ADDICTION

Ren in Addiction
August 4, 2020

How Many Addicts Will Die as a Result of COVID-19?

The actual effects of COVID-19 are still being estimated. And we may never know the full extent of harm caused by the pandemic. But while most people are worried about protecting themselves from contracting the virus, what effect is the pandemic having on those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction? What is the impact on those who currently use drugs and alcohol?

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Ren in Addiction
January 27, 2020

Military Service and Addiction

Unfortunately, military men and women often experience struggles that most people in the civilian population never have to face. When soldiers return home from a tour of duty in a foreign country, they often come back with more than just a duffel bag on their shoulders…

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Ren in Addiction
January 21, 2019

Am I an Addict?

Here’s a question that’s likely on the minds of millions of people as I write this. People who struggle with a drug habit, an alcohol habit, with self-medication on pharmaceuticals, with cigarette use, with a bad eating habit, or even with drinking excessive amounts of coffee a day find themselves asking this type of question.

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Ren in Addiction
May 20, 2018

Drug and Alcohol Deaths is Now Affecting Average American Life Expectancy

When we think of the quality of living in the U.S., our first concept is that our country is healthy, operating well, and with residents who live long, fulfilling lives. Sure we have our fast food and our even faster lifestyles, but we generally conceive the U.S. as being a pretty healthy and “able-bodied” country. It might come as a surprise then that the U.S. national life expectancy has dropped for two years in a row, and it has dropped because of the opiate epidemic.

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Ren in Addiction
March 27, 2018

Some Opioid Addicts Are Using an Anti-Diarrhea Drug to Get Their Fix

Just reading the title of this article may be enough to inspire concern and perhaps even repulsion. It is a bit of a shocker, really, to hear that opiate addicts are turning to anti-diarrhea drugs to get their fix. But this is actually happening.

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JT in Addiction
December 1, 2017

The Environmental Factors of Addiction

Adapting and responding to a person’s surroundings is the way people seem to live. In response to this, when we are talking about addiction, we can point out social and environmental factors that can make a person more susceptible to drugs.

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JT in Addiction
November 12, 2017

Fentanyl, Similar Drugs Pose Immediate Threats to One’s Very Survival

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a nationwide warning to both public and law enforcement agencies about fentanyl, one of the strongest opioid painkillers ever created.

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Magan Kilgore in Addiction
October 17, 2017

My Cousin Tim

I had a cousin named Tim. He was an amazing guy growing up always, laughing and having a good time. Tim was the type of person who drew people to him and was always kind no matter the circumstance. He would literally give someone the shirt off of his back to make sure someone did not go without.

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Magan Kilgore in Addiction
October 5, 2017

Stand Against This Monster

Let me start out by saying “any school in the Unites States will tell you Don’t do drugs because they are bad.” What they don’t do is tell you why they are bad and what they actually do to the body and mind in long term. That being said..

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Magan Kilgore in Addiction
September 28, 2017

The Other Side of the Mirror

As a child who grew up with parents who are addicts, I constantly found myself wanting to give up all hope that they would ever change. It was a constant battle between my head and my heart, deciding whether or not they deserved yet another chance.

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