Can You Get High Without Drugs? If you’re in recovery, know someone in recovery, or have ever attended an anti-drug seminar, you’ve likely heard the catchphrase “get high on life.” It’s easy to dismiss these words as wishful thinking and...
The Link Between Drugs and Homelessness: How Treatment Can Alter a Person’s Life In the U.S., homelessness is becoming an epidemic that may be tied to drug abuse. In 2020, there were more than 580,000 people experiencing homelessness. Chronic homelessness refers...
Using Drugs and Alcohol During Pregnancy Research shows that at least five percent of pregnant women use drugs or alcohol at some point during their pregnancy. Using addictive substances can cause significant health problems for infants, primarily because illicit...
Domestic Violence and Alcohol What is the connection between domestic violence and alcohol? The answer may not be what you think. While it is true that a high percentage of reported intimate personal violence incidents involved an offender who had been drinking prior...
Meth Addiction: How It Happens, Why It Happens and How To Get Clean Methamphetamine, or meth, is a dangerous and highly addictive drug. Meth is a stimulant, meaning it speeds up and intensifies sensations in the brain and central nervous system. When taken in...