Although carfentanil and fentanyl sound alike, they are not the same drug. Fentanyl is a very potent drug, more dangerous than morphine, and highly addictive. Carfentanil is 100 times stronger than fentanyl, with minimal contact running the risk of...
People use drugs in all sorts of ways. Some might abuse prescription pills by taking too many, some inject drugs, and others resort to snorting for the high it provides. Snorting drugs is a means to get more into the system more quickly. It enters...
Habits either make or break you, so it seems. New Year’s resolutions rise up before the first of the year and drop off by the first of February. Every goal people have in mind usually gets broken at one point or another. We try to keep up but we...
Hundreds of dangerous drugs in the world are lurking but people who are addicted may not realize their dangers. You can maybe name a few off the top of your head but some of the following can be surprising to people. If you familiarize yourself...
A key ingredient to recovery from addiction to alcohol or drugs is a healthy lifestyle. Treatment and rehab professionals agree mere abstinence is not enough for recovery. Some other components of health and wellness must be abided by if a person...
Anabolic steroids are still out there and they are devastating lives. These synthetic derivatives of testosterone can promote growth of skeletal muscle and increase lean body mass. They are produced for legal prescriptions but most people are using...
Many employees may be impaired on the job without a supervisor or boss knowing. Having a substance abuse problem can lead to challenges for the company, other employees, and also be dangerous for the person and others at the job site. Learn more...
Adderall dependence is more common than people think. It can happen to anyone who has been using it for a long period of time. When you are physically dependent on Adderall, you try to quit but find it incredibly hard. If you use it to get high,...
Depressants are drugs that inhibit function of the central nervous system (CNS) and are among the most widely used drugs in the world. These drugs operate by impacting neurons in the CNS, which leads to symptoms like drowsiness, relaxation,...
Active addiction and personalities with addictive tendencies go hand-in-hand. The urge to substitute one addiction for another can happen naturally, especially during early recovery. Learn more about how it happens and what to look out for when...
