scientists say it can be used to help those who are addicted to opioids, and others believe that the drug is...
by Anthony Myers | Oct 11, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness
Misusing drugs and alcohol just doesn’t kill people by overdoses. Drug abuse also kills people in other, less obvious ways. Abusing drugs and alcohol can make you sick. The substances can make people immediately sick, like making people dizzy or nauseated or slow...
by Anthony Myers | Oct 5, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness, Recovery, Substance Abuse
In 2016 a recovering opioid addict underwent hip surgery in Michigan and was given 50 oxycodone pills to deal with the pain. Instead she died of an overdose. The hospital where she received her surgery didn’t know of her addiction or recent stay at a substance use...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 21, 2017 | Addiction, Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness, Substance Abuse
There is a myth that one of the Sibyls (oracles) approached the last Roman king (before the creation of the Roman Republic), Lucius Tarquinnius Superbus, with several books of prophecies, asking an exorbitant price. He refused, so she burned some of the books, and...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 30, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness
Dangerous drugs are not just drugs you might buy in the street or at a club, like heroin or MDMA (ecstasy). Today, far more people could face drug problems because of drugs they can find in their medicine cabinets. These drugs are prescription drugs and...
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...
