Pain Killers- Abuse and Addiction
Image via Wikipedia The injury was enough to warrant a subscription. You were in a car crash, suffered a fall during your softball game or just came home from surgery. Your doctor prescribed you a painkiller. Probably an opiate like OxyContin (codeine) or Vicodin. Either way, the purpose was to treat the pain. The relief [...]
Treatment for addiction to painkillers
You’ve acknowledged the reality that you are addicted to painkillers. You’ve accepted it’s now time to get help. How do you begin? There are several approaches to battle this addiction depending on where you are with it. Unfortunately will power alone won’t get the job done. If you are physically dependent on the painkillers, and [...]
Acai-The super food of the Amazon
Image via Wikipedia This small black and purple berry about the size of a grape is from the Brazilian rain forest. Acai (pronounced “ah-sigh-ee”) has been used by ancient inhabitants for centuries utilizing the berry’s health promoting properties as their source of wellbeing and vitality. Grown in rich fertile soil in clusters of palm trees [...]
Medical Marijuana-Medicine or Recreational Drug
Pot shops, cannabis clubs, quick clinics, they all mean the same thing… Medical Marijuana. They seem to be popping up everywhere. It’s funny that in Denver, there seems to be more pot shops than Starbucks. That’s pretty bad when you consider these shops started off with the intent to treat those suffering from cancer and [...]
Addiction–An Equal Opportunity Abuser
Image via Wikipedia Addiction is completely democratic. It does not discriminate by age group, sexual identity, race, creed, culture or economic status. An addict can be the teenager doing bongs in the backyard, the wino sleeping under the railroad tracks, or the nice little old lady scamming doctors for pills. It can be a lawyer, [...]