newamethyst, Author at Amethyst Recovery Center

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

by newamethyst | Dec 23, 2020 | Alcohol Addiction, Latest News

The weather outside may be frightful but it isn’t the only reason that driving during the holidays can be so dangerous. Since 1981, every president has declared December to be National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. And it’s no accident that the “happiest time of...

Why You Should Never Mix Fentanyl and Alcohol

by newamethyst | Dec 14, 2020 | Fentanyl

Talk about making a bad situation worse. It’s widely known that mixing alcohol with any sort of medication – even harmless over-the-counter cough medications – can cause harmful adverse effects. When alcohol is mixed with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that...

What Does Heroin Feel Like & Other Common Questions

by newamethyst | Dec 8, 2020 | Heroin

Overview: What Is Heroin? Heroin is an opioid that goes by several street names such as big H, horse, and smack. It is a natural derivative of morphine and technically classified as an opiate. It’s use dates back thousands of years to some of the earliest known...

Where Does Heroin Come From?

by newamethyst | Dec 4, 2020 | Heroin

Heroin is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from morphine, which itself, is made from the Papaver somniferum or opium poppy. It was first created in the late 1800s, and the first instances of heroin abuse and addiction were recorded as early as the 1910s. From there, it...

A Guide for Children of Addicts

by newamethyst | Nov 24, 2020 | Family Addiction

Nobody is safe from the sting of addiction, not even those as innocent as children of addicted parents. There are a great many kids in the US, 18 million to be exact, that live in a household where substance use disorder exists. To put this number into perspective, 25...

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The Link Between Alcohol And Hair Loss

Jul 20, 2021

The long-term effects of alcohol consumption are anything but beautiful. It dulls our skin, accentuates fine lines and wrinkles, robbing us of our youthful glow; it stains our eyes and our teeth yellow; it can make us appear bloated and blotchy. But drinking can also...

Slip vs Relapse: What’s The Difference?

Jul 14, 2021

Addiction is an all-consuming disease that can have us do, say, and think things we never would otherwise. It can cause us to abandon our instincts for self-preservation and ultimately turn us into a version of ourselves that we no longer recognize. It’s only natural...

Adderall vs Meth: A Comparison

Jul 5, 2021

The idea of comparing Adderall vs meth seems absolutely absurd to most people. One is a medication widely prescribed to treat ADHD in adults and children, whereas the other is an illicit substance associated with the worst kind of drug addiction. No, the substances...