Drug Use and Abuse
Drinking alcohol before bed can help with sleep
MYTH!!
Drinking alcohol before bed, whether it be that you're partying or not, can decrease sleep quality.
While it can help people fall asleep quickly, it can mess up sleep schedules and your brain's chemical balance.
HIV/AIDS can only affect gay men
MYTH!!
HIV/AIDS can affect anybody of any gender, with any sexuality.
Kids cannot have mental illnesses
MYTH!!
Anybody can experience mental illnesses.
In fact, lots of people start experiencing symptoms of them when they are young.
You can get addicted to prescription drugs
FACT!!
Just because a drug is medically diagnosed, it can still be very dangerous and highly addictive.
Stretch before exercising
MYTH!!
It is much more effective to stretch after an exercise, as stretching after does not do anything.
People cannot recover from mental illnesses
MYTH!!
People CAN and DO recover from mental illnesses, and there are many different treatment styles that can help different people.
Marijuana addiction is not real
MYTH!!
Cannabis is a mind altering substance and can change the way your brain functions. Lots of people get addicted to the way the drug feels.
While you cannot overdose on Pot, your body can develop a tolerance to it, and you can react differently when you are not intoxicated.
Medication should not be stored in a bathroom
FACT!!
Bathrooms tend to have high levels of heat and humidity, which is not good for medications at all.
Medication should be stored at 18-25 degrees Celsius.
It is not possible to prevent someone from getting a mental illness
FACT!!
You cannot prevent someone from having a mental illness, as it is just part of the way their brain is wired or has been altered.
Some people with mental health issues have it due to triggering events, and some have a line of people in their family with a mental illness. They cannot be prevented.