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Drug Abuse Facts: Surprising Truths about Opiate Use

By on June 21, 2014   /   Prescription Drugs   /   Comments Off on Drug Abuse Facts: Surprising Truths about Opiate Use

Here are some drug abuse facts that you should be aware of if you are considering taking or currently taking prescription opiate painkillers.In April the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) hosted the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit and revealed some surprising drug abuse facts, particularly about painkillers. Did you know that prescription opiate overdose deaths have quintupled since 1980? And that for every death related to prescription painkillers, there are 115 people addicted to painkillers and 4.35 million dollars in health care costs? And yet these dangerous drugs are being used at alarming rates.

Here are some drug abuse facts that you should be aware of if you are considering taking or currently taking prescription opiate painkillers: Read more →

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Prevent Relapse: Men in Recovery

By on June 14, 2014   /   Recovery   /   Comments Off on Prevent Relapse: Men in Recovery

How can men in recovery prevent relapse? In honor of Father’s Day, I thought I’d discuss what some of the pitfalls are for men that put their recovery at risk. While these aren’t exclusively related to men in recovery or the only reasons why men relapse, these do seem to be the most common reasons.How can men in recovery prevent relapse? In honor of Father’s Day, I thought I’d discuss what some of the pitfalls are for men that put their recovery at risk. While these aren’t exclusively related to men in recovery or the only reasons why men relapse, these do seem to be the most common reasons.

1. They won’t give up the past. In order to prevent relapse, you have to give up the people, places and things of your past, especially those associated with your active addiction. This means finding new places to hangout, new things to do with your time, and new people to do them with. Some friends are willing to spend time doing things that don’t involve alcohol or drugs, but most of the time drinking or using buddies have to be avoided. In fact it’s best to avoid situations that involve any alcohol or drugs until you are well into recovery. Read more →

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Chem-Sex Parties and Breaking Bad: A New Public Health Warning

By on June 8, 2014   /   Drugs   /   Comments Off on Chem-Sex Parties and Breaking Bad: A New Public Health Warning

breaking bad crystal methHow are Chem-Sex Parties and Breaking Bad, the hit American TV drama related? Crystal meth is one of the key ingredients to the current rage of drug-fueled, gay sex parties, known as “Chem-sex Parties,” which are triggering health concerns in the UK. The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said the “chem-sex parties” have emerged with gay men injecting illicit, synthetic drugs before engaging in “risky sexual practices,” primarily in London. The parties can last from eight hours to three days. (The Huffington Post) Read more →

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Heroin Effects: Why is Heroin Use on the Rise in High Schools?

By on May 31, 2014   /   Teens and Youth   /   2 Comments

Heroin effects the body the same way as opioid prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Percocet or Vicodin. But unlike prescription drugs, heroin is often cheaper and easier to obtain. Heroin effects more than the stereotypical impoverished, urban narcotic user. It’s no longer seen as the hard-core street drug it was in the 1960s. In fact, there has been a dramatic shift in heroin users in the past 50 years. Today, studies are showing that heroin use is reaching epidemic proportions and is more commonly affecting suburban, middle class youth. In the 1960s, people who abused heroin reported that it was the first drug they abused. Today, 75% of people who began abusing heroin report first abusing prescription painkillers. (JAMA Psychiatry) Read more →

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Chronic Stress: Strategies for the Overworked

By on May 24, 2014   /   Chronic stress and Burnout   /   Comments Off on Chronic Stress: Strategies for the Overworked

Chronic stress can have debilitating effects on our psychological and physical well-being. Nutritional support like NTR Brain Restoration can help normalize your stress levels and recharge your brain and body.Periodic stress is not a bad thing. In fact, it can be a good thing. It causes our bodies to release adrenaline that can help us finish that assignment, meet a deadline, even enhance our performance and problem-solving ability. But chronic stress is persistent and exists over a longer period of time. It becomes overwhelming, and often a person feels that they never get a break from it. Chronic stress can have debilitating effects on our psychological and physical well-being. In fact the medical community recognizes that 90% of all illnesses are stress-related. Read more →

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What are Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms?

By on May 15, 2014   /   Alcoholism   /   Comments Off on What are Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms?

With the assistance of NTR Brain Restoration’s nutritional detox, alcohol withdrawal symptoms are kept to a minimum with most patients experiencing no symptoms. A common question asked is, “what are alcohol withdrawal symptoms?” Some people want to know in case what they are feeling when they go without drinking is an indication that they have a substance dependence problem. And others want to know because they are planning to enter a treatment program and want to what it will be like.

Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms for those who have become alcohol dependent and try to stop or reduce their drinking include:

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