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By: Deborah G.

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Stop, It Hurts! Three Reasons to Avoid Prescription Pain Medications

Stop, It Hurts! Three Reasons to Avoid Prescription Pain Medications   When your body hurts, you want the pain to stop…

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Trying to get an Easy A: 3 Myths about Study-Aid Drugs You & Your Student Should Know

Trying to get an Easy A: 3 Myths about Study-Aid Drugs You & Your Student Should Know It’s no secret that…

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Drink to Your Misfortune: 4 Reasons to Avoid Kratom

Drink to Your Misfortune: 4 Reasons to Avoid Kratom Anything legal can’t be that harmful, right? So goes the thinking of…

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How to Talk to Someone Recovering from Addiction

How to Talk to Someone Recovering from Addiction   It can be hard to know what to say when someone we…

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What to Say to a Loved One When They Are in Denial About Alcohol Addiction, a daughter having a conversation with mother on the couch.
Learning from Scott Weiland’s Death: How to Support Someone Recovering from Addiction and Protect Yourself

Learning from Scott Weiland’s Death: How to Support Someone Recovering from Addiction and Protect Yourself Scott Weiland’s recent death hit me…

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Signs of Overdependence on the Internet and Social Media

Signs of Over dependence on the Internet and Social Media The Internet provides a constant, ever-changing source of information and entertainment. It…

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The Dangers of Opioid-Replacement Therapies: Continuing a Half-Baked Life

The Dangers of Opioid-Replacement Therapies: Continuing a Half-Baked Life Life on opioids is a cruel existence in which drug seeking, withdrawal…

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How to Address Using Adderall and Ritalin as Study Aids in High School and College

How to Address Using Adderall and Ritalin as Study Aids in High School and College It is estimated that about a…

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Six Things Not to Ask or Say to Someone in Recovery

Six Things Not to Ask or Say to Someone in Recovery Words are powerful and can motivate a person to work…

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Characteristics of a Luxury Treatment Center
Five Simple Steps to Start Learning Mindfulness

Five Simple Steps to Start Learning Mindfulness Mindfulness is a practice that can help you in all aspects of your daily…

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