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Struggling to Cope Dealing with the divorce of his parents and struggling with being the only boy out of five sisters, Sam began using drugs and alcohol in his early teens. “I really leaned heavily on this new world that I had discovered in drugs.” Sam started...
Originally invented back in 1957, Darvocet is a narcotic painkiller comprised of an opioid similar to codeine called propoxyphene. This opioid has roughly 20% of the potency of morphine and was intended to treat patients for mild to moderate pain. Darvocet was one of the...
Substance abuse is an ever-growing problem not just in the United States, but throughout the world in general. With new drugs hitting the streets every day and all manners of alcohol available right down the street at the corner store, addiction can strike anyone, anywhere,...
Fitting In Levi’s addiction to alcohol and cocaine began before Levi was even legal to consume alcohol. “I got into college, I went through a bad breakup, and I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with my life, and I had a lot of...
Commonly prescribed to treat ADD and ADHD, Concerta is a drug that is often abused on college campuses by students hoping to improve their grades. Concerta helps maintain a high level of focus. Like any prescription medication, Concerta can be addictive when abused, so it is...
Pain and discomfort are often two main feelings people try to avoid their whole life. Unfortunately, when we are talking about detox and withdrawals for substance abuse there is no getting around the pain and discomfort. It is important to know, when considering rehabilitation, when...
When Mareesa was 13, she tried alcohol for the first time. Coping and struggling with a death in her family, Mareesa asked a family friend to bring over some vodka. Her first experience drinking escalated as quickly as it began. “The first time I drank...
Anyone who has suffered from addiction can tell you how much their addiction was like an illness or a disease. The hunger, the battle to maintain integrity and a moral compass when the cravings and desire for the drug would overwhelm reason and rational thought was a...
If someone you love is abusing drugs or alcohol, you know how heartbreaking it is to watch them suffer, relapse, and realize they are powerless against their cravings. Its important for a family dealing with addiction to know that it is a disease. The disease...
Ever since she took that first hit of Marijuana at the age of 11, drugs have given Shirley a sense of belonging. Being from an immigrant family, until that moment, she never felt quiet like she fit in anywhere. “This was back in the 70’s, everybody...