One study reports that an average stay lasts between 166 and 254 days. Anyone who wants to stop drinking alcohol or using drugs should consider joining a sober living community. Many residents complete a rehabilitation program prior to approaching a sober living home, but this is not mandatory. A sober living home typically costs the same as the average apartment. […]
During this period, learning, memory, and processing functions of the brain are enhanced, affecting a person’s long-term memory capacity. The brain then moves on to the next stage of light sleep, but there is an increase in brave wave frequency, followed by a further slowing down. This process of powering up and then slowing down helps to further slow activity […]
At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati won a gold medal in giant slalom. Rebagliati subsequently tested positive for marijuana, after which a series of Olympic boards voted to strip him of the medal. The ruling was unusual, because cannabis was not on the International Olympic Committee’s list of banned substances at the time (it was […]
Misusing or taking amphetamines that your provider did not prescribe to you can cause dangerous side effects and could lead to addiction or death. To avoid withdrawal symptoms, take your medication exactly as your provider prescribed it to you. Schedule a time to take it every day and stick to that same schedule for the duration that you’re taking the […]