Finding a Passion in Recovery

Passion In Recovery

Finding a Passion in Recovery

Alternative Treatment, Articles, Australia, Education, International, LGBTQ, Malaysia, Treatment, Understanding Addiction, United Kingdom

Recovery programs will generally fill your days with activities and programs. From individual counseling, to group counseling and support groups, we are by and large pretty busy. There will, however, be time to think and time to be idle. I found that idle time was the worst time. The more time I spent thinking about […]

Do drugs cause mental illness?

Facts About Adderall Abuse

Facts About Adderall abuse

Facts About Adderall Abuse

Articles, Australia, Education, International, LGBTQ, Malaysia, Understanding Addiction, United Kingdom, United States

The use and abuse of prescription stimulants has been on the rise in recent years. Especially among college students, the use of prescription drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin has made news. In a recent report, researchers showed that 8% of university students in Australia had used Adderall without a prescription, and an astonishing one […]

Prescription CNS Depressants

Prescription CNS Depressants

Prescription CNS Depressants

Articles, Australia, Education, International, LGBTQ, Malaysia, Treatment, Understanding Addiction, United Kingdom, United States

CNS depressants are central nervous system depressants and include barbiturates and benzodiazepines (benzos). This drug class has a calming or tranquilizing effect that is typically given as a sedative or even general anesthetic. These medications can be given in low doses to help with anxiety, but unfortunately can become highly addictive very quickly. The issue […]

Recovery Support

recovery support

Recovery Support

Articles, Australia, Education, International, LGBTQ, Malaysia, Treatment, Understanding Addiction, United Kingdom, United States

The topic of support groups carries a lot of baggage. For starters, a recovery support group immediately conjures the image of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. This is something that many people contemplating recovery are keen to avoid. Another reason this topic can be difficult is that many people consider their recovery a distinctly private matter, one […]

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