Taking the resolve to quit drugs like heroin is the first (baby) step one can take. Recovery is painful and often exceedingly slow. But that does not mean you should be intimidated. Anyone can come clean. All it takes is willpower, the support of family and friends, with drug rehabs or rehabilitation centers ( near […]
Do young men suffer more from PTSD? Compared to women? The answer could be – yes, young men have a more difficult time with PTSD. Their struggles however have got nothing to do with the severity of (PTSD) symptoms. Men and women suffer from the same agony – physical and mental. However, culturally there is […]
Oxycodone is a prescription drug, which means that if you are using it, you could have been provided the medication by your doctor. So, it is legit. Or someone in your family uses it to fight a nagging pain. Unfortunately, while the drug is in itself legit, the tendency to overuse it is not. The […]
ADHD is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. If your child cannot pay attention, if they are restless, attention-seeking, and highly impulsive to the point of being dysfunctional, they could have ADHD. ADHD is among the most common mental conditions in children. Around 6 million children aged 3 to 17 years are diagnosed with the disorder (CDC). However, with […]
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” Leo Tolstoy Families play a critical role in shaping a nation’s progress and yet there are so many families that are highly dysfunctional. Between members there exists resentment, jealousy, and malice, which over time gets deeply rooted in the psyche of […]
“the eyes of Cathy had no message, no communication… they were not human eyes”. The ultimate psychopath in friction was Cathy Trask, wife of Adam and mother to Caleb and Aron. Not much was known about her past, when Adam first met her, except that she was exceptionally beautiful, delicate, and fragile. Her childlike voice […]
According to the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (2015), in their lifetime: 6.3 million persons (2.4%) aged 12 or older have used PCP. PCP goes by names such as drug rocket fuel, angel dust, Peter Pan, Goon Dust, Animal Tranquilizer, Wack etc. When it is dipped in marijuana or rolled onto cigarettes […]
PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder has become a common mental health ailment. It is more common than it was earlier. There are many reasons behind it. Societal, genetic, and environmental. It has resulted in some instances in substance abuse and addiction. Traumatic incidents are another contributing factor. There are many young adults who experience some […]
