There are differences between recreational drug use, drug misuse, and drug addiction and it’s important to recognize the factors that set them apart. Recreational drug use and frequent drug misuse can all potentially lead to a drug addiction, but it can be hard to pinpoint whether or not you have a legitimate drug addiction. Addiction is a disease, and it is comprised of specific behavioral ...
The Dangers of Using Kratom Regularly
Kratom is a drug that is fairly new to many people, as it’s not illicit and only popular in somewhat underground circles. It’s made from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia and can be found in leaf and powder form. Many people claim it can be used to help ease the side-effects of opioid withdrawal, although there is no science backing this claim and it is yet to be found ...
Why is Drug Addiction Considered a Disease?
The science behind addiction has come a long way in the past 20 years along with the growing prevalence of substance use disorders around the world. Many people still want to believe that addiction only affects the weak-willed. They see it as a character flaw instead of an actual disease. However, when looking closer at the science explaining the way addiction affects the human brain, it’s ...
How Substance Use Affects Children
Children of those with substance use disorders are often the silent victims of addiction. Drug use in the home of a young child can take an emotional, psychological, and physical toll on them that changes the course of their future. When someone is dealing with their addiction, they are often too preoccupied with the drug’s hold over them to realize their child may be hurting or taking on many of ...
Are Children of Parents with Substance Use Disorders at Risk for Addiction?
Science has shown us that there are hereditary links that pass the disease of addiction down from parents, to children, and even grandchildren. We’ve also learned a lot about the effects of drugs on children who grow up with parents with untreated addiction and the mental, physical, psychological toll that kind of exposure can take on a child. With all of these extensive studies, we’ve concluded ...
5 Common Signs of Drug Misuse in Its Early Stages
There is a point between casual drug usage and troubling drug misuse that happens before addiction fully sets in that needs to be addressed. Recreational drug use has been a facet of society for as long as history has existed. Drugs of all kinds, from opioids to alcohol, have always found their way into the lifestyles of the upper-class, as well as those who are stricken by poverty. Just like ...
