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Meth Effects on the Brain: Damage, Psychosis and Recovery

Meth floods the brain with dopamine, and over time that changes the brain itself. The…

jarmstrongOctober 10, 2018

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The Importance of Drug Education: 5 Reasons It Matters

Here's the importance of drug education in one line: young people will be offered alcohol,…

jarmstrongAugust 18, 2018

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High-Functioning Addict: Signs, Risks and How to Help

A high-functioning addict is someone who's addicted to alcohol or drugs but still keeps the…

jarmstrongJanuary 27, 2017

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Ads Romanticizing Drinking Meet Strong Opposition

“Alcohol was my friend, actually more like an unfaithful lover, but it helped me to…

jarmstrongNovember 1, 2015

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Hospital Buprenorphine Shows Promise in Recovery

Arguably the hardest part of finding recovery is embedded in the process of transitioning—into treatment,…

jarmstrongOctober 12, 2015

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Paying Attention to Trends of ADHD Medication Abuse at a Young Age

A common trend when chasing the numbers of abuse with regards to prescription medication is…

jarmstrongJuly 20, 2015

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Alcohol Use Disorder, awareness, on the rise

To have a predisposition towards alcoholism doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll go through life running from…

jarmstrongJune 6, 2015

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The road to alcoholism, through one’s stomach?

Most of us know the feeling—you’re at a restaurant with friends, a significant other, or…

jarmstrongOctober 29, 2014

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Marijuana vs Alcohol: is there a ‘lesser of two evils’?

The legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington has had what some might describe as…

jarmstrongSeptember 16, 2014

Portable breathalyzer paired with a smartphone app

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On-the-go breathalyzers key to diminishing DUI numbers?

In the past we talked about how former ER patients (as a result of intoxication) were…

jarmstrongSeptember 1, 2014

Drug abuse

Meth Effects on the Brain: Damage, Psychosis and Recovery

The Importance of Drug Education: 5 Reasons It Matters

High-Functioning Addict: Signs, Risks and How to Help

Ads Romanticizing Drinking Meet Strong Opposition

Hospital Buprenorphine Shows Promise in Recovery

Paying Attention to Trends of ADHD Medication Abuse at a Young Age

Alcohol Use Disorder, awareness, on the rise

The road to alcoholism, through one’s stomach?

Marijuana vs Alcohol: is there a ‘lesser of two evils’?

On-the-go breathalyzers key to diminishing DUI numbers?

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