A phobia is much more complicated than a fear; the American Psychiatric Association defines a phobia as an “irrational and excessive fear of an object or situation.” A phobia can instigate panic attacks and other physical symptoms such as dizziness, nausea and shortness of breath. Just by thinking...

Drug addiction is never intentional. Some people use drugs or alcohol to escape a difficult life. Others use drugs to self-medicate psychological conditions they may not even know they have. Others simply fall in with a social group that embraces the party lifestyle. Some are born with a biological predisposition...

Addiction destroys everything that makes life worth living long before it actually kills a person. Physical and emotional health, career and education are harmed by this deadly disease. Even secret addictionscan have devastating effects an addict’s most important relationships. How Addiction Impacts...

There are not many reasons why a person would choose to take a stimulant and depressant drug at the same time besides recreational or partying purpose. Only under the rarest of medical circumstances do doctors recommend mixing the two different categories of drugs. Stimulants and depressants lie on polar...