Has drug abuse touched your family yet?

By Dr. Thomas Polucki

Drugs in Santa Clarita are easy to ignore, until they are not. Drug abuse can take control at any age, in any social circle, with any level of education.

Have drug problems touched your family yet?

Yes, we live in stressful times.

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And there’s an overwhelming amount of competition for our time, money and attention.

So the big pharmaceutical manufacturers spend more money than ever to promote their products as the answers to everything.

The seduction is easy: Drugs provide us with two of the driving forces in all our lives:

• Reduce pain
• Increase pleasure

Drugs Usually Address Symptoms, Not Root Causes

So why is there so much money spent on advertising? Because the answers most drugs provide are not real. Most drugs address symptoms, not root causes. Drug companies are in business to sell drugs and are happy to keep producing drugs that mask symptoms, but don’t cure anything.

Beyond that, the side effects are often worse than the problem the drugs are intended to treat.

Just pay attention to the disclaimers the commercials have to include, by law. Do you really want to put that toxic substance into your system? Is the risk of those side effects worth it? Are there drug-free options to try first?

It is easier to abuse a drug once you are taking a drug. When we are told by Big Pharma and every form of media that drugs fix everything, it’s hard to condemn someone for abuse.

On the other hand, when our basic needs of significance, certainty, love, growth and contribution are met, drug abuse is not likely.

And when we eat right, hydrate, exercise and decompress, and get enough quality sleep, drug use is less likely.

Learn more here about drug-free solutions to your health concerns.

If you would like to feel better, spend less on drugs and set a drug-free example for your children, I invite you to take my free, fast and confidential online survey at and you may qualify for a free 15-minute phone consultation.

About Santa Clarita Chiropractor Dr. Thomas Polucki

Dr. Thomas Polucki is a Board Certified Doctor of Chiropractic, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor and Certified Upper Cervical Chiropractor.

Dr. Polucki provides Functional Medicine services in most cities via remote labs and Internet consultations. He sees patients by appointment at 25050 Peachland Ave., Suite 105, Newhall, Calif., 91321. Click here for more information or call 661-753-9340 to schedule an appointment.

Dr. Polucki also hosts the “Dr. Polucki Family Health Hour” on KHTS-AM 1220 radio in Santa Clarita 

Mondays from 11 a.m. to noon. Click here to listen to the podcasts.

The information in this article is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease.