Baby Boomers at Risk – Drugs & Alcohol

Baby boomers are at risk of drugs and alcohol abuse as they move into old age and becoming a concern for authorities in Canada and other Western nations. Children born post WW2, between 1946-7 and 1966 are loosely referred to as “baby boomers”, being babies born in the the post war boom, of increased opportunity, and economic prosperity. In Canada, according to CCSA statistics, seniors are now one of the...

Is Christmas giving you a Headache?

One of the most frequent triggers for prescription drug use and abuse is suffering from persistent headaches or migraines. There is no doubt that headaches come at most inconvenient times – when we have to get things done, and have to be on time. Tension headaches are very much caused by having a negative response to conflicts and stress in our lives. Many articles have been written about what are the best...

Crystal Meth, the Wall and Recovery

Crystal meth drug is a stimulant that people use to self medicate for depression. Often they don’t know they are depressed, or how depressed they are. Being overweight is about depression. Being angry, anxious, or aggressive are emotions that we sometimes generate to overcome feelings of futility and depression. Tina is popular in the gay community to moderate feelings of anxiety and depression. All...

Addiction to Stress & Drugs

There are many people today who don’t feel happy or content unless they are stressed out and busy – doing something. It is a fact that not all stress is harmful and that being responsive to and successfully meeting the demands of our daily lives is a source of great satisfaction and contentment. When we successfully meet our “goals”, we feel relaxed and happy. Setting goals and achieving...

Nutritional Deficiency and Drug Use

The impact of drug use on nutrition is one of the adverse side effects that fails to get a mention in standard drug warning lists. With drugs so widely and commonly used in modern healthcare practice, we have become familiar with the fact that drug use has adverse side effects. We accept that when we use a drug to achieve a primary purpose, such as pain relief, that there is always a number of adverse “side...