If you suffer from depression, anxiety, or another type of mood disorder, you may face the temptation to self-medicate. Self-medication can take the form of food, over-the-counter drugs, natural remedies, food,...

There is a strong link between addiction and other types of mental illness. It’s not unusual for substance abusers to struggle with other issues like anxiety, depression or bulimia. Having two...

How to Avoid Enabling a Drug Addict Drugs can take over not only the lives of those who suffer from addiction, but the lives of their family members and friends as...

The story is extremely common. A brilliant writer, musician, or painter claims to have their mind opened by drugs and become increasingly prolific. Or vice-versa and the already creative brain is...

Tranquilizers are used to combat mental illness and instability of all kinds. The drug, almost always taken in pill form, is classified into major and minor tranquilizers. The former, like its...

Every day, kids face tremendous social pressure at school, on the playground and just hanging out with friends at home. While some forms of peer pressure are good, such as a...

Prescription drug abuse is recognized as the act of taking a prescription drug differently from the way it was intended to be taken. There are many ways a prescription medication can...

Professors and grad students are usually seen as sources of wisdom, sages who push students to go further, dive deeper, and pursue knowledge. But professors and those in academia suffer from...

Heroin is an extremely potent illicit drug known as an opioid, originally derived from poppy flowers. People who use heroin typically smoke it or inject it directly into veins. The “high”...

Opioid withdrawal is a dangerous, excruciating endeavour in the best of times, under the care and supervision of qualified professionals in addiction recovery centers. But some people are not so lucky...