Addiction & Recovery Articles

Everybody knows that cannabis is "supposed" to be harmless. However, for people who have MTHFR mutations, marijuana smoking poses serious, sometimes even deadly cardiovascular complications. Here's how to know if you could be part of that group.

People with social anxiety are much more likely to become addicted to weed, but does smoking pot also have the ability to cause social phobia?

Suboxone was developed as a treatment for addiction to opiate-based painkillers. Suboxone itself is a very powerful painkiller, 30 to 40 times as effective as morphine.

Canada, a pioneer in the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions, is closing down its government-owned marijuana farm in an abandoned mine near the prarie town of Flin Flon, and is banning home production next year, fearing pot is a "gateway" drug.

Here we explore marijuana and how THC effects men versus women and the differences. Before women consider smoking marijuana long-term, it is important to learn about how it can affect the body.

As more and more US states modernize their marijuana laws to make the medical use of marijuana legal (at least as far as state and local law enforcement officials are concerned), more and more claims are made for its benefits. But are they true?

The E-cigarette is an electronic smoking device designed to give smokers a dose of nicotine with a "smoking experience" but without flame, second-hand smoke, ashes, butts, tar, or tobacco-related carcinogens. But are they as safe as advertised?

In the USA, the FDA recently placed a two-year “emergency ban” on the Asian herbal drug kratom, which other nations are encouraging as an alternative to methamphetamines and a tool for helping people beat opiate withdrawal.

So, you're committed to sobriety? Regular exercise may make the tough times a little easier, help you adjust to a new life, and give you new purpose.

Is drinking alcohol good for your health? Is drinking bad for your health? The answer to both questions seems to be "yes," depending on more than just how much you drink.