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The cold and flu season in Los Angeles tends to arrive quietly. A scratchy throat after a chilly night at the Rose Bowl, a fever that creeps in during a busy week downtown,  and DayQuil is often the first thing people reach for. But what happens ...

One drink of alcohol post concussion, and the risks are just not worth it. Alcohol can affect balance, reaction time, judgment, sleep, memory and coordination, all of which could already be affected after a brain injury. So can you have alcohol with a concussion? No is ...

Cocaine affects almost every system in the body, but one of the most obvious physical signs of recent abuse often appears in the face. Many cocaine users develop involuntary jaw clenching, teeth grinding, and repetitive jaw movements, known colloquially as “coke jaw.” This symptom can be ...

Waking up after a night of drinking with a racing heart, a knot in your stomach, and a wave of dread you can’t quite explain is more common than most people realize. This feeling has a name: hangxiety. If you’ve ever found yourself replaying conversations from ...

Cocaine is a powerful stimulant that can produce a brief feeling of energy, confidence, and alertness. However, the high is often followed by a crash that can include exhaustion, anxiety, irritability, and intense cravings to use again. Long term effects of cocaine can affect the brain, ...

If you’ve started searching for LPS conservatorship, you’re probably in the middle of something hard. Maybe a family member had a psychiatric hospitalization that didn’t resolve the way you hoped, or a doctor mentioned the word “conservatorship” and you left the meeting with more questions than ...

Getting caught with cocaine in California can turn an ordinary day into a life-altering legal ordeal. Whether you’re a Los Angeles resident facing your first drug charge or a family member trying to understand what a loved one is up against, knowing exactly where California law ...

Most people cracking open a beer on a Friday evening aren’t thinking about pharmacology. But the question is alcohol considered a drug comes up more often than expected—especially among those quietly starting to worry about how much they drink. Alcohol is one of the oldest psychoactive ...

When substance use enters a marriage, it can affect far more than the person using drugs or alcohol. It can change the way a couple communicates, finances, raises children, handles conflict, and feels safe at home. For many families, addiction and divorce become connected after months ...

Fentanyl has become one of the deadliest drugs fueling the opioid epidemic in the United States. Across California, including Los Angeles County, communities continue to experience record numbers of opioid-related overdoses, many involving illicitly manufactured fentanyl. One of the most recognizable and alarming signs of fentanyl ...