Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
I don't keep it a secret that I used to have a very serious drug problem. If you haven't read it by now, my drug use started early on along with a whole bunch of high-school friends. They smoked weed, I wanted to fit in, and the rest is history.
But ...
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Here we are again. I've been slacking on this, but check out the new crop of great articles about addiction. As usual, if you press the title of this post, you'll be rewarded with our relevant posts!!!
MSNBC: Exercise may help prevent substance abuse - Here's an article that reports on ...
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
Here are some drug use statistics:
Over 80% of adolescents engage in some form of deviant behavior (1).
Over 50% of high-school seniors admit to having used drugs (2).
Only 10%-15% of the population develop drug addiction problems related to their drug use (1).
The question is:
If the majority of teens experiment ...
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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer
Anyone involved with the dance/rave/club culture knows that drugs often go hand in hand with music and dancing. Back whenI was an active participant, club drugs, as well as alcohol and drug abuse, were rampant in my social group full of excited club goers. Previous academic studies ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
For a lesbian, gay, or bisexual youth, "coming out" is an extremely stressful, though important event that can result in improved self-esteem, social-support, and psychological adjustment.
However, a recent study found that the reactions to such a disclosure have a lot to do with the risk of those youths abusing alcohol ...
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer
It's April 20th, or 4-20, and anyone who smokes marijuana knows what that means - It's time to smoke weed- a lot of weed!
In honor of this "stoner" holiday, or perhaps in reverence of its implications, I wanted to put together a post that explored some recent ...
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Guest co-author: Jeff Brandler from Changeispossible.org
The nature of addiction is one of obsession and compulsion. Regardless of the substance, behavior, or process, the addicted person will continue to obsess (countless and endless thoughts) and have compulsions (repetitive actions). They will repeat this obsession-compulsion ritual over and over.
Imagine a radio station ...
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