Understanding Addiction: Why It Matters and How We Can Make a Difference
Addiction is a pervasive issue that touches the lives of millions of people worldwide. Whether it’s substance abuse, such as alcohol or drug...
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Neuroimaging and Addiction: A Hope for the Future
Artstract from DALL-E2 created by Kailee Vigen Introduction to Addiction Millions of Americans ages 12 and older struggle with addiction. These substance proble...
Addiction: Is It Really A Choice?
Artwork by Olivia Pederson What is Addiction? In simple terms, addiction is a loss of control of drug use. The word “drug” doesn’t mean you ca...
The Perfect Housewives of the 1950s: Poodle Skirts and Debilitating Drug Addiction
The 1950s housewife of choice Extremely productive, beautiful, and skinny, getting all their chores done in one simply day, just to then start over the next mor...
Gateway Drugs: Psychology or Physiology
As most people know, a gateway drug is a drug that may lead to the use of other, possibly more addictive drugs down the road. What many incorrectly assume howe...
Getting Your Mind Right
Western v Nonwestern Treatments A common theme seen in Western medicine is prescribing and occasionally over prescribing pharmaceuticals to anyone with any sort...
Which Comes First? Mental Illness or Addiction?
We all recall the impossible question of “What comes first, the chicken or the egg?” This questions causes those to spiral in the possibility of both scenarios ...
How Tracking Your Menstrual Cycle Can Help Combat Drug Addiction
How is Drug Addiction Defined? Drug addiction can be defined as the inability for an individual to control or regulate compulsive seeking out and use of drugs. ...
The Voices in My Head: Friends or Foes?
In America, when we think of hearing voices, most people’s immediate reaction is to think well, that’s crazy! And while auditory hallucinations are certainly a ...