Despite its popularity as a “club drug” and the belief that it is a safe drug, Ecstasy or MDMA is addictive, and individuals who use this drug can experience severe withdrawal symptoms that are akin to the symptoms of withdrawal from heroin or methamphetamines. Ecstasy is a psychoactive central nervous system stimulant. When a user […]
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When Kids are Exposed to Drugs at Home
Parents who used drugs or alcohol before they started their own families may be tempted to continue that drug use around their children. They might justify their drug use on the premise of earning or deserving a break after a hard day, or on the theory that their children will be exposed to drug use […]
What to Do When the Urge to Drink Returns
For many recovering alcoholics, stopping all consumption of alcohol is the easy part. After an initial detox period that often includes uncomfortable even unbearable physical symptoms, an alcoholic will get sober and begin the process of rebuilding their life in recovery. Getting sober is not the same as staying sober, however, and all recovering alcoholics […]
What Causes a Hangover?
“Hangover” is a collective term for the group of physical symptoms that someone might experience the day after a bout of heavy alcohol consumption. It includes all of the symptoms that have been lampooned in popular culture and reinforced throughout the history of drinking, including headaches, nausea, lethargy, aches and pains, and “cottonmouth”, or dry […]
How Long Does Nicotine Withdrawal Usually Last?
The American author, Mark Twain, is famously reported to have quipped that “it’s easy to quit smoking – I’ve done it hundreds of times.” Smokers who have developed a nicotine addiction will appreciate the irony in this quote, particularly if they have tried to stop smoking on one or more occasions. The physical and psychological […]
Among Other Drug Problems, Ireland Faces Decades Late Crack-Cocaine Problem
Crack-cocaine was a popular drug in the 1980’s. In America in particular and echoed throughout the world a drug epidemic spread. Few countries were hit with the devastation that America was. After the height of cocaine use in the disco era of the 1970’s, the eighties turned cocaine addiction into crack cocaine addiction. Maintaining a […]
More People Seek Treatment for Alcohol than any Other Substance in Ireland
In the year 2015, the last year of analyzed data used for the recent statistics released by the Health Research Board, more people sought out treatment for alcohol than opiates and cannabis. Alcohol misuse is a primary problem for most people seeking treatment in Ireland. Between 2009 and 2015, more than 56,000 people were treated […]
The Devastating Effect of Alcoholism in Ireland
Alcoholism’s Dangerous and Devastating Effects Alcohol is part of Irish tradition. Alcoholism is part of a growing problem with substance use and misuse in Ireland. Treatment for alcoholism has to include a strong commitment to abstinence. The difference between alcohol misuse and alcoholism is a matter of control. See binge drinking vs alcoholism. People who […]
Fentanyl in Ireland
Fentanyl is a lethal and dangerous drug spreading its way across the world. Over the last two years, fentanyl has found its way to Ireland, in much the same manner as it has presented itself in other countries. Without any taste or color, fentanyl is hard to detect. This is why many drug manufacturers are […]
Challenges Created in Relationships When You’re Living with Mental Illness
Relationships are a necessity in life. Learning to have healthy relationships can present many challenges when you are living in recovery from mental illness. When you struggle with self-esteem, low self-worth, and a lack of personal identity, you tend to cling onto other people. In addition to being many other things, codependency is a […]
How To Stay Connected To Recovery When You Move Home From Treatment
People travel far and wide to get the treatment they need to recover from drug and alcohol addiction, in addition to concurrent mental health conditions. It is common for people to feel as though they need to get far away from their home environments where they have misused drugs and alcohol or become mentally unwell. […]
What are the Symptoms of Opioid Withdrawal?
Addiction can cause someone to become very manipulative in their nature, causing them to lie, cheat, steal, and hide the truth. You might suspect that someone in your life is misusing drugs like opioids but you cannot catch them or prove that they are. One of the best ways to identify opioid abuse is through […]