You’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but now you’re feeling an anxiety attack coming on because you’re worried about the medications your doctor prescribed. As you sit there thinking about how they will make you feel and the warning labels, which include words like “addiction,” your heart begins to pound in your ears. The…
America has become a country of pill poppers. Is this a harsh statement? Yes, but it’s also factual. Psychology Today ran an article in April 2011 entitled, Is Medication the Answer to Depression? It revealed that in 1996, 13 million U.S. residents were treated with antidepressants. By 2015, that number rose to 27 million. According…
Opiates are a class of drugs derived from a certain kind of poppy. Opioids, on the other hand, are the larger class of drugs that includes opiates, as well as synthetic opiates and drugs that have the same effect even though they’re made from different things. In this article, we’ll talk about opioids—the entire group…
Adderall is commonly used to treat ADD and ADHD, but many youths abuse it as a study drug. Some 34% of college students admit to taking it illegally, and research indicates full-time college students are more likely to use it for non-medical purposes. The result is young people developing an addiction that may require detox…