Category: Substance Abuse

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Understanding Wet Brain

Understanding Wet Brain Syndrome

Also known as Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, wet brain syndrome is a brain disorder that damages the thalamus and hypothalamus, the cerebral regions that are associated with

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The Addicted Woman: The Gender Gap in Substance Abuse

The Addicted Woman: The Gender Gap in Substance Abuse

According to Harvard Medical Publications, 7 to 12% of women in the United States abuse alcohol compared to 20% of men. Though the average 10.5% differentiation between male and female alcoholics sounds like a win for the treatment of female substance abusers, women are both less likely to receive drug and alcohol treatment and more likely to develop medical and social consequences from substance abuse.

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Eating Disorders and substance abuse

Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders

An Eating Disorder (ED) as defined by NEDA is: “…extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. Eating disorders are serious emotional and physical problems that can have life-threatening consequences.” 

You probably see ‘Eating Disorder’ thrown around in the media frequently. “This model has an ED, that actor was heard purging in the bathroom on set,” etc. Unfortunately, the phrase ‘Eating Disorder’ has become desensitized over the years directly correlated with the increasing sum of tabloid magazines.

Let us set the record straight, right now: eating disorders are serious. They are not a ‘cool new fad,’ they are not a solution to your weight problems, nor are they something to be taken lightly by any means. Eating disorders do not discriminate; regardless of your age, race, gender, sexual orientation, hobbies, or your childhood, you could suffer from an eating disorder. 

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Powerless Over Alcohol and drugs

I’m Not Powerless Over Alcohol & Drugs … I’m Not Weak.

We’ve come to a turning point, whether self-made or forced.

Drugs and alcohol have interfered with some aspect of our lives, causing other people or our innermost selves to happen upon a thought: “Is this a problem?”

Whether we immediately retort: “No, that’s probably not true. I can quit today if I wanted to,” or we ponder the thought for a minute, resulting in: “This drink or this drug is necessary for me to get through the rest of this day and I don’t know exactly how I feel about that.”

Whatever the thought process, we’re at this turning point.

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