Having an addiction means going to desperate measures to ensure you get your hands on drugs. Some would even go as far as to harm their pets in hopes of acquiring painkillers for their pets to really use for themselves. It is important that veterinarians see the sign of opioid addiction in their patient’s owners […]
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A parent’s struggle with their child going through drug addiction is just as painful as the child going through it. We get to see that struggle in the trailer for the new movie Beautiful Boy that is all about how the meth addict of a teenager affects his entire family coming out on October 12th.
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Lying comes easy when you are hiding addiction and can come just as naturally when you are in recovery. You could be relapsing or feel those same urges and do not want people to know. It is important to practice honesty when you are in recovery as it is a great step towards owning up
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Relapsing from drug addiction is when you go back to using drugs after being sober. On July 24th, Demi Lovato got sent to the hospital for drug overdose. Before Demi Lovato overdosed, she released her song “Sober” which is about the struggles of relapsing and that that sobriety is not an easy journey. “Sober” is
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Recently, gaming disorder was considered by the World Health Organization to be a mental health condition. You may be wondering what it is about video games that are so addictive. In order to understand why you or someone you know is addicted to video games, it is important to know what features are in video
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Video games can be incredibly addicting. You can pretend to be another character, explore worlds that you could not explore in real-life, and achieve levels where you have no choice but to play if there is no pause button. It is important to be aware of how much time video games take up before you
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Video games are meant to be a fun thing to do to pass the time. But should something be done if video games take over your whole life? On June 18th, the World Health Organization declared gaming disorder to be a real mental health condition. With this new diagnosis, hopefully there will be more treatment
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It is easy to get lost in a video game as you feel you are being invited into a virtual world where the possibilities are endless. According to the Entertainment Software Association, more than 150 million Americans play video games and Google Research says that 43% of female gamers play more than five times a
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Video games are supposed to be a fun hobby to do to help pass the time and have fun. When the rules of a game seem serious as well as the stakes, one video game can take over your whole night. Games like Fortnite can develop an addiction as serious as drugs and need to
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Suicide can play a big factor in how bad your addiction has gotten. According to the Centers for Disease Control, addicts are six times more likely to end their lives and the National Alliance on Mental Illness says that one in three people who are under the influence of opioids or alcohol or more likely
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