Category: Substance Abuse

Sedatives, A Lesser Known Prescription Addiction

Everyone in New Jersey these days knows that opioid prescription develops, more often than not, from a seemingly innocuous doctor’s prescription that has been given to someone for pain. That prescription often leads people to using heroin, or fentanyl which are strikingly deadly in nature and therefore monopolizing the drug related headlines these days and […]

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Mac Miller, the Stigma on Mental Illness, and Addiction

“No matter where life takes me, find me with a smile.” These famous lyrics to Mac Miller’s popular song ‘Best Day Ever’ could not have been further from the truth for the popular rapper who died of an apparent overdose on September 7th, 2018. It is no understatement that Mac Miller’s music influenced a generation […]

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Helping Vs Hurting, the Predicament of Enabling a Sister or Brother Addicted to Alcohol

Enabling a sibling can be very counterproductive in any efforts you want to make toward helping them find relief from substance abuse and chemical dependency, and toward any efforts they themselves are trying to make toward a sober life. It’s possible for your brother or sister to get real help and achieve true healing through […]

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