If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!A U.K. judge recently ordered a 23-year-old man, Mark Bentham, to stop supplying drugs to his friends. According to an article from the Wigan Evening Post, Bentham said in his defense that he was only supplying drugs to [...]
After the presidency of Bill Clinton, we are all familiar with former drug users in the White House. Though Clinton denied inhaling marijuana smoke, he nonetheless admitted that at one point he at least attempted to do so. With America perhaps over the initial shock of our commander-in-chief being linked to narcotics, presidential hopeful Barack Obama is speaking [...]
It is undeniable that America’s prohibition years, an era spanning little more than a decade, saw a salient rise in criminal activity. At the time, the 18th amendment to the Constitution was viewed as a moral victory that would promote the well being of society on the whole. However, as soon as the [...]
Drinking and driving seems like nothing new. However, it is something that police officers are made more than aware of as the weekends near. For most Americans, drinking alcohol is seen as something that everyone does. When you turn 21, the thing to do is to go out to your favorite bar [...]
Could it be possible to cure your own drug addiction, and if so, what would the implications be for hundreds of reputable drug and alcohol recovery centers around the world which exist merely to help people kick the habit? According to an article published in Scientific American,
In 1982 Stanley Schachter, an eminent social psychologist [...]
When a baby cries at night because it can’t get to sleep, a parent or caregiver will usually get up and rock the restless child to sleep or give them some warm milk. When an adult can’t get to sleep, he/she will rely on some form of prescription drugs to help them fall asleep.
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It can be hard to watch someone you love or care about struggle with a drug or alcohol addiction. It can be even worse, however, if you’re married to that person. Being married to an alcoholic or drug addict is like being married to two people. On the one hand, there is [...]
If you ever wonder how distance runners become so good at running 10+ miles, it’s because they train almost every day, conditioning their bodies so that they’ll have the stamina to endure 26 mile runs through woods and over hills in all sorts of weather. Running is, perhaps, one of the most difficult sports [...]
When you think about drug and alcohol addiction, any number of things probably come to mind. One of the first concerns that people have for their loved ones is, “How long should/will rehab last?” Mark Houston Recovery is a drug and alcohol rehab center that is dedicated to helping males rebuild their lives after [...]
Growing older is a scary thing for most people. As many baby boomers become older, many of them tend to experience problems with their health deteriorating. They’re not as strong as they used to be. In some cases, their spouse may have died and now they are forced to live in a [...]
