Addiction is a Difficult Road to Travel
Preconceptions of Addiction What comes to your mind when you hear the word “addiction?” Maybe you think coffee—how you have to have it every morning to be able ...
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Drug Addiction
When you think of a person who is a drug addict or an alcoholic, some people would think of typical stereotypes of them such as having no control over themselve...
Gambling, what could go wrong?
Overview If you are anything like me, you don’t see the point in gambling. You see that you are risking a lot with minimal chance of winning big. Around 6-9% of...
How Does Marijuana Affect the Adolescent Brain?
Figure 1; provided by me Our current culture seems to be very adamant about legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. As someone who works in the healthcare...
The Use of Psychedelics as Treatment for Addiction
Neurophysiology of Addiction The reasons why one person will become an addict while another person will not are still widely unknown. Genetic factors have an in...
Addiction is a disease
What is addiction? Addiction is the compulsive seeking of an addictive substance or act despite horrible consequences. In addiction there is a loss of control, ...
A foreign perspective on Schizophrenia
I think it’s one thing to be health condition but, it’s another to be able to get the help that you need. I grew up in an area that used to see ment...
How to Humanize Mental Illness
Mental illness is a rising phenomenon in our society, and it is something that as a society we have failed to appropriately address. People with mental illnesse...
Back to the Future… Please…
Figure 1; Picture Provided by Me Alright, before you go any further in this blog post please just know that the information provided might make for an uncomfort...
Understanding Schizophrenia to Gain Empathy
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder affecting how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Around 1% of the United States population is diagnosed with...