Addiction – Its Not Just Once
At the end of class the other day a friend was telling me about her time working in an ER in which she helped many overdose patients. Almost all of them would s...
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Addiction and Reward System: A Vicious Cycle
Figure: Addiction causes you to become dependent on an activity or substance and you can abandon all other parts of your life that are important to you. Eventua...
More Addiction, Less Treatment: Why?
Stigma and addiction. These two words go hand in hand. Many will try to deny that claim and pry those hands apart. I would argue that that is impossible. Addict...
The Dangers of Gateway Drugs
When people first hear the term “gateway drug” most people probably think of marijuana, but other common examples include, alcohol, nicotine, and prescription d...
Why it is hard for addicts to “just stop”
It’s very easy for someone who does not have addiction issues to sit and wonder why addicts are unable to just stop doing their unhealthy behaviors. Why does he...
Your Brain on Drugs: The Problem with Addiction
People with drug addiction not only suffer from the effects of the drug, but also a negative connotation that surrounds addiction. If I were to ask you to imagi...
What Does a Drug Addict Look Like? Shattering the “Junkie” Stereotype
“Don’t Do Drugs” The first time I heard this message I was in kindergarten, and I didn’t even know what drugs were. As I climbed up the ...
Addiction: Why Can’t We Stop?
What is Drug Addiction: Drug addiction is a medical condition characterized by the compulsive seeking and taking of drugs for rewarding stimulus despite adverse...
The Opioid Epidemic and Its Effects On Our Brains
The opioid epidemic has become an enormous issue nationally. In the United States, a public health emergency was declared in 2017 in relation to the opioid cris...
Addiction: a Disease, Not a Decision
Addiction is an issue continuously growing worldwide. This disease is most commonly associated with drug use but it can also entail other activities that can ha...