Drug addiction and bipolar disorder often occur together and can serve to both precipitate and exacerbate each other. Unfortunately, both are also conditions that are generally misunderstood and as a result many people who suffer from these diseases are unable to obtain effective treatment – or ... Views: 998
Drug use and addiction in the workplace is more common than most people think, and despite the fact that not everyone uses drugs or works while under the influence, everyone is placed at risk of injury or economic loss by those that do. Workplace drug use is responsible for mismanagement ... Views: 866
Athletes and steroid use only seem to be closely associated, but most athletes do not use performance enhancing or mood altering substances. However, some do and in many cases they are caught by anti-doping laws that are in place in sports of all levels but rarely enforced unless at national or ... Views: 1103
Drug control policies in the United States have been stagnant for decades, focusing primarily on arresting traffickers, eradicating drug supplies and disrupting the distribution chain. However, despite significant efforts in this regard, little to no progress has been made. Instead, the War on ... Views: 766
Depression and drug addiction commonly co-occur among thousands of people all around the world. But while addiction is generally well-understood in the sense that treatment options are very straight-forward, treatment of depression is not. Depression affects everyone differently; its causes ... Views: 1019
The scariest part about alcohol abuse and alcoholism on the job is that it is probably more prevalent than you might think. Each day we place our lives and our livelihoods in the care of others when we trust that they will not drive, operate machinery or otherwise endanger us by drinking while ... Views: 858
Mankind's history has been permeated by two things, for better or worse: religion and drugs. Since the time of the Pagans people have used drugs in spiritual and religious ceremony to celebrate many different aspects of life. Drugs like hallucinogenic mushrooms, cannabis, opiates and various ... Views: 1384
For thousands of years, alcohol has been steeped in mystery and symbolism, eventually working its way into the very fabric of cults and early religions. One of the oldest methods of purposefully altering a person's conscious state, consumption of alcohol as a means of enlightenment, ceremony or ... Views: 6269