It goes without saying that drinking alcohol while taking medications isn’t the safest option. Without knowing how the medication you’ve taken will react with alcohol, you play your health at risk. Healthline states that in some cases, alcohol can worsen…
Along with the opioid crisis comes major investigation into which cities have been receiving too many prescriptions – according to Quartz Media, drug wholesalers shipped 9 million painkillers over 2 years to a small, West Virginia pharmacy – and it’s…
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), tobacco, alcohol, and prescription or illegal drugs can have severe health consequences for infants. Research states that when a pregnant mother uses these substances, they pass through the placenta, reaching the…
Valentine’s Day was a devastating day this year for residents of Parkland, Florida, as 17 people died during a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The gunman was 19 year old Nikolas Cruz, who was expelled from the…
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), approximately 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. This number is staggering, and brings up a question that many people ask themselves, “Why…
Growing up, we see various personalities that play into what is regarded as acceptable to society and what is not. As we get older, we may struggle with society’s expectations of us because our own personality clashes with this. For…
Most of us have developed some unhealthy forms of communication either from our parents, grandparents, friends, extended family members or romantic partners. In childhood, these unhealthy habits can really sink in because our brains are still developing, and we are…
We all have a natural temperament – some of us tend to be shyer, more outgoing, riskier or more reserved; impulsive behavior is typically exhibited throughout childhood and adolescence and becomes a more defined part of our personality as we…
Prisons hold many people who struggle with addiction, thus drug smuggling is a topic of concern for many prisons. As one inmate stated in an interview for an online magazine called The Fix, “If I walk down my landing, I…
Whether you’ve recently entered inpatient rehabilitation, or you plan to in the near future, you will likely have some space to relax, breathe, and feel at home. You may have a lot of things to bring or may choose to…
