Addiction Recovery Blog
Tripping With DMT: The Facts & The Fiction
In the Amazon, indigenous tribesmen have long created a herbal homeopathic remedy known as Ayahuasca from native plants. The tribes believe the plant has miraculous healing properties and it is used in healing ceremonies by shamans. The tribal...
Everything You Need To Know About Gray Death
Over six hundred years ago, Black Death started coming around. It was a plague like no other and it spread throughout countries for quickly. Millions of people died from it. Today, the country and the world is in another crisis. Opioid drugs are at the center of this...
Learn About Addiction to the Cigar Black and Mild
What is Black and Mild? Black and Mild is a type of small cigar that is narrow and short. Made using pipe tobacco, this cigar is smoked through a plastic tip and includes a greater amount of tobacco than cigarettes. Black and Mild are available in various flavors like...
Commemorate Opioid Epidemic Dead March 6 with Black Balloon Day
Today (assuming you are reading it on the first day it is posted) is Black Balloon Day, a day conceived of to remember all the loved ones we have lost to drug overdoses in general and the Opioid Epidemic in particular. It’s not a day printed on calendars, at least not...
End FDA-Big Pharma Revolving Door
Many people claim not to like Big Government. They call it the Nanny State. But private companies and people don’t always act in the people’s best interests, and “No man is an island entire of itself”. Actions have consequences for society as well as for the...
What Is Used In The Making Of Heroin?
Heroin is created using opium poppy. This is grown mostly throughout the southern part of Asia. Making this drug involves several chemicals and requires various steps as well. Afghanistan is the leading place in the world where heroin is made. However, the...
What Is Fentanyl? How Is It Made? How Dangerous Is It?
Fentanyl is one of the strongest, most addictive, and most potent opioid drugs. It is used to treat severe pain and post surgery pain. If people require prescription pain medications, they may be prescribed this medication. How strong is fentanyl? It is fifty to one...
Citalopram: What Long-Term Effects Should You Know About?
Citalopram is one of the antidepressant medications prescribed often. It is in the class of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs. The prescription name for Citalopram is Celexa. It can be prescribed for eating disorders, social phobia, premenstrual...
Accidental Overdose or Suicide? It’s Not Always Possible to Tell
Last year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data revealing that life expectancy in the United States had decreased from 2016 to 2017. True, only by 0.1 percent overall, but the death rate increased by 2.9 percent for those in the 25 to 34...
Party Drug Alchemy: How is GHB Made And Why You Should Stay Away
Gamma-Butyrolactone, popularly known as GBL, is a chemical used in the creation of many products including some medicines. Unfortunately, the chemical has qualities which tempt people to ingest it despite serious safety risks. It is illicitly used for athletic...