Tag: Addiction

A Solution to America’s Drug Crisis

Commentary The black market supplying drugs to our nation is doubling our crime rate, exploiting our addicts, funding America’s enemies, and costing you billions of dollars per year. The use of illegal opiates and drugs in our society affects each one of us by a significantly increased crime rate, death overdoses approaching 70,000 people per…


For Smokers With Heart Trouble, Quitting Equals the Benefit of 3 Meds: Study

Quitting smoking can give heart disease patients nearly five additional years of life without heart problems, according to a new study. “Kicking the habit appears to be as effective as taking three medications for preventing heart attacks and strokes in those with a prior heart attack or procedure to open blocked arteries,” said study author…


Link Found Between Addictive Gaming and Suicidality: Study

A Norwegian review and analysis funded by the Norwegian Competence Center for Gambling and Gaming Research found a significant link between problem gaming and suicidality, reflected in problem gaming’s association with suicide ideation and attempts. “Although gaming for most is a fun and recreational activity, a small minority is expected to experience problems related to…


Woman Who Overcame Her Addiction Is on a Mission to Help Others: ‘God’s Arms are Long Enough to Reach Them’

A 79-year-old woman who’s had a history of addiction shares how realizing God’s love for her changed the course of her life and has driven her to serve others. Now on oxygen, she is spending her days crocheting various items for the homeless and for women in prison. Going to The Forgotten Sitting in her…


Holistic Approaches to Solving Addiction

When I met Nicky, a 33-year-old mom of two, and a recovering addict, she told me she’d been a cheerleader, sang in her church choir, and always held a job. But Nicky’s life took a downward turn early on. She started smoking marijuana when she was 11, moved on to using inhalants with her friends,…


Doctor Reveals Best Way to Deal With Family’s Irrational Fear of Virus

Psychiatrist reveals the best way to deal with family members who have been brainwashed by the government, with an irrational fear of a virus with a 99%+ survival rate. Dr. Mark McDonald is a psychiatrist in the Los Angeles, California, area. He’s written a book called “United States of Fear: How America Fell Victim to…


Drugmaker Teva Fueled Opioid Addiction in New York, Jury Finds

NEW YORK—Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found on Thursday, a setback for a company still facing thousands of other opioid-related lawsuits around the United States. The verdict, which followed a nearly six-month New York state court trial in a case brought by the state and two of…


Turning the Tide on Addiction

The consuming nature of addiction means that by its very definition, it’s an isolating chronic disease. It manifests in various forms that permeate the fabric of society, destroying lives, families, and communities. As explored in previous articles in this series, the rates of addiction are running rampant in countries around the world and the misconception…


The Worst Foods That Make You More Hungry

The struggle with weight gain and obesity is a common and costly health issue, leading to an increase in risk for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and cancer, just to name a few. Obese individuals also have substantially higher medical expenses and indirect costs associated with lost productivity, transportation and premature mortality, and obesity is…


Addiction Rates and COVID-19: A Crisis Within a Crisis

In the previous article, which was the first of this three-part series, we explored how rampant substance use disorders are in the United States. As many as 21 million people are currently affected by substance-related addiction, but only 10 percent of those seek treatment. We also discussed the idea of addiction as a brain disease….