How Drugs and Alcohol Affect Your Mind and Body
When your friend is using cocaine
Note to the reader: This section begins with a letter from a friend who is concerned about abusing cocaine and is looking for help. In writing my response, I am trying to assist the individual and, at t... read more
Checked by reality, some QAnon supporters seek a way out
Guide to QAnon addiction recovery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ceally Smith spent a year down the rabbit hole of QAnon, devoting more and more time to researching and discussing the conspiracy theory online. Eventually it consumed her, and... read more
Online AA meetings and treatment programs
Their meetings used to take place discreetly in the basements of churches, a spare room at the Y.M.C.A., the back of a cafe. But when the pandemic hit last spring, members of Alcoholics Anonymous and other g... read more
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sues vape company Juul
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit Wednesday against vaping giant Juul Labs, saying the nation’s largest e-cigarette company targets underage consumers.... read more
Cocaine's Effect on the Body and the Brain
Why treatment is usually required.
Note to the reader: This section begins with a letter from a cocaine abuser and is looking for help. In writing my response, I am trying to assist the individual and, at the same time, provide informati... read more
How Fentanyl Affects Your Body and Your Brain
August 16, 2018, Seattle Times: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 7,200 drug overdose deaths in 2017, Up more than 6,000 over the previous 12-month period. The increase driven by... read more
Officials list pot vape brands reported in US outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands most commonly linked to hospitalizations. Most of the... read more
The Brain's Response to Opiates
Mind Over Matter Opiates Series National Institute on Drug Abuse · National Institutes of Health If you've ever seen "The Wizard of Oz," then you've seen the poppy plant -... read more
The Brain's Response to Hallucinogens
Hallucinogens --LSD (acid), MDMA (an amphetamine called ecstasy), PCP (often called angel dust), and Diviners Mint. Adapted from: Mind Over Matter Hallucinogens Series National Institute on D... read more
The Brain's Response to Inhalants
Hair spray, gasoline, spray paint, butane gas, and others (huffer, huffing, sniffing)" Adapted from the Mind Over Matter Inhalant Series by the National Institute on Drug Abuse ·... read more
The Brain's Response to Steroids
Steroids --anabolic steroid abuse has been associated with a wide range of adverse side effects ranging from some that are physically unattractive, such as acne and breast development in men, to others that... read more
The Brain's Response to Stimulants
Stimulants --caffeine, cocaine, crack, amphetamines, methamphtamine (crank). Mind Over Matter Stimulants Series National Institute on Drug Abuse · National Institutes of Health... read more
Drunk Driving and DUI:
The Legal and Emotional Consequences
Alcohol/Drug Treatment in Jail Now retired after seventeen years of chemical dependency counseling for Seattle King County Public Health, I approach the topic of drunk driving from the perspective o... read more
The Brain's Response to Methamphetamine
Adapted from: Mind Over Matter Methamphetamine Series National Institute on Drug Abuse · National Institutes of Health “Speed”, “meth”, “chalk”, &ld... read more
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The AMA calls for an immediate ban
The American Medical Association Calls for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping
The AMA cited a surge in underage teen use of e-cigarettes, which typically heat a solution that contains nicotine. It’s simple, we must keep nicotine products out of the hands of young people.&rdq... read more
The Brain's Response to Nicotine
Nicotine -- cigarettes, snuff (chewing tobacco) -- sure it's legal but... For centuries, people have chewed and smoked tobacco, which comes from the plant nicotiana tabacum. The reason tobacco i... read more
SEE ALSO:
WA Financial Assistance for Mental Health and Addiction
Free Support Groups
Free Health & Mental Health Resources
Services for Persons with Disabilities and Their Caregivers
