Mental & Physical Aspects of Alcohol & Drug Abuse

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My Life Will Never be the Same...​

Dec 30, 2025
Christmas Eve 10 years ago I was blacked out drunk at a local dive bar in New Jersey with absolutely no one thinking about me being able to make a living from surfing. Sadly, I wasn't even thinking that was a possibility. Well, here I am, ten years later after getting sober, putting my head down & making something out of my life. This is our opportunity, PLEASE take it. FOR THE DREAM! - Love Ben


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Dry January started with 1 person years ago – now its a phenom​

The start of January often feels like an opportunity for a clean slate, and for many people that means cutting out alcohol for the month, a challenge widely known as Dry January.

What started as a personal experiment for one person in the U.K. has now grown into a global phenomenon. And it's one that researchers say can offer real health benefits. For others, it's the turning point to life-altering change that lasts beyond 31 days.

For Amanda Kuda, that change began nine years ago. She had gone out on December 30, and woke up the next day with a ferocious hangover.

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Big Alcohol & Big Pharma - Partners in Chaos? - Habits Unplugged​

Jan 4, 2026 #BigPharma #AlcoholFree #BigAlcohol
Ever come across the idea that Big Alcohol and Big Pharma are somehow working together — one creating problems, the other profiting from the fallout? It's a view that shows up a lot in comments and conversations.
On the surface, it makes sense: we all know that dysfunction can be big business. But what if leaning too hard into that story actually hands away the one thing we need most to change?
We’ll look at where this idea comes from, why it feels convincing, and most importantly — why taking back control starts with something much closer to home than corporate conspiracies.


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As far as the Deep State goes, they are.

They closed the local restaurants, gyms, parks, for the Worst-Virus-Ever...but liquor stores (and pot dispensaries) stayed open.

You tell me.
 

“Blacked Out Drunk and Acted Like an Idiot” - Habits Unplugged​

Jan 25, 2026


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I AM 10 YEARS SOBER..TODAY!​

Feb 4, 2026 #hospicenursejulie #endoflife #hospice
Ten years ago today, I woke up hungover for the last time. That morning changed everything. In this video, I’m sharing my full sobriety story. I talk about what my drinking looked like from my teenage years through my career as a hospice nurse, how addiction can exist even when life looks successful from the outside, and the moment that finally made me stop drinking.
I also share something people don’t talk about enough. Quitting alcohol didn’t magically fix my life. I stayed sober for 11 months and felt miserable, anxious, and lost. I almost started drinking again. What changed next is what helped me build the sober life I have today.
This video is for anyone who is questioning their relationship with alcohol, anyone supporting someone struggling with addiction, or anyone curious about what long-term sobriety actually looks like. I share my personal experience with recovery, how a 12-step program helped me, and what life has been like over the past decade learning how to live, have fun, and feel free without substances.
Sobriety looks different for everyone. This is simply my story and what worked for me. If you are struggling, you are not alone, and change is possible.


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I Quit Drinking for 2 Years - The Fitness Results I Never Expected​

Feb 9, 2026


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I Wasted So Much Time Drinking (How To Deal With The Regret)​

Feb 19, 2026

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Scientists discover the brain protein that drives cocaine relapse

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain. Researchers at Michigan State University discovered that repeated cocaine use rewires communication between the brain’s reward system and the hippocampus, the region responsible...
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The Cognitive Impact: How Alcohol Shrinks the Brain | FHE Health

Too much alcohol is proven to cause liver and heart damage, but what about the brain? The research may persuade you to reduce your consumption.
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Alcoholism and the Brain: An Overview - PMC

Alcoholism can affect the brain and behavior in a variety of ways, and multiple factors can influence these effects. A person’s susceptibility to alcoholism-related brain damage may be associated with his or her age, gender, drinking history, and ...
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Are Zyn and IQOS the Future of Nicotine? Inside Big Tobacco’s Strategy​

Mar 8, 2026
For more than a century, tobacco has been one of the world’s most heavily regulated industries and with each wave of regulation, it has reinvented itself. Now Philip Morris International is accelerating a shift away from combustible cigarettes toward smoke-free products like IQOS and Zyn, arguing that eliminating combustion dramatically reduces harm. The company says cigarettes should eventually disappear altogether. But as nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products gain popularity, public health experts warn that long-term effects remain uncertain and addiction risks persist, raising new questions about whether this is transformation or reinvention.


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The Real Cost of Smoking: Medical, Financial, and Societal Considerations​

May 29, 2024 Primary Care Today
Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP
Tobacco use accounts for nearly half a million deaths in the U.S. each year and is the leading cause of lung cancer, according to the American Lung Association. However, the economic and societal costs of smoking are also staggering. Every year, Americans spend more than $300 billion, which includes both medical care and lost productivity. Unfortunately, some people will have to pay more depending on the state in which they live. Host Dr. Brian McDonough chats with analyst Jill Gonzales from Wallethub, a financial website that calculated the true per-person cost of smoking in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.


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Monkey Dust: What It Is, Where It’s Popular and How Addictive It Can Be

Monkey Dust is a slang term for synthetic cathinone stimulants. Learn where it’s used, how addictive it is, and the risks involved.
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'Monkey dust turned me into somebody I wasn't'​


A recovering monkey dust addict campaigning for it to be upgraded to a Class A drug has shared how the substance made her "violent and suicidal".

Shannon Cowan said she took cocaine before starting on monkey dust as she struggled to cope with past traumas, including losing a family member to addiction.

Among other psychoactive effects of the substance, the 29-year-old from Biddulph, Staffordshire, said it caused her to smash windows and consider taking her own life.

Sharing her story with BBC Radio Stoke as part of her efforts to have monkey dust moved up from its Class B status which, she said, may yield better support opportunities, she explained: "It turned me into somebody I wasn't."

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