Daily Life With Addiction
Addiction can lead to many challenges in daily life, ranging from safety and harm reduction issues, to financial issues, and sometimes, simply surviving.
What is Medical Marijuana?
Medical marijuana is being increasingly recognized as a legitimate treatment for a variety of conditions.
Medical marijuana is being increasingly recognized as a legitimate treatment for a variety of conditions.
What is Sex Work?
Glossary definition of the term sex work.
Glossary definition of the term sex work.
What Is the Risk of an Accident When You Drink Alcohol With Dinner?
There is a common belief that drinking alcohol with dinner is safe. But what is your risk of having an accident?
There is a common belief that drinking alcohol with dinner is safe. But what is your risk of having an accident?
What Is an Overdose?
Glossary definition of the terms overdose.
Glossary definition of the terms overdose.
Should I Breastfeed If I Drink or Use Drugs?
Breastfeeding is highly recommended, but while breastfeeding alcohol and drugs may cause problems for your baby. How can you decide whether or not to breastfeed your baby if you drink or take drugs?
Breastfeeding is highly recommended, but while breastfeeding alcohol and drugs may cause problems for your baby. How can you decide whether or not to breastfeed your baby if you drink or take drugs?
Managing Your Pain Medication Use
Dealing with pain is a hassle of daily life for everyone, but for some, it takes over their lives. Seeking relief, many become addicted to the very pain medication that they hope will provide the solution. However, the situation is not hopeless, and you can do a lot to manage your pain more effectively without drugs.
Incidentally, these tips are also helpful if you are using alcohol,…
Tips on Controlling the Urge to Lie
Laws and social stigma create a situation where lying can become a way of life for people with addictions. Many want to be more truthful with others, but don't know how. Here are tips for people with addictions who want to become more truthful in their relationships.
Laws and social stigma create a situation where lying can become a way of life for people with addictions. Many want to be more truthful with others, but don't know how. Here are tips for people with addictions who want to become more truthful in their relationships.
What Is a Needle Exchange?
Needle exchange services provide injection drug users with clean needles, safe disposal of used needles, and sometimes other resources such as condoms, health advice, and access to treatment services.
Needle exchange services provide injection drug users with clean needles, safe disposal of used needles, and sometimes other resources such as condoms, health advice, and access to treatment services.
How to Find a Needle Exchange Program
By their very nature, needle exchange programs require a private and secluded location. This protects the privacy of people who attend the program. So where do you find one, without revealing your drug addiction?
By their very nature, needle exchange programs require a private and secluded location. This protects the privacy of people who attend the program. So where do you find one, without revealing your drug addiction?
Safe Injection Sites
An overview of safe injection site, places where people can go to safely and privately inject drugs.
An overview of safe injection site, places where people can go to safely and privately inject drugs.
Should Workplace Drug Testing Be Allowed?
Recent developments in medical technology have paved the way for drug testing, to find out whether someone has recently used a drug. But should drug testing of employees by their employers be allowed?
Recent developments in medical technology have paved the way for drug testing, to find out whether someone has recently used a drug. But should drug testing of employees by their employers be allowed?
US Housing Help
If you find yourself homeless in the USA, or are at risk of homelessness, the Department of Housing and Urban Development can help.
If you find yourself homeless in the USA, or are at risk of homelessness, the Department of Housing and Urban Development can help.
Dealing With Debt Collectors
Learn about how to deal effectively with debt collectors from LaToya Irby, About.com's Guide to Credit / Debt.
Learn about how to deal effectively with debt collectors from LaToya Irby, About.com's Guide to Credit / Debt.
Access a Food Bank
Food banks can provide you with food during times of need. Follow this link to find a food bank near you.
Food banks can provide you with food during times of need. Follow this link to find a food bank near you.
Sex Workers
Information for people working in the sex industry.
Information for people working in the sex industry.
