A Relapse Track May Be What You Need to Finally Kick the Habit for Good Addiction is a condition that is difficult to recover from without help. Half of the people in recovery will relapse, but it is not inevitable. It is a reality of the real challenges of addiction. A relapse prevention program offers…
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Why Executive Take ‘Smart Drugs,’ and Why This Can Be Dangerous From stage fright to anxiety, and other issues like depression, people are taking pills and numbing out more than ever. Executives are taking ‘smart drugs,’ not only to cope but to improve their performance at work. This is known as ‘biohacking.’ Executives, especially, can…
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How to Help a Loved One in Law Enforcement Who Struggles with Addiction Police officers often have a difficult job because they are dealing with all sorts of things on a daily basis that can be considered dangerous and mentally taxing. They see things most others don’t see and are called on to uphold the…
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Do Men Have a Harder Time Overcoming Denial About Addiction? Men are more likely than women to abuse drugs, especially to numb out from stress. Depression is also prevalent among men and the men are less likely to seek mental health treatment. Not only is depression higher among men, but addiction rises as well when…
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Why Medical Professionals Turn to Addiction and Ways to Help Them Recover Medical professionals, including nurses, doctors, anesthesiologists, and more have some of the highest rates of addiction around. Their workforce contributes to the safety and well-being of so many, yet many of them are struggling under the weight of addiction. Emotionally and physically, they…
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Why Meth and Xanax Don’t Mix Methamphetamine and Xanax can become a lethal cocktail of drugs when taken together. Some people even mix in alcohol while taking these drugs. They speed up the heart rate and increase blood pressure, among other things. Xanax is a depressant which changes how the body responds to the methamphetamine.…
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What is the Difference Between an Opioid and an Opiate? Sometimes words sound alike and may be confused with something else. Opioids and opiates suffer this exact fate. Of the many words out there surrounding addiction and recovery, these words get a lot of interplay because they sound similar. They are different, mainly because there…
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CBD Use May Come at a Price: Why People with Addiction Should Proceed with Caution Products that come from CBD vaping liquids have been known to contain chemicals that are dangerous to people’s health. Products may contain compounds that are found in illegal, synthetic marijuana, which can trigger panic attacks, convulsions, and even death. CBD…
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How to Cope When Professional Leaders Have Addiction Dependency on drugs can impact people’s lives and their professional careers. Leaders with addiction can make strange bedfellows because good leaders need to be focused and in control. Addiction is the complete opposite of this. To recognize and deal with dependency on leadership is challenging. The lack…
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Why Are Drugs and Alcohol Impacting More Executives and Professionals? Adrenaline is the name of the game for some executives who flourish under pressure and love going after projects till completion. Other people may not like it as much because it is harder for them to keep up with all the work after a certain…
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