When the sun sets earlier and the temperatures drop, do you feel less like yourself? Are you more inclined to isolate during winter and struggle [...]

Throughout the years, there is usually an addictive drug that is more prevalent in the news than others. Recently, fentanyl has stolen the stage with [...]

Drug abuse and addiction is not something that subtly occurs. No matter how hard one may try to disguise it, signs of abuse almost always [...]

When it comes to drug considerations, there are certainly a fair few known to be highly dangerous, and a large number with a relatively short [...]

Cocaine, a powerful stimulant drug, has significant impacts on the body and mind. Understanding how long cocaine stays in your system and the long-term risks [...]

What is Cocaine? Cocaine is an illegal drug formulated from South American plant leaves called coca. It generally comes in the form of a white [...]

What are the 3 C’s of Addiction? According to a study conducted in 2017, 46 percent of Americans report having a close friend or family [...]

Substance-induced mood disorder is any significant mood shift that is brought about directly and exclusively by the use of substances such as prescription medications, drugs [...]

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a mood disorder caused by changes in weather, particularly major seasonal shifts. Individuals who experience abnormally low moods, lethargy and depressive [...]

Everyone experiences symptoms of stress and anxiety from time to time, but those with persistent, long lasting symptoms are often diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. [...]

Effects of illicit drug consumption include a host of unpleasant physical side effects that are well known by many – people are often made aware [...]

People are given painkillers for a number of reasons – perhaps they suffer from chronic pain; maybe they are recovering from extensive surgery. Whatever the [...]

Medical doctors can prescribe painkillers for a number of reasons including mild to severe chronic pain and post-surgical pain management. However this common usage of [...]

How often have you popped another Advil after the first one didn’t work well enough to take your headache away?  Now, imagine if each Advil [...]

Following surgery, after a serious injury or in response to a diagnosis of chronic pain, doctors may prescribe painkiller medication to their patient(s). While this [...]

Statistics show that veterans have a higher rate of developing a substance use disorder than the general population, as men and women in the military [...]