Addiction Recovery Blog

Imagine the taste of the Purell hand sanitizer. It likely burns the tongue just like it burns nostrils if it's sniffed too close. What's absolutely crazy is that there are teenagers that are drinking hand sanitizer in some form as a way to get drunk. It's extremely...

As computers, games, and the internet have increased in popularity, so has something known as esports. Many teenagers use computers to battle each other in many different video games. Some rather popular games are League of Legends, DOTA 2, Halo, Starcraft II, and...

When people think of Hollywood, they think of the stars that walk down Hollywood Boulevard. They think of the red carpet and the Oscars. What many people fail to realize is how rough working in Hollywood can be. There are long and stressful hours and there is the...

While Russians are often portrayed as the heartiest drinkers of liquor, surprisingly, they aren't a match for South Korea. South Korea sits on the Korean peninsula that is near the north east border of China to Russia. It isn't much of a boat ride between the two...

There are high schools all over the country littered with drug and alcohol use. In fact, more than 46,000 teens in either 8th, 10th, or 12th grades used drugs within the past year. This is according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens. Also, 40 percent...

If you haven’t encountered fentanyl in the news, it’s likely only a matter of time before you do. Fentanyl is a type of opioid painkiller, but that title is misleading. The drug is over 100 times more powerful than morphine, and since 2000 has been a major factor in...

Whether you know Brian Wilson by name or not, you certainly know his music. Wilson was the genius behind the Beach Boys, one of the single most important successful acts in the history of popular music. Wilson gained fame by elevating pop music into high art, with...

Mixing caffeine and alcohol is nothing new. For decades, a Jack and Coke, or more recently a vodka Red Bull, is something you could ask any bartender in America for. Why is it, then, that caffeinated drinks like the now-infamous Four Loko were banned? What makes them...

Can LSD Cause a Higher State of Consciousness? You might have seen a story this week in the news claiming that “LSD allows users to experience a higher level of consciousness.” If you thought this sounded a little too outlandish to be true, you’re probably correct, as...

At 20, many of us were still in college or working a part-time job. Maybe we had just put our feet into a real career. At 20, Pete Davidson was already a regular cast member of the single most popular comedy show of all time. Davidson made his debut on Saturday Night...