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Heroin is a powerfully addictive opioid drug that can affect every single aspect of a person’s life. There are many different ways a person can become addicted to heroin, and addiction […]

John is a college student, and by all accounts a responsible young man. The Friday night after finals week is typically a joyous affair, full of good-spirited celebration, and John […]

No matter where you turn in Oregon, you are not far from methamphetamine or a person battling a substance use disorder with methamphetamine. It may even be in your own […]

Heroin in the modern age is solely used as an illicit narcotic substance, but this wasn’t always the case. The powerful opioid has a long and interesting history dating back […]

From an early age, you felt different. Through the confusion was birthed a new awareness of being out of place due to your feelings in a world that has long […]

I’ll just use it once more to get through this next study session.  It can’t hurt to just take it once more since I really need to be awake and […]

Self-Medication in the Hospitality Industry: Restaurant Workers and Bartenders Are People Too On any given day, a bartender is asked to wear many different hats. In popular culture, the bartender […]

John Lennon sang about the negative effects of substance withdrawal in his 1969 song “Cold Turkey.” Temperature's rising Fever is high Can't see no future Can't see no sky While […]

It seems to be a common notion that there are only two types of people: alcoholics and non-alcoholics. Like just about every issue in life, the issue of problem drinking […]