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Healthy Practices – Walking Meditation
Most people think of meditation as a purely mental exercise, with a few added spiritual benefits thrown in for good measure. But believe it or not, meditation can actually be a very physical experience. This is especially true when one is engaged in a practice such as...
The Correlation Between Tramadol and Blood Pressure
Some drugs can make blood pressure rise. Others can interact with your blood pressure medicine, preventing the drug from working correctly. Various studies have tried to analyze if there’s a connection between tramadol and blood pressure. Mainly because tramadol has...
How Tramadol Affects Your Sleep
Tramadol is a synthetic opioid that acts in the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. Even when used as prescribed, tramadol can cause side effects, including disturbances in sleep patterns. Like other opioids, tramadol can make you tired, lightheaded, dizzy,...
Is Delta-8 THC the Legal New CBD Alternative You’ve Been Waiting For?
Delta-8 THC, or ‘delta-8’ for short, is the latest craze amongst cannabis users and particularly so among the cannabis curious. It produces all the same effects of traditional THC (delta-9 THC) such as euphoria, relaxation, and pain relief, meaning yes, it can get you...
The Shocking Prevalence of Fentanyl-Laced Drugs
It's impossible to talk about drug overdose deaths nowadays without fentanyl being mentioned. One of the most powerful opioids in existence (it’s easily 100 times more potent than morphine), fentanyl is the driving force behind the opioid epidemic currently sweeping...
What is the 13th Step of AA?
The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are incredibly well-known and their reach extends far beyond addiction recovery circles. Even if you know nothing about substance abuse or the pursuit of sobriety, you’re very likely aware of AA and its prolific dozen rules. The...
How Impulse Control Disorders & Addiction Are Connected
Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a specific kind of mental illness that regularly coincides with substance abuse and addiction. ICDs have also been linked to other problematic behaviors including gambling, pyromania, and kleptomania. However, long-term drug use...
Is Your Marijuana The Real Deal? Fentanyl Laced Weed & Other Dangers
That stuff you’re smoking might not be what you think it is. Lacing is a common occurance where a drug is combined or “cut” with additives, either to increase its potency or to make the quantity of a drug seem greater than it actually is. These adulterated drugs are...
What Does A Cyclobenzaprine High Feel Like?
Cyclobenzaprine, better known as the brand name medication Flexeril, is a muscle relaxant used to treat muscle-related pain such as tenderness and spasms from strains and other types of muscle injuries. Despite being deemed low to no-risk by the DEA (Flexeril is not a...
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