Tag: Addiction

Dad Quits Drugs and Has Incredible Transformation so He Can See His Daughter

The love for his child helped this man to clean up and get his health and life back. (Video courtesy of Austin Greene) …


What Does Sugar Do to Your Brain?

The overconsumption of this is increasingly being linked to brain-related health issues such as depression, learning disorders, memory problems and overeating. While all cells in your body can use glucose for energy, when you burn fat as your primary fuel your liver produces ketones that burn far “cleaner” in that they generate fewer reactive oxygen…


TikTok: The Digital Equivalent of Crack Cocaine

Commentary ByteDance employees in China have repeatedly accessed the private information of tens of millions of American TikTok users, according to a recent report from BuzzFeed News. The people behind the app cannot be trusted. Moreover, the app itself is dangerous. Like an illicit, highly addictive opiate, TikTok ruins lives. When you hear the word “addiction,” what images spring…


Drug Addict Couple Get Sober to Raise Son, Are Now Proud Parents of 3: ‘Recovery Is Possible’

Jordan Hutton spent nearly half of her first pregnancy in jail. It took incarceration to get her sober. And, while this would not be the end to the saga of her stubborn drug addiction, it was one of the cobblestones that led to her now hopeful and happy ending. Once slaves to the want of drugs,…


‘God Did It’: Man Who Had Wounds of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Suffered From Alcohol and Drug Addiction Transforms

A man from Virginia who turned to alcohol to fill the void of his insecurities and the wounds of sexual molestation by a relative in his childhood got enslaved to heroin after he was introduced to it in high school. Losing his father at a young age, he lost his identity, self-control, wife, family, business,…


New Behavioral Vaccines Raise Unsettling Questions

In its 2016 to 2020 strategic plan, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), promoted the promise of “anti-addiction vaccines aimed at eliciting antibodies that block the effects of a specific drug.” Certainly addiction is a huge problem, with opioid addiction leading the way, taking more than…


Music Proven to Soothe the Soul: Research Study Proposes Music Could Prevent 800,000 Avoidable Deaths

University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have found that music could prevent an estimated 800,000 avoidable deaths annually, after unearthing clear evidence that musical engagement improves overall wellbeing and health, decreasing anxiety and improving mood. Matt McCrary, Adjunct Lecturer at UNSW’s Prince of Wales Clinical School and co-author of the study publishing music’s effect…


Who’s in Charge of Your Drinking?

Life is hard enough, right? We need something to cope. Why shouldn’t we have a temporary escape from the stresses of life? We know how serious alcohol abuse can become, but most casual drinkers feel that it isn’t really harming them. The truth is that consistent use of alcohol, even at surprisingly low levels, can…


Addressing Addiction, Australia Reconsiders Opioid Pain Relief Treatment

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) is encouraging Australia’s healthcare professionals to reconsider opioid treatment as it is currently administered. At least one prescription for opioids is dispensed to more than three million people annually, according to 2016-2017 statistics collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. However, although opioids are…


Abused Woman Survives 4 Abortions, Turns to God After Dad’s Premonition, Tells the Truth of Abortion Clinics

The life of a pastor’s daughter was changed forever when she was molested as a child, and raped at just 12 years old. Riddled with shame, the budding athlete lost faith that she was worthy of God’s love. It took years of suffering, including drug and alcohol addiction, four abortions, and domestic abuse, before Kelly Lester…