Stigmas Around Addiction
12/31/18: Addiction \ Drug Addiction
When you think of someone addicted to heroin, what do you imagine? Probably someone out on the street who has nothing left to lose. What about someone addicted to alcohol?…
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What Happens During Opioid Overdose and Reversal?
12/27/18: Addiction
Opioid addiction is an increasingly tragic problem gripping the United States. In Arizona alone, between June 15, 2017 and November 29, 2018 there have been 2,535 opioid deaths and an…
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Addiction In MLB
12/20/18: Addiction \ Drug Addiction
The world of sports has long had performance-enhancing drug controversies. When it comes to being an athlete, you need to always be on your “A-game”, constantly one-upping the opponent. Your…
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Women and The Dangers of Drug Use
12/13/18: Drug Addiction
The use of drugs can be extremely dangerous and drug addiction can be even worse. People use drugs to get a high, or a sense of euphoria. Even casual use…
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Foster Care System vs. Addiction
12/10/18: Addiction \ Alcohol Addiction \ Drug Addiction
Each year, there are more than 250,000 children that are put into the foster care system. Parents pass away, the child is abandoned, or parents can’t financially support a child…
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Personality Disorders & Addiction
11/29/18: Addiction \ Alcohol Addiction \ Drug Addiction
How does addiction happen? Many people would say curiosity or peer pressure, but there are many other factors that go into the triggering of substance abuse in people. Many people…
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Addiction in Athletes
11/26/18: Addiction \ Drug Addiction
It is no secret that this country is facing one of the worst cases of addiction yet. Substance abuse has become an epidemic according to The Center for Disease Control…
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Addiction After Surgery And How It Happens
11/09/18: Addiction \ Arizona Opioid Epidemic \ Drug Addiction
Every day, about 115 people die from an opioid overdose. In the last two decades, the opioid epidemic has become a serious issue in this country, but what are opioids?…
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Addiction: A Disease or A Choice?
10/29/18: Addiction
When you think of addiction, would you willingly choose to be dependent on something to feel good? No! Addiction disrupts regions of the brain that are responsible for reward, motivation,…
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PTSD: Battling Your Inner War
10/23/18: Addiction \ Alcohol Addiction \ Drug Addiction
Throughout time, people have had different types of battles, leaving them not just with physical scars, but mental scars as well. In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association added PTSD (Post…
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