The Best Ways to Help an Addict When a family member becomes addicted to alcohol or drugs, every other person in the family often suffers alongside the addict. Those other family members may not be using drugs or abusing alcohol themselves, but...
Physical Effects of Codeine Abuse Some drugs are illegal and difficult to obtain, especially for curious teenagers and young people, but other drugs are easier to find, possibly as close as the family medicine cabinet. Codeine clearly belongs in this category, but...
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Opioid Addiction? The short-term effects of opioid abuse and addiction are well known, from the risk of overdose to financial problems and arrest. In that environment and emergency focus, it is easy to overlook the long-term...
For the purposes of easy reading and to protect his identity, I’ll call my ex boyfriend Aaron. The first time he hit me it surprised me more than it physically hurt. He was immediately consumed with guilt and shame afterward; he fell...
