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The Positives and Negatives of Clonazepam
A Thin Line Sometimes there is a mighty thin line between the proper use of a medication and the dangerous misuse of the drug. Take, for example, clonazepam. Clonazepam is a medication with not just one, but two extremely beneficial uses. First, the drug (which is...
Too High or Too Low: The Reality of Ecstasy and Valium Abuse
People misuse different drugs for different reasons. For example, some drugs provide a spark of energy, a sense of excitement, and a feeling of invincibility. Others calm people down, providing relief from anxiety, and can make it easier to get to sleep. Developing a...
When Should You Focus on Sleep? Night and Day
Longing for a Good Night's Sleep Do you know the old Cole Porter song “Night and Day”? The song is all about how the singer is longing for the person they love: Whether near to me or far It’s no matter, darling, where you are I think of you Day and night Night and day...
From Pain Relief to Substance Use Disorder – The Potential Trap of Tramadol
On the face of things, tramadol seems like a pretty safe choice when your physician is choosing an opioid painkiller to prescribe after surgery or for persistent pain you may be struggling with. Tramadol is not as powerful as other drugs in the opioid class—and for...
There Are Some Reasons for Anxiety When it Comes to Benzos
Try Something Think of a time when you have felt extremely stressed out. What do you remember about that experience? Maybe your heart kicked into a higher gear. Maybe you started sweating. Maybe it felt as though your thoughts were racing and you had no ability to...
Finding the Good in the Bad—The Importance of Resilience in Recovery
“My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon.” A Silver Lining The 17th century Japanese poet Mizuta Masahide (who was also a samurai) made this observation. It’s a wonderful example of finding the good in a bad situation—and as such, it offers an important...
Club Drug Users Are Not a Club You Want to Be Part Of
A Funny Line & A Serious Issue The famed comedian Groucho Marx was a master of one-liners. He built his career out of hundreds of witticisms (e.g. I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal; or I intend to live forever, or die...
Stimulating Some Serious Thinking About Stimulants
Everyday Stimulants Let’s face it: most of us are using a stimulant on a daily basis. Whether we get it in our morning coffee, our afternoon soda, or our evening cup of tea (or all three), many of us take in a significant amount of caffeine day in and day out. When it...
When it Comes to Oxycodone and OxyContin, Don’t Get Confused—and Don’t Get Addicted
A Matter of Memory Imagine you have two friends and they are both named Rob. They both work in the arts and culture field. They live in the same town. Their dads even worked for the same company back in the day. Strangely enough, their paths seldom cross in person, so...
A Marijuana Movement is Afoot. What Does it Mean for You?
Winds of Change Some lawmakers in Indiana are introducing bills that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in the state. That effort is, of course, part of a larger trend throughout the United States. More and more states have been making...
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