drugs

Drugs are substances that can alter a person’s mood, perception, or behavior. They can be legal, like alcohol and tobacco, or illegal, like marijuana and heroin. People use drugs for different reasons, including to feel good, relieve stress, and improve their performance. Several factors can influence drug use, including a person’s family and friends, environment, […]

Few things in life can be as painful as watching a parent struggle with drug addiction. For many of us, feelings of guilt and shame at the inability to help our parents can be compounded by anger at them for putting their health at risk. Oftentimes, we can also develop mental health conditions as a

Addiction and denial go hand in hand. People who abuse drugs often convince themselves that they’re completely in control. They believe that they can stop using or limit their drug use whenever they want to. Sadly, the more in-control an addict feels; the less control they actually have. That’s because addiction is always a progressive

Substance abuse is one of the most misunderstood problems we have in our society. It’s common enough to affect nearly 20 percent of the population as of 2018, yet far too many people are in the dark as to how a substance abuse problem develops. While the factors that lead to a drug addiction vary