The following questions are related to ‘Drug Abuse’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I’m really in need of some help. In February 2007, I had a terrible reaction to some cannabis I had smoked to try and help me recover from a traumatic time I was having. I haven’t smoked since, and it wasn’t hard to give up as I wasn’t exactly a recreational user. I have [...]
Q: I was raised by a heroin addict and a paranoid, delusional mother. They beat and verbally abused me constantly. My mother said “you deserve it. You’re possessed!” My father never hit her, just me. She told me that she knows how to beat me without leaving marks. She made me drink turpentine with sugar [...]
Q: My lifelong friend (33 years) is married to man who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia during the first Gulf War, apparently after having been “given a pill” by the Army. He was discharged and, according to her, became a meth addict who is now a convicted sex offender. She was aware of this prior [...]
Q: I’m a 17-year-old male. I recently went on a month-long school excursion to Vietnam in early January. I had so much fun, it was the best month of my life. Almost as I soon as I returned I felt different. Symptoms: Detached from my surroundings. Things kind of looked different — very difficult to [...]
Q: I lied about drug use to my fiancee and overall lover of 7 months. I gave her a ring and then shortly after relapsed using cocaine. I’m clean of it for 10 months. I’m entering day rehab, but she feels that our entire relationship is a lie and no matter what I say now [...]
Q: I have been battling depression for about 2 years now. I’ve talked to counselors and even been on Lexapro at one time. I have read a ton of articles regarding marijuana use and depression and decided to give it a try. It significantly made a difference in the way I feel and my depression. [...]
Q: My boyfriend has a crystal meth problem/addiction. It has gotten worse over the last month. He just came back, he was gone 1 day, and now he is sleeping and having really bad anxiety. What can I do or what should I expect these next couple days or so? Is there any medication a [...]
