Tag: drugs
The Vicious Cycle Of Addiction (And How To Fight Back)
The trouble with drugs and alcohol is that they typically start as something you only want, not something you need. Some people can keep them in firmly in the “want” category forever. But some drugs are more addictive than others, and some people just seem to have personalities that make them more p ...
4 Most Common Addictions Today – Where Does Yours Come In?
Addiction is one of those terms you might throw around when referring to someone who is a shoe addict, but it is a term that is used seriously when referring to someone addicted to drugs or alcohol. Unfortunately, however, too much of anything, even if you believe it’s completely harmless, can be ba ...
Upload A Pic And See Your Face On Meth After 5 Years Of Drug Abuse
I learned early on that drugs could ruin a person's life. When I was a kid, I remember getting annoyed at all the people who tried to teach me about that, but now that I'm an adult, I'm glad they did. I am one of the blessed people who never got caught up in that craziness. I think it's important to ...
3D Printed Mini Human Livers Accelerate Medical Research & Discovery
There are people who wake up each day hoping it will be the day when they get the news about a liver transplant. Many thousands of people are approved for a transplant, but they waiting for a donor. The waiting list grows longer each year. Once again, 3D printing technology can offer some assistance ...
Researchers Hope To Treat Addiction With A Virtual Reality Experience
This is a fascinating twist to the traditional virtual reality applications we are used to seeing. We know that virtual reality, if done well, will make the virtual world seem as realistic as the real world. For example, you can walk through a realistic maze that goes on forever in a virtual world, ...
Acoustic Levitation: Sound Waves Make Drug Droplets Float In Mid Air
I never heard of the phrase 'acoustic levitation' before today, but it simply refers to the use of sound waves to levitate things. In this particular case, scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have figured out a way to levitate drops of solutions which all contain pharmaceutical drugs. This is ...
How Drug Abuse Affects The Body: Before & After Photography
I've written about this topic before, but it's been a while, so I thought today would be a good day to touch on it again. I'm talking about drug abuse and how drug abuse affects our lives and the lives of everyone around us. For those of us who have never taken drugs, I think it can be hard to empat ...
Shocking: The Effects Of Drug Addiction On The Face
Oh my goodness, I'm so blessed that I've never taken drugs, especially meth, heroin or cocaine. When I was very young, my mother told me drugs would kill me, and I believed her. I still do. These pictures truly break my heart, but I think this is important to write about. If a teenager going throug ...
Geek Alert: Brain Cells Under A Microscope!
Back in the 80s during the "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, I remember listening to the television ads, which said, "Don't smoke pot, it kills brain cells." And, of course, we all remember the fried egg commercial that said, "This is your brain, this is your brain on drugs."
I was really young ...
All The World’s Pill Bottles Make A Staggering Chandelier
Alright, maybe that was an exaggeration to say the least. However, it took quite a lot to incorporate these prescription pill bottles into a chandelier and floor lamps (or whatever you want to call them). Even though I haven't yet had to pop too many pills in my life, except them pesky sleeping pi ...
Provocative Lego Ads – The Ads You Don’t Want Your Kids To See
There have been a bunch of Lego ads through the company's lifetime and each one is more creative than the one before. One thing they all have in common is the block itself, not much more. The ads are usually about everything from regular builds to references to the legendary piece of plastic. No m ...
Carissa’s Story: From the Streets to the Studio
As many of you know, I’m an advocate for the homeless men and women in Atlanta. I spend many hours each week trying to do what I can to bring a bit of happiness to their lives. It is a topic that I’m insanely passionate about.
People tell me, “Homelessness is a problem of mental illness and dru ...
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