The Speed Drug: Risks, Signs of Abuse and Withdrawals
Speed is any classification of an amphetamine drug. Whatever the type of speed drug, there is the risk of abusing it. is a drug that carries many risks when it is abused. There is no distinction between an amphetamine that’s legal or illicit…
From Prescription Opioids to Heroin Addiction
A person goes to the doctor because of severe back pain or because they were involved in a serious accident that left them with constant pain. The doctor prescribes an opioid prescription medication for relief. As they begin taking this medication,…
Recreational Drug Use Vs Addiction: What’s the Difference?
Recreational Drug Use Vs Addiction: What’s the Difference?
They are classified as a chemical substance that people will take for enjoyment as opposed to using for medicinal purposes. Amphetamines, marijuana, alcohol, and cocaine are just…
Is Environment The Sole Cause of Addiction?
What Causes Addiction?
“What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong?” This is a question posed by New York Times best-selling author Johann Hari in his 2015 book Chasing the Scream. The book has become an international…
AspenRidge CEO on No Way But North Podcast
Listen to our CEO Cortland Mathers-Suter speak with Cooper Lyons of the No Way But North Podcast about addiction, AspenRidge Recovery, and more!
Opioids and the Brain: Why There’s Still Hope for Recovery
Remember those old “This is your brain on drugs” commercials. No? Am I dating myself here? Well, back in the 1980’s, The Partnership for a Drug-Free America had a HUGE campaign to fight drug addiction. As part of the campaign, they published…
Will There Ever Be a Drug that Ends Addiction?
It’s been clear for a while that “just say no” isn’t going to help us defeat the drug crisis in America. Instead, some scientists believe, we should be working to develop a drug that can actually end addiction once and for all.
America’s…
A True Story About Being Addicted to Smoking Cigarettes
Addiction is an impossible thing to describe. If one has never known it, words will not accurately convey the feeling. A person can do all the research they want. Addiction is not facts and figures. Telling an addict their odds of survival will…
Why Are Opioid Deaths Going UP When the Number of Prescriptions Are Going DOWN?
On the face of it, it doesn’t seem to make much sense. Over the past few years, the number of opioid painkiller prescriptions dispensed in the United States has decreased significantly. But at the same time, the number of opioid-related overdose…
Cocaine and Cookies: 8 Similarities Between Drug Addiction and Food Addiction
Scientists have long debated the similarities between food addiction and drug addiction. For years, medical professionals have argued whether or not the latter should be included in the DSM, the quintessential bible of mental health diagnostics.
Those…
