Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction
When we usually think of spirituality, our minds instantly go to people wearing beaded necklaces, sitting around and meditating or monks chanting over a gong or even people sitting around… Read more »
How to take care of your mental health in lockdown and post lockdown?
The world has faced and come through a most trying time in the Covid-19 pandemic. Not a single person has been left unaffected. We have lived in an absolutely abnormal… Read more »
What causes Drug Addiction?
Most times when we hear of someone using drugs or being into a drug rehabilitation centre a picture comes to mind. We see someone using some drug continuously and being… Read more »
Gaming Addiction Is Real
Over 2 billion people worldwide play video games, the average player plays about 6 hours per week. Playing video games is an enjoyable pastime for most gamers of all ages… Read more »
What is Heroin and How is it Used?
Heroin is a psychoactive substance produced from morphine, a chemical product extracted from the seed pod of numerous opium poppy plants. Pure Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a white powder with a… Read more »
Detox & Withdrawal Management
Anyone who has consumed any kind of psychoactive substance, and stopped at some point, has experienced withdrawal symptoms. The most common example of withdrawal is what we call “a hangover”,… Read more »
How Drug Rehabilitation Works?
At any point in life, addictions can happen to anyone. Any medications are at risk of becoming toxic, like opioids and painkillers that are widely administered. Addiction is difficult and… Read more »
Triggers of Relapse – HALT
Life in Recovery can be a tricky business. Breaking free from addictive behaviour is not easy. The first year in recovery can be especially challenging. However, mindfulness and self-care can… Read more »
LAUGHING GAS: NOT A LAUGHING MATTER
Laughing gas, or Nitrous Oxide, is a colorless, odourless and tasteless gas, most commonly used as a local anaesthetic by dentists. It is also commonly used in the preparation of… Read more »
Addiction during COVID-19 period
COVID-19 presents unique difficulties to all of us. We’re all in this together, we’re hearing, we’re reading, we’re telling ourselves how we’re going through these extraordinary times. But who could… Read more »