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Twice a month, this greyhound visits a children’s hospital to bring a sense of calm and normal.
Depression can affect every aspect of your being—body, mind, emotions, spirit—so you’d think it would be hard to miss. And yet, I know ...
Depression is exhausting. There’s the physical fatigue, of course (made worse by depression-related insomnia), but there’s also the
Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. When you’re addicted to drugs, you can’t resist the urge to use them, no matter how much harm the drugs may cause.
Drug addiction isn’t about just heroin, cocaine, or other illegal drugs. You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine, opioid painkillers, and other legal substances.
At first, you may choose to take a drug because you like the way it makes you feel. You may think you can control how much and how often you use it. But over time, drugs change how your brain works. These physical changes can last a long time. They make you lose self-control and can lead you to damaging behaviors.
