Drug Addiction

  • Drug Addiction

    The Effects of Valium Addiction

    ByPines Recovery Life Staff

    Valium is often prescribed by a doctor to alleviate anxiety and panic attacks, in addition to other ailments. This drug works by slowing down brain activity and acting as a depressant. Since the use of the Valium results in a relaxed feeling, individuals may begin to misuse the drug in order to feel calm and reduce stress. However, valium addiction can lead to serious short term and long term effects, making it necessary to seek treatment and detoxification.

    Short-Term Effects

    Users of Valium can experience a short-term feeling of happiness and a feeling of drunkenness that is accompanied by a lack of coordination. However, once the effects of the drug begin to subside, and the brain function returns to its normal amount of activity, the individual can feel irritable and anxious. More serious effects include a rapid heart rate and possibly seizures.

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    What are the Symptoms of Xanax Withdrawal?

    ByPines Recovery Life Staff

    Xanax is a calming drug typically prescribed by doctors to reduce the symptoms of anxiety by acting as a sedative for the central nervous system and brain. When used properly, the drug can effectively alleviate anxiety, but a growing number of people have been misusing it and taking the drug in large amounts and longer duration.

    When an individual becomes dependent on Xanax and increases the frequency of usage, the withdrawal symptoms become more intense and difficult to deal with, making the person feel like they cannot be without it. Symptoms of withdrawal can include:

  • Drug Addiction | Opiate Detox | Opioid Addiction

    What Are the Symptoms of Opioid Addiction

    ByPines Recovery Life Staff

    It’s not always obvious when someone has an opioid addiction. Doctors use an 11-point checklist to figure out if there is an underlying problem to someone’s opioid use and if it’s time to go to a detox facility. Since the signs aren’t always clear, it’s important to take any strange habits or suspicions very seriously.

    Opioid Addiction Checklist

    Based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, if someone experiences at least two of the symptoms on the checklist within the past year, they most likely have an addiction to opioids.

  • Drug Addiction | Getting Sober | Recovery Support

    What to Expect When You’re in Withdrawal

    ByPines Recovery Life Staff

    The National Institute of Drug Use (NIDA) defines withdrawal syndrome as a predictable group of signs and symptoms that result from either the sudden removal of, or an abrupt decrease in a regular dosage of a drug. Although some of the after-effects of excessive drug use may vary, depending on the drugs used, they usually emphasize the emotional and physical functions that were being suppressed in the first place. Drug withdrawal symptoms can end up to be very dangerous and it is important that anyone going through withdrawal seek professional supervision.

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    Rock Bands That Fell Apart After Members Died From Drug Use

    ByPines Recovery Life Staff

    Throughout the history, music has been an important part of people’s lives. In the last 50 years or so, with the wider expansion of recreational drugs, music has been affected and connected to drugs in more than one occasion, but this connection goes even a little deeper into the history of music.

    Musicians have long used addictive substances to trigger creativity and intensify performances. Substances such as marijuana, speed, ecstasy, cocaine, and heroin most of all have shaped performers and musical movements. Unfortunately, some of these performers fell so deep into the addiction that they could never get back and their bands died with them.

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    Addiction on Screen: Why Do We Love Drugs in Our Movies?

    ByPines Recovery Life Staff

    Hollywood is closely related to drug use. This is a well-known fact, even though nobody there wants to admit it. It has produced several movies about addiction—some ridiculously ignorant, but some outstandingly insightful and accurate such as “Pulp Fiction”, “The Basketball Diaries”, and “Requiem for a Dream”. Regardless of country and nation, these films remain the best medium to showcase addiction.

    Movie creators have a close grasp of the drug culture, either first hand or by hanging with some of the notorious celebrities. This intimacy with drugs brought some amazing movies that can teach us a lot about the abyss that is drug addiction. As far as the reasons to love these movies are concerned, they are not the same for you and the next person.