Results for Chemical Abuse

How Individuals Can Access Treatment
When it comes to loved getting help for drug and/or alcohol abuse, access to treatment can be challenging, especially if you have no insurance or your co-pay is high and you cannot afford it. Fortunately the Council on Chemical Abuse provides funding for the uninsured or under-insured who desire to get help and are seeking treatment. Bernice Hines Corbit, Case Manager…

Chemical imbalance theory is something that many medical professionals have argued about over many years. But what exactly is it and does it affect you?

Chemical dependency and mental illness often have a closer relationship than you'd think. Here's what happens when the two interact.

The human body is a finely tuned mechanism that relies on chemical components to maintain a constant state of balance. This state of being in balance is called homeostasis. If one or more of these chemicals fall out of balance from either an increase or a decrease in their levels, this may cause the systems of the body to work less efficiently....

Realities of the modern world require our attention. Namely, toxic chemicals in or around our food. Our friend, Lindsay Dahl, is on the job with her regular posts over at the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families blog. Lindsay offers specific strategies

Why Do Women Experience Depression More Than Men
Especially during the childbearing years, women are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression as are men. According to psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Amen, 1 in 8 women develop clinical depression in their lifetime. Yet fewer than half of them seek help, accepting it as a normal way of life.
Why do women experience depression more than men? We don’t have a definitive answer yet. But we do know the following issues are factors…

Drugs which act through the brain chemical dopamine may one day help restore consciousness in people who have lost it.

Scientists studied the cascade of events that begins when alcohol diminishes norepinephrine release in a brain structure called the locus coeruleus.

Dating abuse affects one in three young people. What form can it take? How do teens know if they’re in an abusive relationship? How can they help a friend…

Overcome Alcohol Abuse with Meranto Meditations Method using Guided Meditation & Hypnotherapy

Sometimes it's hard to know. And sometimes, it's not -- but we just don't want to accept or admit it. Abuse comes in many forms, some of which are subtle, su...

Do we really have to forgive to move on? Jessica says no

5 Mistaken Beliefs that Keep You Stuck with an Abuser... If you believe these five things, you'll fail to recognize abuse, and stay stuck. Don't do that! You...

SAVE YOUR SANITY: HELP FOR HANDLING HIJACKALS®with Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, The Relationship Help Doctor10 REASONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR NOT WALKING AWAY FROM YOUR A...

Inspired by a letter from a daughter to her mother, this video shows how abuse of prescription drugs - a common problem - can affect relationships and families.

www.houstoncounselingmarriage.com The truth is romantic love, otherwise known as infatuation, is a chemical reaction in your brain that can last anywh...

If your teen picks up a mind-altering chemical, she or he is a candidate for addiction, says one man who has been there and back. Here are eight tips for parents who may be facing this situation that can help protect teens from drug abuse.

Nicotine is one of the chemicals found in the smoke from tobacco products. This naturally occurring colorless liquid is highly addictive and is one of the most heavily abused substances in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths every year, or one..

Addiction is an incredibly lonely disease. However, we typically associate addicts with two extremes when it comes to sociability. On the one hand we imagine the stereotypical "life of the party" who abuses substances to become sociable, friendly, and functional, or we have the depressive addict who takes substances alone, substituting healthy interpersonal relationships for chemicals. The truth is that most addicts may fall somewhere along…

Posted on February 23, 2015 in Marijuana Addiction
Synthetic marijuana is the collective name for a group of chemicals, called synthetic cannabinoids, which roughly mimic the drug effects of the cannabis/marijuana active ingredient THC. These illegal or illicit substances are sometimes far stronger than THC and can produce severe, unexpected and potentially fatal side effects. In a study published in August 2014 in the journal Dual…