What to Do When You Relapse When you’re walking the road to recovery, sometimes a relapse occurs. It’s actually quite common. In fact, those in early recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction relapse at least once while they’re on their sobriety journey. Just as addiction is a learned behavior, so is recovery. So, what do [...]
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What’s Underneath Your Pain Pill Addiction? If you understand gardening, then you understand that weeds can overtake a beautiful garden in no time if they are not contended with at the very root. If you simply break off part of the weed, that weed will just keep growing and growing. In order for that weed [...]
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Insurance to Pay for Addiction Treatment – What You Need to Know If you’re thinking that you might be able to use your insurance to pay for your addiction treatment program, you might be right. See, rehab and addiction treatment are usually covered under the mental health coverage of many insurance plans. So, when [...]
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Healing from Codependency--When You Love Someone with an Addiction Healing from codependency is a tall order sometimes, particularly if you are living with an addicted loved one, or are still in a close relationship. And, though we sometimes artificially divide the world into addicts on one side and codependents on the other, this is not [...]
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17 Things to Do On New Year's Eve Besides Drink The New Year is just around the corner and people will be celebrating in all sorts of ways. All around the world, there will be parties, events, or simply families celebrating at home. There will be those that look forward to such celebrations and those [...]
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The Emotional Pain of Addiction--a Shared Experience The emotional pain of addiction is a shared experience. The addicted person is profoundly impacted, of course, by despair, but loved ones are as well. And, despair is not the least of the pain caused by someone's addiction. An Avalanche of Emotions Needless to say, an active addiction [...]
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A Personal Note – You, Your Addicted Child, and the Holidays I hope everyone has had a wonderful Holiday Season so far. This week, on a personal note, I want to talk about what the holidays can be like with your grown addicted child. I hope that if you’re reading this and you have a [...]
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The Most Dangerous Prescription Drugs Prescription drugs are necessary and can be quite helpful in treating various mental or physical disorders or disease. Most people can relate to needing a prescription drug, such as a painkiller, to reduce pain after a surgery or injury, or an antibiotic for an infection. However, there are some dangers [...]
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What Opioids Do that Make People Want to Abuse Them If you’ve never taken them, you might wonder what opioids do to make people want to abuse them. If you have taken them, and even just taken them legitimately, it’s often easy to understand what makes a person want to take them illicitly. For [...]
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Prescription Diet Pills--Addiction and Recovery Prescription diet pills contain amphetamines and related chemicals which are frequently abused and are highly addictive. These chemicals have stimulating effects, boosting brain and nervous system activity, and among many other effects, suppressing appetite. They are available legally only by prescription and are considered by the DEA (the U.S. Drug [...]
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Why Do College Students Begin Abusing Prescriptions? The temptation for college students to drink or to use drugs can be pretty high. It's the first time they're away from home, and being in a new environment can increase their anxiety greatly. Some are more apt to try to cope with that anxiety by drinking or [...]
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College Prescription Drug Abuse: What's Most Common? You’d be hard-pressed to go to any college campus and not find college students drinking and using prescription drugs for recreation. In fact, you will also find college prescription drug abuse. Many of the students are away from home for the very first time and have a greater [...]
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Prescription Stimulants--Misuse and Addiction Prescription stimulants are helpful medications to treat ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), and narcolepsy (a sleeping disorder) primarily. There are stimulant prescription drugs for other issues such as obesity or depression, but the former uses are more common and more well-known to people. Many are helped immensely by [...]
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Healing from Codependency--When You Love Someone with an Addiction Healing from codependency is a tall order sometimes, particularly if you are living with an addicted loved one, or are still in a close relationship. And, though we sometimes artificially divide the world into addicts on one side and codependents on the other, this is not [...]
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17 Things to Do On New Year's Eve Besides Drink The New Year is just around the corner and people will be celebrating in all sorts of ways. All around the world, there will be parties, events, or simply families celebrating at home. There will be those that look forward to such celebrations and those [...]
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The Emotional Pain of Addiction--a Shared Experience The emotional pain of addiction is a shared experience. The addicted person is profoundly impacted, of course, by despair, but loved ones are as well. And, despair is not the least of the pain caused by someone's addiction. An Avalanche of Emotions Needless to say, an active addiction [...]
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A Personal Note – You, Your Addicted Child, and the Holidays I hope everyone has had a wonderful Holiday Season so far. This week, on a personal note, I want to talk about what the holidays can be like with your grown addicted child. I hope that if you’re reading this and you have a [...]
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The Most Dangerous Prescription Drugs Prescription drugs are necessary and can be quite helpful in treating various mental or physical disorders or disease. Most people can relate to needing a prescription drug, such as a painkiller, to reduce pain after a surgery or injury, or an antibiotic for an infection. However, there are some dangers [...]
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What Opioids Do that Make People Want to Abuse Them If you’ve never taken them, you might wonder what opioids do to make people want to abuse them. If you have taken them, and even just taken them legitimately, it’s often easy to understand what makes a person want to take them illicitly. For [...]
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Prescription Diet Pills--Addiction and Recovery Prescription diet pills contain amphetamines and related chemicals which are frequently abused and are highly addictive. These chemicals have stimulating effects, boosting brain and nervous system activity, and among many other effects, suppressing appetite. They are available legally only by prescription and are considered by the DEA (the U.S. Drug [...]
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Why Do College Students Begin Abusing Prescriptions? The temptation for college students to drink or to use drugs can be pretty high. It's the first time they're away from home, and being in a new environment can increase their anxiety greatly. Some are more apt to try to cope with that anxiety by drinking or [...]
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College Prescription Drug Abuse: What's Most Common? You’d be hard-pressed to go to any college campus and not find college students drinking and using prescription drugs for recreation. In fact, you will also find college prescription drug abuse. Many of the students are away from home for the very first time and have a greater [...]
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Prescription Stimulants--Misuse and Addiction Prescription stimulants are helpful medications to treat ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), and narcolepsy (a sleeping disorder) primarily. There are stimulant prescription drugs for other issues such as obesity or depression, but the former uses are more common and more well-known to people. Many are helped immensely by [...]
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Sleeping Pill Abuse--Facts and Related Issues Sleeping pill abuse can begins for many people with a temporary bout of insomnia. Having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep throughout your rest cycle can be a significant drain in your daily life, and naturally, people seek help to remedy it. Many are helped by briefly using a [...]
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Hidden Dangers of Anti-Anxiety Medications – What you Need to Know When you ask anyone that needs anti-anxiety medications to be calm if they are dangerous, it’s likely that you’ll get a loud and proud, ”No.” But, that’s because, for those who need a medication to help them stay calm and ease feelings of [...]
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Most Dangerous Prescription Drugs - Anti-depressants Living with depression can be quite challenging. There are millions of people living in a state of chronic depression, and some not knowing where to turn. Others will decide to seek help from their physician or a psychiatrist. Oftentimes they are prescribed antidepressants, as there has been some indication [...]
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A Personal Note – Stepping Away From a Grown Addicted Child Doesn’t Work This week, for a personal note, I wanted to talk about what happened when I tried to step away from my grown addicted child, and how it didn’t work. In fact, not only did it not work, it actually failed miserably. [...]
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Most Dangerous Prescription Drugs: Diet Pills When it comes to the most dangerous prescription drugs, we don’t often think diet pills really fit that bill, but it turns out that these can be extremely problematic for those who take them. While much of the time, these medications are taken as a way to help [...]
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Higher Income Brackets and Substance Problems People in higher income brackets are, like the rest of us, vulnerable to substance problems, but their different financial situations can pose specific risks that people with lower incomes do not have. With that said, problematic substance use can be found among all demographic populations in our country--across race, [...]
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Lawyers with Substance Use Disorders--Finding Effective Solutions Lawyers are almost twice as likely as people in other professions to have an alcohol problem. However, they are vulnerable to Substance Use of all types, and also at risk for co-occurring substance and mental health problems. For example, attorneys also have high rates of depression and anxiety. [...]
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Law Enforcement Professionals and Substance Problems Law enforcement professionals have some of the highest stress jobs in our society. They must routinely manage potentially life-endangering threat and related stress. Even a good day at work has injurious and lethal threat crouching not too far in the background. At any moment on the job, things can [...]
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Most Dangerous Prescription Drugs - Prescription Opioids When you’re in pain, you certainly are more receptive to receiving and using a pain pill prescription. After all, living in pain can become quite a daunting experience. However, not everyone is aware of the dangers of prescription opioids. Yes, they sure can help relieve pain, but there [...]
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Most Dangerous Prescription Drugs – Adderall Many children and adults are prescribed Adderall for ADHD, but not always told about the dangers of Adderall if not taken as prescribed. Adderall is a drug that affects the central nervous system. Combining amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, Adderall is a stimulant that causes the brain and nervous system to [...]
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Kids Hide Drugs – Where You Should Really Be Looking Kids hide drugs. If they are abusing substances, chances are, they’ve got them around and parent’s don’t even know it. Why? Well, it’s like anything else, if they like it, they want to have it with them, and when they are developing a habit, [...]
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How Long Does Meth Stay in the System? Methamphetamine (meth) is a synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. For those who use methamphetamines to get high, the high that they experience usually doesn’t last very long, maybe a few hours. Whether they snort, smoke, or inject crystal meth into their bodies, the euphoric [...]
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A Personal Note – When You First Discover Your Teen is Abusing Substances A few weeks ago, I wrote a personal note to other parents of people who struggle with addictions. I felt a need to connect with others who have situations that are similar to mine and also wanted to let anyone out [...]
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Tips for Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse Workplace substance abuse is a much more significant problem than many people realize. In fact, it’s not uncommon for people to abuse substances or alcohol during work hours. Sometimes, the actual using or drinking even occurs in the place of work. You might not think that anyone working [...]
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Celebrity and Addiction--Is Fame Related to Substance Use? Celebrity, or fame, can be a difficult life to live. It seems ironic to those of us who are not famous, and who do not have the resources and privileges that fame can afford. However, within the inner circle of fame, things can be very difficult to [...]
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Coping With a Loved One’s Addiction Over the Holidays – You Can Get Through It Coping with a loved one’s addiction is never easy, but for many, the holidays are an even tougher time than usual to have to be dealing with this situation. Unfortunately, addiction is not an easy thing to deal with. [...]
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Workaholism and Addiction are Co-Occurring Problems for Many People Workaholism and addiction, and simply work and addiction, go hand in hand with many people. There are occupations that are extremely stressful every day, and others that have episodes of high stress periodically. Many in such occupations will turn to substances to manage stress. However, one [...]
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Sometimes Your Recovery Needs a Reset – Rehab Can Help Sometimes, your recovery just needs a reset. You might be going along fine when the first relapse happens. Maybe it was just to see how much control you had, or how it would feel to get high or drunk again. Maybe after it happened, [...]
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Medical Professionals, Substance Problems and Related Issues Medical professionals have stressful jobs, and depending upon their specialties, they can have high-stress jobs every minute they are at work. Paramedics and emergency room personnel in urban areas, for example, routinely face a very different work shift than general practitioners in a rural clinic setting. However, all [...]
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How Long Does Heroin Stay In Your System? There seems to be a real heroin epidemic going on in the United States these days. More and more people are struggling with heroin addiction, or opiate addiction, with many people not knowing where to turn. Heroin is a drug that comes from the opiate plant, and [...]
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How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System? The topic of marijuana use comes up quite frequently due to its occurrence in the news the past several years. With medical marijuana being the hot topic, more people are inclined to think that using marijuana is all right. Perhaps they even want to try it for [...]
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Long-Term Effects of Meth – They’re No Picnic If you or a loved one is abusing meth, you might know some of the short-term effects of this drug. However, do you know the long-term effects of meth and what it can do to your life? You may know that it makes you feel like [...]
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Deadliest Drugs – Why You Need to Overcome Heroin By now, you probably know that you need to overcome heroin. You probably know that it’s no good to be using, and even if you only use it recreationally, you are probably well-aware of the dangers of continued heroin abuse. You might have experienced difficulty [...]
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The Deadliest Drugs Out There – Why Heroin Makes the List Heroin is thought to be one of the deadliest drugs out there, but what makes it this way? Why is heroin considered to be so deadly, and is it really just heroin doing all this work? We take a deeper look into what [...]
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Unemployment and Addiction – The Link, and where it can go from There Unemployment and addiction are undeniably linked, but why is this? Why do we so often associate addictions with people who don’t work, and who wind up homeless and in the streets? You might be surprised to find that the stereotype of [...]
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Common Types of Opioids Drug overdoses have tripled since 1990 and approximately 100 people die each day in the U.S. due to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC). This is dreadful news, as addiction is very much treatable these days with a variety of treatments available. Unknown to many, the most common drug used [...]
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Alcohol and Drug Withdrawal Symptoms: How Long Do They Last? Becoming addicted to anything can certainly cause some emotional distress. Whether one is addicted to cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, and so on, the results or consequences of the addiction will catch up with the person sooner or later. Addiction is a disease of the [...]
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A Personal Note – From the Mother of an Addict to Other Parents of Addicts I don’t usually write personal notes in my Elite Rehab Placement blog posts. I try to keep things compassionate, concerned, and positive. I try to share information, but most of the time, I don’t talk about my experience with [...]
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Opioid Overdose – You Probably Know Someone Who Has Lost Their Life from it, So Why Are You Still Using? Opioid overdose is a huge problem in the United States. It seems that almost everyone knows someone who struggles with an addiction to this type of substance, and sadly, far too many people know [...]
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The Science of Addiction--What We Know About the Illness For many years, we did not know there was a science of addiction. Historically, addiction was viewed as a moral failing and lack of willpower rather than an illness. And, although the American Medical Association declared alcoholism to be an illness in the 1950's, many have [...]
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100 Things To Do Instead Of Drinking or Using While In Recovery When you stop drinking or using drugs, you find out in a real hurry that you actually spent quite a bit of time engaging in your addictive behavior. Maybe you spent hours each day drinking or partying with friends. Or maybe you spent [...]
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Sober celebrities Tend To Give Back If you think that addiction doesn't affect celebrities, think again. There are plenty of actors and actresses who have struggled or do struggle with alcohol abuse or drug abuse. In fact, sometimes they feel an even greater temptation to abuse substances because of the immense pressure that is on [...]
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The Effects of Benzos on Personal Functioning, Loved Ones, and Life Overall The effects of benzos, or benzodiazepines, can be devastating in the individual life, as well as in the lives of loved ones. Benzos are prescription drugs that are considered dangerous by the DEA, or the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States government. [...]
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Xanax Side-Effects--The Consequences of Xanax Use and Misuse Xanax side-effects range from medically useful effects to addiction. As a benzodiazepine, Xanax is in a class of federally controlled prescription drugs that are abusable, addictive, and commonly misused. They have legitimate medical uses and are used to great benefit in many medical situations. However, they are [...]
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What is the Annual Cost of Addiction? If you've ever been out for a night on the town, or perhaps at a recreational event, such as an amusement park, you've probably noticed that the cost of an alcoholic drink is outrageously high. Whether you're talking craft beer or fine wines, the annual cost of alcohol [...]
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The Science of Addiction – What’s Really Going On? Most of us understand that there is a science of addiction, but when it comes to the brain and the body, we tend to believe that we are in control of what happens no matter what. We believe that addiction is a choice and that [...]
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Avoiding Relapse--Maintaining Your Gains Avoiding relapse is the name of the game after you have detoxed and completed rehab. Especially in what we call early recovery, or the first few months after getting sober, people are typically at high risk for relapse. It simply takes time to get the patterns of your new life established, [...]
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Alcohol Use in College Higher Than People Think If there's one thing we know about college students, is that many of them at least experiment with alcohol one time. Many of these may have experimented in high school, but for those who manage to make it through high school without drinking oftentimes give it a [...]
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Alcohol Abuse Myths Debunked There's this guy named Jimmy and he's been drinking for about 10 years now. Jimmy doesn't seem to think that he's addicted to alcohol at all. In fact, the 12 pack that he drinks every night doesn't even really cross his mind much. Sure, he knows he could save money without [...]
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Signs of Addiction – Common Things to be On the Lookout For We think that there are so many signs of addiction, but did you know that often, you can’t even tell when a person is struggling with a true addiction? In fact, you might be surprised to find that many times, those you [...]
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Dangers of OTC Drug Abuse There are many over-the-counter drugs out there. One major problem with this is that so many people are abusing these drugs. Whether you are going to a supermarket, gas station or a small store, these drugs can be purchased no questions asked. Many people think that because of this, these [...]
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Preparing for Addiction Treatment and What You Can Expect Preparing for addiction treatment sounds overwhelming to a lot of people, and also more than a little daunting. However, rehab is the very best place to begin if you are struggling with substance use. There are a lot of reasons people fear going into treatment, but [...]
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What Benzodiazepines Can Do in Your Life or a Loved One's Benzodiazepines (benzos) are in a controlled class of prescription drugs that are governed by U.S. federal law due to their high risk for abuse and addiction. Benzodiazepines are often trafficked in the illegal drug market. They are considered by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) [...]
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Rehab May Be the Option for You or Your Addicted Loved One Rehab, or a stay in a treatment program for substance problems, might be the right option for you or a loved one. It is possible in some circumstances to stop using substances without going to rehab, but the risks are high, particularly for [...]
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Power and Control Issues in Addiction Power and control issues can be all too common in addiction, addiction treatment and later recovery efforts. They come from various sources and manifest in multiple ways. One of the chief origins of power and control issues is the loss of control that occurs in a substance problem. However, [...]
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Confronting the Trauma of Addiction Confronting the trauma of addiction can seem an overwhelming task. Addiction itself is traumatic—bringing all sorts of losses, disappointments, chaos and heartbreak. In some moments, it can seem we can’t possibly come back from the devastation. We think we will feel forever damaged, hopeless and helpless to do anything about [...]
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Dual Diagnosis Issues—Getting the Right Help Dual diagnosis issues can be among the most difficult conditions to resolve, but only if you don’t get the right help. Working with people who are especially trained in assessing and treating dual issues makes all the difference. And, it does take a specialized perspective. Just as in any [...]
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Dual Diagnosis: Binge Drinking and Depression For the average social drinker, having a couple of drinks every now and again usually poses no problem. However, for those that tend to binge drink, regardless of how often, there is a higher chance that they may also struggle with depression. What is binge drinking? Binge drinking is defined [...]
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Methamphetamines--Their Effects and Treatment Issues Methamphetamines are classified as stimulants. In this drug class, you will also find amphetamines and cocaine, but each such drug is chemically different than the others. Stimulants all do have similar effects when abused, however, many are used medically such as those in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [...]
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Get the Truth About Methamphetamine Effects Today Methamphetamine is one of the strongest stimulant drug out there which also makes it one of the most addictive as well. Even in little amounts, this drug can cause major effects on the body. It can lead to heart problems, hypothermia, seizures, methamphetamine addiction and even death as [...]
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Can Changing the Language of Addiction Change Recovery? The language of addiction tends to be pretty degrading. It’s often attached with such a stigma, and new research shows that we might actually be doing our addicted loved ones more harm than good by using this type of language. The thing is, many people just [...]
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Do You Know Which Prescription Drugs are Most Likely to go Missing From Your Medicine Cabinet? Do you know which prescription drugs are most likely to go missing from your medicine cabinet? Despite the way that prescription medication abuse runs pretty rampant, many of us really have no idea what’s likely to be taken, [...]
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Signs of Heroin Addiction – What to Look Out For When it comes to heroin addiction, it can seem like the worst thing that could ever happen. There is no denying that there are many different types of opioids out there that a person can get hooked on, but in most cases, heroin becomes [...]
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Beware the Negative Effects of Crack Cocaine Crack cocaine is a drug that will take you down faster than any other drug. The effects of crack cocaine are incredibly negative. Just ask recovering crack addicts and they will tell you that crack was by far not only their drug of choice but their worst nightmare. [...]
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Top Reasons Why People Begin to Use Drugs Have you ever wondered why people begin to use drugs? Have you ever looked at a person who is addicted to drugs, or is abusing them and messed up and wondered what makes them use these terrible things in the first place? Why, since the whole [...]
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What Alcohol Does to You: The Many Effects of Alcohol Alcohol is one of the most abused substances in the world today, and may are not aware of the harmful effects of alcohol. If not used properly, it can become quite an addiction for many people. About 20,000 deaths a year are associated with alcohol [...]
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A Typical Day in an Alcohol Rehab Perhaps you want to attend an alcohol rehab program, or you have a loved one who would benefit, but you're just not sure how a rehab program works. Maybe you've heard some stories about alcohol rehabs that have made you gun-shy. There are plenty of people who attend [...]
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Top Signs Your Partner Has a Substance Abuse Problem There are signs your partner has a substance abuse problem that you might be missing. Nobody wants to have to admit that their loved one has a problem with drugs, but sometimes it happens. By not acknowledging the issue, you might be doing more to [...]
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The Stages of Recovery--From Active Addiction to the Life You Want The stages of recovery describe what typically happens for people in recovery from substance abuse and addiction. It is important, however, to recognize that these are theoretical models and that individuals fluctuate between stages. Because such models are laid out in a linear [...]
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BAC and Alcohol Poisoning--Life-Threatening Blood Alcohol Levels The BAC, or blood alcohol content, is the level of alcohol in the blood. It is a measure of how intoxicated a person is. An elevated BAC can have dramatic effects, and effects change as the level rises. The final effect of elevated blood alcohol content is lethal [...]
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BAC--Blood Alcohol Content and Related Issues The BAC or blood alcohol content is a measure of how intoxicated a person is. It is also sometimes called the blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level. The BAC is a percentage of alcohol in the blood and is used legally to define intoxication such as in driving [...]
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What Is Considered Excessive Alcohol Use? Excessive alcohol use has become a fairly acceptable norm in much of the world. People drink at all sorts of activities and at home, many times thinking nothing of it. But what about those who drink more than they want to? Or those that suffer unfortunate consequences due to [...]
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Signs of Relapse in Your Loved One – Can You Help to Stop It? Knowing the signs of relapse is important, but how can you use it to help your loved one in recovery? Can you even help? Chances are, you’re looking for these signs in your loved one every time you see or [...]
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Alcohol Hangover Versus Alcohol Poisoning If there's ever been a time where you drank quite a bit of alcohol, chances are you woke up with a hangover. If you're not sure what a hangover is, it's essentially waking up the morning after you drink heavily and you feel awful. Most people with hangovers have incredible [...]
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Talking to Your Teen About Drugs – What You Should Say Talking to your teen about drugs is hard. Teens and drugs seem to go hand-in-hand, so when you are put in the position to have to have that talk, it can be even worse than discussing the “birds and the bees.” However, it’s [...]
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The Dark Side of Party Life – More Dangerous than Just A Good Time The dark side of party life can be a lot more dangerous than many people realize. If you’re one of the lucky ones who get to go out and have a good time and return to normal life, it’s pretty [...]
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When Outpatient Treatment is Not the Right Option When outpatient treatment for substance problems is not the right option, rehab typically is. Of course, treatment is a very personal thing because everyone has individual concerns and circumstances. However, you can be well-informed about pertinent factors to consider when choosing the right substance treatment setting for [...]
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The Cycle of Addiction – Unless You Stop it, It Never Ends The cycle of addiction is a tough thing because we often don’t even realize that we’re in a cycle. When we think about addiction, we often believe that it’s just the way that things are. Many of us who haven’t directly dealt [...]
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12 Step Treatment Programs—One May Be What You’re Looking For 12 Step treatment rehabs for addiction use the 12 Steps of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) as an integral part of their treatment programs. Since the 12 Steps were created in the 1930’s, they have been widely used in addiction rehab, and ‘borrowed’ by many people affected [...]
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Outpatient Treatment for Substance Problems--a Process of Change Outpatient treatment for substance problems can be a part of your recovery in various ways. It can be your first introduction to help, or can be the next step after rehab that helps you gain stability back at home. For many people, both scenarios are true, and [...]
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Non-12 Step Programs for Drug and Alcohol Recovery—a Holistic Approach Non-12 Step programs for drug and alcohol recovery are a relatively recent treatment option for people with problematic substance use. They are called non-12 Step programs because they depart from more traditional treatment programs. Historically, the majority of rehab programs were founded on the principles [...]
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Outpatient Treatment for Substance Use Outpatient treatment for substance use is a common option, particularly for those who have not progressed to the most severe stages of addiction. Outpatient services are also often the first step toward rehab as well as the follow up after rehab. For example, many go to outpatient sessions before seeking [...]
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What’s Driving the Prescription Painkiller Epidemic – And How Does it Affect You? We hear so much about the prescription painkiller epidemic. It’s all around us, and it seems to be getting worse despite efforts to stem the flow of them and keep them well-controlled. So, what do we need to know about it? [...]
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Women’s Rehab Options—Special Concerns for Women Women’s rehab options are widely available and varied. They cover a range of treatment settings and treatment philosophies. There is also a wide array of treatment methods to choose from. Some examples of the diverse options for women include: Outpatient—outpatient addiction treatment occurs in a clinic setting in which [...]
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Women’s Rehab Options--Is a Women Only Rehab Right for You? Women’s rehab options are widely available. They give addicted women a unique environment in which to overcome substance use. Not only do women-only rehab settings provide a very different social aspect to treatment, but they also allow a specialized focus upon the needs and issues [...]
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Darvocet or Darvon Addiction If you're familiar with painkillers, then you may remember the drugs Darvocet or Darvon. These were painkillers that were used for many years before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned them due to safety concerns back in 2010. Why did the FDA ban these painkillers? Because they contained propoxyphene, [...]
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8 Myths about Addicts – And the Facts That Most of Us Don’t Know There are lots of myths about addicts that seem to run rampant. For the friends and families of a person who struggles with an addiction, these myths can make the difference between having a solid, supportive relationship, and bailing. For [...]
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Treatment for Demerol Addiction Contending with intense pain can be tough, especially when that pain is a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. Think about those who have broken bones or have just gotten through an intense surgery. They certainly don't want to feel that pain, so strong pain pills are prescribed to [...]
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10 Ways to Tell You’re Choosing a Legit Rehab Choosing a legit rehab can be tough. How do you know that you’re going to be going to a place that is really going to help you get clean and sober? How do you know that you’ll be among people that truly care about teaching [...]
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Librium--Use, Misuse and Addiction Librium, or chlordiazepoxide, was the original drug from which research led to the development of later benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines (commonly called ‘benzos’) are a class of controlled pharmaceuticals in the U.S., available legally only by prescription. They are known as anti-anxiety or anxiolytic medications, and also commonly called tranquilizers or sedatives. Benzodiazepines [...]
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The Top 10 Rehab Myths You Need to Know If you’re like many, you have probably heard a lot of rehab myths that turned you off to the idea of seeking solid addiction treatment. You probably believe that rehab isn’t a necessity, and you might even think that you don’t need it because that’s [...]
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After A Relapse – Steps to Take, and What to Look for In Relapse Prevention After a relapse, things can feel as if they’re falling apart. All you’ve been doing to get and stay clean and sober and all you’re trying to accomplish in your new life might be feeling as if it’s hanging [...]
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Non-Faith Based Rehab – When You Want to Be in Control We hear a lot about faith-based rehab and it’s many benefits, but what about non-faith based rehab? When does one choose to go to this type of treatment? Is it really so much different than the traditional, step-based spiritual model? It turns out [...]
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Alcoholism: Will Health Insurance Cover Treatment? If you run the risk of being an alcoholic, you may be the last person to recognize that you are in fact struggling with the disease of alcoholism. If you tend to drink more than you’d like, friends and family may have come to you concerned about your drinking [...]
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Dangers of Benzos and Polydrug Use--Harmful Interactions The dangers of ‘benzos’, or benzodiazepines, have been well documented in research and in clinical practice—in both medical-surgical and psychiatric medicine. Benzodiazepines are a class of pharmaceutical drugs marketed under brand names and as generics. They are legal only when prescribed, but are widely available in the illegal [...]
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Arkansas Rehab--Finding an Effective Solution Arkansas rehab for drug and alcohol problems are available throughout the state. Licensed programs are governed by the state’s DBHS (Division of Behavioral Health Services): All persons, partnerships, associations, or corporations establishing, conducting, managing or operating and holding themselves out to the public as an alcohol and/or other drug abuse [...]
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The Dangers of Benzos—the Health Risks of Benzodiazepine Misuse and Addiction The dangers of benzos are well-documented, well-researched, and well-known in the medical community. Benzos, or benzodiazepines, are a class of controlled drugs (only legally available by prescription) that are also known as anti-anxiety or anxiolytic medications. They are tranquilizers used for their calming and [...]
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Ativan Addiction and Related Issues Ativan addiction is the compulsive use of a benzodiazepine known generically as lorazepam. Benzodiazepines are a broad classification of drugs known as anti-anxiety, anxiolytic, or tranquilizing medications. They are among the most widely used prescription drugs in the world. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) lists Ativan and other [...]
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30 Day Rehab – Addiction Treatment that Changes Your Life 30-day rehab can truly change your life, but if you’re not sold on the idea, you’re not alone. There are many people who struggle with the idea of attending any type of addiction treatment. It’s not always the typical idea that they don’t need [...]
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Faith-Based Rehab – Addiction Recovery Guided by Spiritual Principals Faith-based rehab can be an excellent way to overcome your addiction, and if you’re someone with a strong religious connection, you’re probably thinking that this is the best way to learn how to start on your addiction recovery. For many, the idea that they have [...]
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Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment – It Really Works, Here’s Why Inpatient substance abuse treatment is also known as rehab, and it’s pretty likely that it’s gotten a pretty bad rap in your current social circle. You might know people who say that they have tried treatment and “it didn’t work.” You might also hear [...]
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Insurance Coverage For Rehab In a world where addiction rates are soaring, and people are relapsing time and time again, there is a real need for people to get to alcohol or drug treatment centers. There are literally millions of people who try to stop drinking or using drugs on their own, to no avail. [...]
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Klonopin Addiction and Self-Medication of Dual Disorders Klonopin addiction can have many origins, but one of the most common is self-medication. Self-medication occurs when we administer drugs without medical supervision. For example, many of us use over-the-counter remedies to treat ourselves after diagnosing ourselves with cold, flu or allergies. However, Klonopin (clonazepam) is a medication [...]
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Your Insurance May Cover Drug Rehab Costs Joe is a sales territory manager for a large company in the Midwest. He's been doing this job for almost ten years, and has had great success with it. However, for the past couple of years his numbers have been decreasing, and his stress levels have been increasing. [...]
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90 Day Rehab – Taking Your Recovery to the Next Level Have you heard of 90-day rehab? If you’ve not been to addiction treatment, you might not have. However, if you’ve been thinking that it’s time to start overcoming your addiction and go to rehab, you might have heard a little something about this [...]
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Klonopin Addiction--Facts and Related Issues Klonopin addiction is a medical issue treatable by addiction professionals. It can develop when you have a medical condition it has been prescribed for, or like many people, you may develop it from use without medical supervision. Although only legally available by prescription, Klonopin is widely available in the illicit [...]
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Methadone to Treat Addiction – Are You Ever Going to Be Free? Methadone to treat addiction to opioids is pretty common. It’s being used to help people reduce their cravings and urges to continue using opioids, and it can also help when going through detox, which is why so many people choose to take [...]
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Benzodiazepine Abuse, Addiction and Recovery Benzodiazepine abuse is one of the most common and problematic misuses of prescription medication. Benzodiazepines are drugs also known as anti-anxiety or anxiolytic medications, as well as tranquilizers. They are among the most well-known and most prescribed medications in the world, having psychiatric and medical-surgical uses. For example, they are [...]
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Struggling With Suboxone Abuse? There's Help Available Plenty of people think that Suboxone is a wonderful treatment for those with a heroin addiction. The reality is that is can be a great way for heroin addicts to stop using heroin. There are other people who like to use Suboxone to get high, falling prey to [...]
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Overcoming Oxycodone Addiction – What You Need to Know Overcoming oxycodone addiction can be really, really hard. But if you’re still at this stage of the game, there is no better time to think about getting clean than right now. You don’t want to let your addiction escalate, but that’s exactly what could happen [...]
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There is Help for Tramadol Addiction Being chemically addicted to alcohol or drugs can make for a challenging life. There you are going about your life thinking all is going well, and then you experience this extreme pain from surgery or some sort of physical ailment. You go to the doctor and your prescribed Tramadol, [...]
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Could Holistic Alcohol Rehab Be Just What Your Recovery Needs? Holistic alcohol rehab is becoming more and more popular and for good reason, but if you’ve never heard of it, or thought much about attending this type of treatment for your alcoholism, you might not know what you’re missing out on. For many people, [...]
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Valium--Use, Misuse, and Related Issues Valium (diazepam) is one of the most well-known drugs in the world. It is a member of the benzodiazepine classification of substances. These drugs are commonly used in the treatment of anxiety, panic, insomnia and alcohol withdrawal. Such drugs are often called anxiolytics or anti-anxiety medications. The Drug Enforcement Administration [...]
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Holistic Drug Rehab for a Beautiful Recovery Journey Holistic drug rehab has the potential to help you enjoy a beautiful recovery journey for many different reasons. Addiction is an illness, treating it is possible and should be done, so when you’re ready, you want to make sure you choose the right treatment for your [...]
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12 Step Addiction Treatment to Get You on the Road to Recovery When you’re considering a treatment plan, it might seem like you always find a plethora of 12 step addiction treatment programs. Now, you might be wondering why this is the case, or why it seems that so many types of rehab are [...]
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Top-Notch Arizona Rehab Centers Offer Help There are many people who live in Arizona who may not realize that the state ranks second in the United States for drug overdose deaths. This is disheartening, and the continual increase in alcoholism and drug abuse is causing the substance abuse professionals to step it up in terms [...]
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Gay Alcohol Rehab Programs—Addressing the Needs of the LGBT Alcoholic Gay alcohol rehab programs serve members of the LGBT community and offer unique opportunities for addiction treatment not typically found in most rehabs. Programs focusing on the treatment of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) individuals provide therapeutic settings in which people who live outside [...]
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Gay Rehab Programs--Dealing with Minority Stress Gay rehab programs give members of the LGBT community unique opportunities for addiction treatment. They provide a culturally competent setting that understands the needs of people who live outside the majority 'straight' community. While the term 'gay rehab' is commonly applied to just one segment of the LGBT community, [...]
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Gay Drug Rehab Programs and Issues in the LGBT Community 'Gay drug rehab' is a term that refers to specialty addiction programs for people who are members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered) community. We will use the term here for brevity, but with the understanding, it indicates a much broader concept than [...]
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Men's Rehab--A Closer Look Men's rehab is known as a gender-specific treatment program. Such programs focus upon the ways in which men are affected by substance use, and the many related issues and dynamics involved in their use as well as their recovery. Of course, not all men are alike. They come from a range [...]
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Dual Diagnosis Treatment--Is It For You? Dual diagnosis treatment Dual diagnosis treatment isn't for everybody, but if you have a Substance Use Disorder and another mental health problem, it could be your ticket to a healthy and successful life. Having two disorders can make life chaotic, and your attempts to get better ineffective [...]
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Why You Need Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment – Even When You Think You Don’t Believe it or not, you might really need inpatient substance abuse treatment to overcome your addiction, and there are a number of reasons why. The thing is, inpatient rehab gets a really bad rap, but when you’re serious about changing [...]
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Non-12 Step Addiction Treatment – How it’s Different Non-12 step addiction treatment isn’t as old as its step-based counterpart, but if you really want to enjoy a healthy recovery journey, but just can’t seem to wrap your head around a 12-step program, this might be the type of program that works for you. In [...]
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Seeking Top-Rated Alaska Rehab? We Can Help Alaska truly is an amazing State full of majestic beauty, friendly people, and magnificent vacation spots that many only dream of visiting. Surely, you’ve some television shows portray pictures of the beautiful mountains, pristine lakes, and golden meadows. However, you may not have seen pictures of the those [...]
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Choosing the “Right” Drug Rehab – Is it Really Possible? When you’re planning to start kicking your addiction, and you’ve decided that you want to attend drug rehab, you might be thinking about how you’re going to go about choosing the “right” program for you. Lots of people say you can’t ever really choose [...]
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Men's Rehab--Issues and Dynamics Men's rehab may be for you or your addicted loved one if there are certain circumstances and life situations that bear on the ability to recover and maintain recovery. A man's experience in our culture is typically very different than a woman's. While many things have changed socially and politically throughout [...]
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Inpatient Luxury Rehab – You don’t have to be Uber Rich to Attend For many, inpatient luxury rehab is nothing but a dream. Everything figures that if they could afford a stay at a luxury facility, they would gladly go to rehab. The thing is, a luxury treatment facility isn’t just for the super-rich. [...]
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Consider an Alabama Rehab For Addiction The rate of addiction in the form of drugs and alcohol in the United States doesn't look like it's going to decline anytime soon. There's an opioid epidemic going on in many cities across the nation, and alcohol kills more people each year than prescription and illegal drugs combined. [...]
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Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Issues: Not as Rare as You May Think Dual diagnosis treatment and issues (co-occurring or dual disorders) involve simultaneous substance and mental health disorders. While at first glance, this may appear to be an overwhelming and rare set of disorders, it is not. The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services [...]
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Drug Detox – You need it, But it Doesn’t Have to be Agonizing If you want to kick your addiction, you probably know you’ll have to go through drug detox. It’s often a pretty scary idea – knowing that you will have to be sick for days, just so you can stop using or [...]
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The Role of Alcohol Detox in Recovery If you’re struggling with an alcohol or drug addiction, chances are you’d like to get free, but perhaps you are fearful of the detox and recovery process. You may be wondering what withdrawal symptoms you will go through and whether or not you can stay sober for the [...]
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Cocaine Abuse and Addiction--Facts and Issues Cocaine abuse and addiction arise from 'recreational' use of the drug. Cocaine is a powerful and addictive stimulant with very limited medical use in the United States. It is used as a topical anesthetic in surgeries and is not prescribed to individuals. Therefore, unlike other stimulants such as Ritalin, [...]
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Heroin Addiction--The American Epidemic Heroin addiction has become a well-known phenomenon across the U.S. No community--rural, suburban or urban--is immune. Neither are people from any walk of life, economic class, social standing, occupation, race, sex, ethnicity, or any other classification that would define us. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) in 2017 [...]
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Ketamine Abuse – A Dangerous Proposition If you’ve never heard of it, ketamine abuse is becoming more and more popular. If your loved one uses ketamine for any reason, you likely have an idea of the effects of this drug. For those who aren’t quite sure what ketamine is, the more you know about [...]
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MDMA--Ecstasy, Molly, and Their Effects MDMA is better known as Ecstasy or Molly, a synthetic drug with the chemical name 3, 4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine. It is a mood and perception-altering substance, producing stimulant and hallucinogenic effects such as high energy, pleasure, and altered perceptions. These effects led to MDMA becoming a popular 'club drug' and 'party drug'. [...]
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Synthetic Marijuana--a Public Health Crisis Synthetic marijuana is reported by the FBI to have been a product of a research study in 1995 at Clemson University. Studying the effects of cannabinoids on the brain, the researchers used a synthetic compound that had no psychopharmacological differences from THC which is a chemical in marijuana. This means [...]
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Alcohol Rehab Can Help Restore Your Life Alcohol addiction is prevalent in our society, as it affects all sorts of people. You might think alcoholics tend to be unemployed men and women living on the streets, but alcohol addiction can bind up the stay-at-home mother, the doctor, teacher, student, and anyone for that matter. Overcoming [...]
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Prescription Drug Addiction – More Harm Than Good? Prescription drug addiction is a very real, and potentially serious situation. For many, something that is meant to help winds up hurting them in a significant way. So, how do you know that your well-meaning prescription that is meant to help you sleep, balance your mood [...]
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Crack Cocaine--Facts about the Drug and Its Use Crack cocaine is a preparation of powdered cocaine that made the expensive drug accessible to a great many more people and consequently, began an epidemic of use. It is still a common 'street drug', taking many lives through its powerfully addictive nature. The DEA reports the advent [...]
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The Dangers of Taking a Prescription Opioid, Are You at Risk? You have probably heard of all the dangers of taking a prescription opioid medication, so when your doctor tells you that you’re really going to want to be taking one for a while for this pain or that pain, you’re likely to want [...]
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Hooked on Codeine – Is it Just the Beginning of Something Bigger? When you find that you’re hooked on codeine, it can be pretty scary. Maybe you found that you had a bad cough and your doctor prescribed it to you, or, maybe it’s just something that you got to sample from a friend [...]
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Stimulant Prescription Drugs--Use and Misuse Stimulant prescription drugs are a number of drugs in the same chemical family that increase (stimulate) brain and body activity and processes. They have energizing, invigorating effects for the majority of people, and thus are frequently abused. For those with certain medical conditions, however, stimulants used therapeutically do not produce [...]
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Want to Stop Drinking? Seek Help at an Alcohol Treatment Center You may think that because alcohol is promoted so heavily by the media that it's a safe substance to drink. Though there are some people who can drink alcohol socially every once in a while, there are a large number of people who cannot. [...]
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Talking to Your Teen about Substance Abuse – It’s Never Too Early to Start Talking to your teen about substance abuse can be a pretty daunting prospect. In most families, even the closest parents and teens have some kind of age-related, and developmental rifts. There are usually some topics that seem pretty off limits. [...]
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Antidepressant Abuse and Addiction Antidepressant abuse happens even though many of us put it in another category than abuse of other substances. It seems odd to us that something 'non-addictive' can be abused, causing problems like other substances do in our lives. Also, we tend to think of prescriptions as something other than a 'drug'. [...]
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The Opioid Epidemic – Things Aren’t Getting Better, So What Is Happening? With so many things going on in the world these days, it seems to many that the opioid epidemic has fallen out of the news. Often, we feel like not hearing about something means that it’s getting better. Out of sight, out [...]
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Adderall Abuse and Addiction--Related Issues Adderall abuse involves the misuse of the prescription drug typically used to treat ADHD (Attention-Deficit Disorder) and narcolepsy, a sleeping disorder involving excessive drowsiness and abrupt onset of sleep. Adderall's chief active ingredient is dextroamphetamine. Dextroamphetamine is a psychostimulant substance or amphetamine. Drugs such as Adderall that contain dextroamphetamine, and [...]
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Prescription Sleeping Pills on The Rise Prescription drug abuse is rampant in the United States. This includes prescription sleeping pills, pain pills, and anti-anxiety medication. You might think that only illegal drugs are the cause of the addiction epidemic in America, but actually, prescription drugs rank right up there with them, as it is quite [...]
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How to Recover From Ambien Addiction There are many millions of people who struggle with sleeplessness in the United States. Some estimates come in at between 40 to 60 million people. Some of them do their best to overcome this issue on their own, while others end up meeting with their primary physician asking for [...]
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Concerta Abuse and Addiction Concerta abuse and addiction are especially problematic among teens and young adults. However, the problem can affect people of all ages. Since Concerta is a prescription medication used to treat ADHD or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, many young people have access to it through their own prescriptions, or through friends who have [...]
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Dexedrine Use Disorder and Related Issues Dexedrine, or dextroamphetamine sulfate, is a pharmaceutical stimulant available legally only through prescription. It is in a class of medication known as psychostimulants because it activates the central nervous system. It is commonly used to treat ADHD or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Another common use is in the treatment of [...]
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