Polysubstance User: My Addiction to Everything “What does it feel like to be addicted?” She asks me this with a look of confusion, but also genuine interest. She is trying to understand her friend. That friend is me. I stare back at her, in disbelief and my own...
Xanax Addiction: From Anxiety to Abuse Xanax is classified as a benzodiazepine and acts as a central nervous system depressant. If taken as prescribed, Xanax has the ability to reduce physical tension, restlessness, and feelings of unease that are common with...
Self-Medicating Depression & Anxiety: When Popping-Pills Stops Being Fun The first time I saw a psychiatrist I was in graduate school. I had recently abused a non-narcotic pain reliever called Tramadol. For the first time in my life, I realized I was addicted to...