Just Try it Once, Some Choices in Life are Less Forgiving Than Others
Addictive practices arise from similar chemical pathways in our brain. The development of these pathways is through exposure to substances or other uncontrollab...
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Dopamine’s Story
As humans, we are driven to do what makes us feel good and those feelings are produced by chemical signals in our brain. We are trained to repeat experiences th...
Stress and Addiction – Enhancing Each Other
What is Addiction? Addiction is a condition that is caused by an individual using a substance or behavior for the rewarding effects that compel them to continuo...
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...
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 ...