Why Drug Addiction is Difficult to Overcome Alone

Not everybody develops an addiction after using prescription medication or illicit drugs. However, some people develop a physical dependence on these substances. That’s because, over time, certain drugs change the brain’s chemistry. And these changes can lead to compulsive drug…

At this rehab centre, cannabis is used as an exit drug for addicts

BY SYDNEY KEEFE Joe Schrank co-founded the rehab facility, High Sobriety that uses cannabis as an exit drug. The philosophy behind the rehab is that AA will not work all the time for everyone, in fact it is only estimated…

Scientists have created a new drug that treats pain without any addictive consequences

BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY It is a primal human desire to want to alter our consciousness through the use of substances, but when one becomes dependent on said substance that is when trouble ensues. In the past, we have thought of…

5 disturbing drugs that you never wanted to know about

BY: JESSICA BEUKER We’ve all been subjected to that terrible ‘This is your brain on drugs’ video where they fry an egg. The only thing that video ever did was make me hungry for breakfast food. In my opinion, if…