Do Drugs Increase Cortisol Stress Levels?

Dec 2, 2021

Do Drugs Increase Cortisol Stress Levels? People who start taking drugs don’t often think about the negative impacts of their actions. They don’t intend to become addicted; they’re just looking to ease pain, seek adventure or want to feel good. While not everyone who...

Finding Sobriety When the Interest Isn’t There

Nov 19, 2021

Finding Sobriety When the Interest Isn’t There It is common knowledge that finding sobriety can often be an extraordinary challenge. For many individuals, it takes repeated attempts to get sober, often punctuated by relapses. Even seemingly successful...

Understanding the Link Between Unemployment and Drug Addiction

Nov 9, 2021

Understanding the Link Between Unemployment and Drug Addiction Although various studies show that drug addiction can increase the incidence of unemployment, new studies explore growing evidence that unemployment is a leading factor contributing to drug addiction...

Drug Use and Child Neglect

Nov 4, 2021

Drug Use and Child Neglect For the children of substance abusers, the impact of addiction on their lives can be devastating on a number of fronts. With some estimates asserting that six million children in the United States live with a parent who abuses alcohol or...

The Good and Bad of Ketamine

Oct 27, 2021

The Good and Bad of Ketamine Ketamine is a drug classification primarily used as an anesthetic in human and veterinary applications. It causes a dissociative state, a trance-like condition that provides pain relief and causes sedation and temporary amnesia. Ketamine...