Prescription drug abuse is when you take a medication prescribed for someone else or take your own prescription in a way other than what is prescribed. The prescription drugs can be anything from stimulants, sedatives, anti-anxiety medicines, or opioid painkillers. Abusing any substance can result in serious health consequences, including overdose and death. If you…
Drug addiction leads to thousands of deaths, derailed lives, and broken homes each year in the U.S. Yet regardless of the destruction associated with drug abuse, the drug addiction stigma continues to influence the public perception of drug use in general. A person who would otherwise join a drug addiction treatment program may continue to…
Things that are worth doing are rarely easy. As such, many people approaching recovery from addiction should not necessarily expect their new life to be simple or entirely straightforward. Adjusting to the sober life can be draining, as you cycle through a tornado of emotions, which can leave you feeling unsteady and confused. However, it…