Next time you go to your grandmother’s house and reach for her homemade cookies or brownies, you may get a big surprise. Marijuana use among the baby boomers is more common than you think. This generation grew up in the 60s and 70s, when getting high was nothing out of the ordinary. It’s no wonder [...]
Drug Abuse & Addiction
Hip-hop artist Lil’ Wayne was released from the hospital on March 19, after being admitted for seizures. There has been speculation surrounding the circumstances of his seizures and hospital stay. Although people close to Wayne have denied any links to drugs, he has been extremely open in the past about his cough syrup dependence. Wayne [...]
Losing to Addiction Have you noticed what you may be losing when you keep using drugs and alcohol? By the time you realize that you are drowning in addiction, it may have already cost you family, friends, self-esteem, finances and trust. The drive to continue using despite all these consequences is insanity, but the option [...]
Are you sick of hearing about pain clinic busts in Florida yet? New state regulations have shut down many of the clinics that made Florida the home of the “Oxy Express,” but they have just moved north. The Wall Street Journal recently published an article about pain clinics setting up shop in Georgia: “The rapid [...]
What is a drugged driver? Well, it is an addict who is driving under the influence of illicit drugs or prescription or illegally obtained pills. Not everyone who takes pain medicine is going to crash. However, the likelihood greatly increases if they are abusing their medications. According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use [...]
Elephants went on a drunken rampage in an Indian village, destroying all in their path. It turns out that maybe elephants have a special taste for alcohol. Elephants charged into the village from the forest when they could smell a sweet alcoholic drink made from the local mahua trees. Clearly, their sense of smell is [...]
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love to consume mass quantities of all my favorite foods: Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, string bean casserole and sweet mashed potatoes. While this time is usually filled with family, food and fun, for some this holiday kicks off a period of depression. Whether you are still using [...]
If you have family members who are addicted, you probably have genetics linked to addiction. This is especially true if it’s an immediate family member who is an addict. You are predisposed to addiction and thus much more likely to fall into abusing substances, rather than using them responsibly. Addiction can be a generational curse [...]
There is an unspoken secret among airplane pilots: Never admit you need help with addiction or mental health issues. If something goes on record, they may be seen as unstable and risk losing their careers. This means that many pilots may not get the help that they need, possibly putting their lives and the lives [...]
When we are using drugs and alcohol, we know that we are being controlled by external substances. How do we know if our addictive thoughts are controlling us when we are sober? Thinking that we are in control can lead us straight back to substance abuse. Here is a list that may help us recognize [...]
