Understanding Addiction – Why Your Loved One can’t seem to Make Rational Decisions. Understanding addiction is a tough thing for those of us who don’t struggle with it. Some addictions, like nicotine, don’t do a whole lot to change the rational thinking part of the brain. A person can be responsible in everyday life [...]
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Tramadol for Opioid Detox – Research Says Maybe; Looking at the Pros and Cons Tramadol for opioid detox is something that many people could never really imagine. How does one controlled substance really help a person trying to get off another? Is it a viable option? After all, opioid withdrawal symptoms are some of [...]
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Alcohol Use in America—How Do Americans Drink and What are the Issues? Alcohol use in America has been cited by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) as a significant health concern. And, it is one of those facts that most us know already through personal experience. It is commonly thought among addiction professionals [...]
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Inhalant Abuse, Addiction and Effects Inhalant abuse is a substance problem that can have dire physical and mental health consequences. It is an issue among young people chiefly because many of the substances are easily accessible to them in stores, online, or simply in the home. Also, they tend to be inexpensive, making them even [...]
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Teenage Binge Drinking – The Effects on the Brain are Worse Than We Knew Teenage binge drinking is something that many of us hear about from time to time. For those of us that have teenagers, the fear that they will be drinking and using other substances can be terrifying. As parents, we hope [...]
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Maternal Drug Use During Pregnancy--Issues in Recovery Maternal drug use during pregnancy poses significant challenges for mothers, their babies, families, treatment professionals, and society at large. There are issues involved that are common for all addicts and then issues specific to pregnancy while addicted. Overall, it is a difficult situation for all involved, but it can be managed in [...]
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Adderall: Is it the Good Grade Pill? Community was a highly acclaimed TV show that first came out in 2009 on NBC. It was a sitcom revolving around a group of community college students. The show’s humor came from being extremely meta about every aspect of the show and through a heavy dosage of pop [...]
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Addicted Babies – A Growing Problem with Tough Solutions Addicted babies are becoming more and more common. Sadly, neonatal abstinence syndrome is becoming a bigger issue than many hospitals are equipped to deal with. While many states are making it a criminal offense for mothers to abuse substances while pregnant, some experts feel that not [...]
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Convicted of a DUI – Should You Still Be Allowed to Buy Alcohol? If you’ve been convicted of a DUI, you know how tough your life can get. When you can’t legally drive anywhere, you have to depend on others for rides. If you can’t get a ride and get out on the road [...]
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Addiction During Pregnancy—Drug Exposure In Utero Addiction during pregnancy is an unfortunate and risky situation for both the pregnant woman and her child. When pregnant women are exposed to substance use, so are their babies, and exposure can cause lifelong problems for children. In utero exposure can also cause miscarriage, still birth and conditions that [...]
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Paying for Heroin Rehab – There are Options Paying for heroin rehab is one of the toughest things that someone who is addicted to this substance will have to deal with. How does one come up with $20,000 or more to cover the cost of 30 days in treatment? Some people can, and for [...]
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Money Matters – Is it a Good Idea to Establish a Trust for Your Addicted Grown Child? So, you’re thinking about what you’ll leave behind to your kids, but what do you do for your addicted grown child? It should be pretty cut and dry, shouldn’t it? You should just be able to lay [...]
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8 Tips to Avoid Triggers During Marijuana Addiction Recovery Is marijuana addiction for real? There are plenty of people who believe that marijuana is not addictive. There are many thousands of regular marijuana users who use recreationally and do not feel that they are addicted. While this is true for many people, there are some [...]
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Total Abstinence – Is it the Only Way to Overcome Alcohol Addiction? There’s a new type of treatment for alcohol addiction out there that doesn’t involve total abstinence, but does it really work? Should you or your loved one try this approach to overcoming your addiction? How does this concept appeal to people? Why [...]
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The Benefits of Cocaine Rehab – Why You Should Consider Going If you’re wondering about the benefits of cocaine rehab, you’re not alone. It seems that lately, cocaine, it’s dangers and the potential for addiction to this drug have been significantly downplayed. This is likely due to the fact that the opioid addiction crisis [...]
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8 Things Your Alcohol Rehab Should Offer An alcohol rehab is designed to be quite helpful for those who desire to stop drinking and live life sober and free. They have substance abuse professionals and qualified staff who have created a healthy environment and helpful strategies for recovery from the disease of alcoholism. The number [...]
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Your Addicted Friend – How to Handle the Situation Your addicted friend is someone you’ve grown close to. Maybe you’ve known each other since you were kids. Maybe you’ve only been friends for a short time, but the thing is, you care about this friend, so finding out that she is dealing with an [...]
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Dual Diagnosis Substance abuse treatment for dual diagnosis issues is a specialized treatment for people with a Substance Use Disorder and another mental health condition. Effective dual diagnosis treatment addresses both conditions at the same time, and simultaneous, or integrated treatment of dual disorders, is considered an evidence-based best medical practice. [...]
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America’s Prescription Opioid Epidemic--Healthcare, Ethics, and the Law America’s prescription opioid epidemic has had devastating consequences. Approximately every 19 minutes, for example, someone in the U.S. dies from an unintentional drug overdose, and the majority of those deaths are opioid involved. Overdose deaths for people between the ages of 35 and 50 have now exceeded [...]
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Holistic Treatment for Recovery of Body, Mind, and Spirit Holistic treatment for addiction tackles the body, mind, and spirit of those who have struggled with compulsive substance use. Addiction affects every realm of life as we know it if it goes unchecked long enough. We become physically ill from the toxic effects of substances, of [...]
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Quitting An Addiction – How to Tell Your Loved One is Ready, and How to Help Make it Stick Quitting an addiction is hard stuff. It’s never easy to make a lifestyle change like overcoming an addiction to substances or alcohol. Even gambling, sex addiction, and eating disorders can be really tough to overcome. [...]
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Is Society Prone To Different Types of Addiction? We tend to use the word addiction very liberally and there are many types of addiction. Sometimes, according to many people, it seems as if everything under the sun is addictive. We’ve been judged as being addicted to TV shows, musicals, cats, travel, food, social media, toxic exes, [...]
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Ketamine Addiction and Psychedelic Drug Research – Will More of One Decrease the Other? Ketamine addiction is becoming more of a problem than many people realize. As a party drug, it often doesn’t get as much attention as various opioid drugs, but for those who abuse this substance, and become addicted to it, the [...]
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After Dual Diagnosis Rehab—Sober and Stable After dual diagnosis rehab, you’ll have a fresh start. You will have withdrawn and detoxed from substances, and you will have stabilized mental health issues. With these very significant tasks accomplished, you can begin the healthy, happy, and successful life you and your family deserve. Very basically, you have [...]
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Drug Addiction Recovery: How to Refer to Addicts When it comes to drug addiction recovery, words matter. How do you think people refer to you? What about people who don’t know you? How does this question make you feel? Well, it is a topic that hits home for many people. This reflects your image in [...]
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America’s Opioid Epidemic—Human and Economic Costs America's opioid epidemic has gained momentum over the past two decades. It involves the misuse of prescription painkillers and illegal substances such as heroin and non-pharmaceutical fentanyl. Prescription opioids are in a class of drugs that are used medically as pain killers (or analgesics) for moderate to severe pain such [...]
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Alcohol Sales in Super Markets - A Recipe for Disaster? Alcohol sales can be such a menace to society, but it is also a commodity that gets sold around the world in huge quantities. In fact, alcohol sales in US amount to nearly 220 billion. This becomes immediately understandable when we consider the fact that [...]
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Holistic Treatment for Addiction, Mental Health, and Co-Occurring Disorders Holistic treatment for addiction and co-occurring disorders has gained popularity and acceptance in recent years, and there are many options available if you or a loved one need treatment for addiction or a mental illness, or for addiction and mental illness at the same time. Holistic [...]
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Teenage Drug Use--a Serious Problem for Teens, Their Families, and the Community Teenage drug use increases the risk of addiction. People who begin drug use in their teens are more likely to become addicted than those who first use drugs in adulthood. An adolescent’s brain is still developing and exposure to addictive drugs can increase [...]
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Illicit Drug Use, Opioids, and the Black Market – Will We Ever get a Handle On It? Illicit drug use has always had its place in society. People like to dull their pain, liven up a boring night, and cut loose a little. It seems to be that using substances has resided in the [...]
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Should Everyone on Medicaid be tested for Drug Abuse? How Far should we go? Drug abuse in the United States is a serious problem. For those who receive welfare, testing for drug use is becoming a real concern, especially if they do have a history of substance use, and worse, an addiction that they’re [...]
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Drug Addiction Help – Is There Enough of It? Drug addiction help should seem like an obvious choice for many, but the problem might be that there simply isn’t enough to meet the needs of all the opioid addicts in the United States. While there is no denying that addiction treatment is big business, [...]
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Vicodin and Ambien Addiction: Has it Gotten Tiger Woods? Life has not been kind for one of the most successful and highest paid golfers of all time. We’re talking about Tiger Woods here. Since the reveal of his extramarital affair in 2009, he has been in a car accident, flogged by the media, dropped by [...]
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Missouri Sued Due to Psychotropic Drugs for Foster Care Kids Most people associated with drug addiction, and especially teen addiction, feel that it is evil. But for all the evil that we associate drugs with, there is a surprising aspect about them that we are completely fine with. This is the area of psychiatric medication. [...]
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Opioid Overdose – The Terrifying Numbers Opioid overdose is a significant problem in the United States, and while many are able to be saved with the help of first responders and Naloxone, many others simply aren’t saved. So, what’s behind the trend, and what do the numbers look like? Is there really any way [...]
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Teens That Take Drugs--Challenges and Issues Teens that take drugs face many challenges and difficulties. So do their families. In fact, teen drug abuse is a family crisis fraught with a series of crises for the teen as well as for loved ones. The teen's crises occur in every facet of a teenager’s life--school, home, family [...]
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Fentanyl Addiction – Becoming More Dangerous by the Day Fentanyl addiction is nothing to mess around with and for good reason. This has been dubbed one of the deadliest drugs a person can do today, and it looks like it’s not going to slow down anytime soon. So, what do you need to know [...]
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DEA Releases Report For Slang Code Names for Drugs Surely you’ve heard about the war on drugs, as everything from alcohol, prescription pills, heroin, and cocaine addiction seems to be running rampant. You can’t watch the news for very long before you hear something about a drug bust, arrest for driving under the influence, or [...]
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Will China’s Newest Illicit Drug Ban Help Fight the US Opioid Epidemic? In yet another attempt to help the US with its opioid epidemic, China banned yet another illicit substance. Many wonder if these steps are going to be enough to slow down some of the dangerous substances hitting the United States from chemical [...]
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Punishing the Opioid Crisis – Does Going to Jail Make a Difference? For many, punishing the opioid crisis is just something that needs to be done. Many people have been hurt and even killed over this situation. Families have been destroyed, and the more we learn, the more we are forced to recognize that [...]
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Do Those with ADHD Start Using Cocaine at Early Age? Have you thought about your brain lately? Do you ever just sit around and ponder the function of the brain? My guess is that you spend very little time actually thinking about one of the most important organs in your body – the brain! The [...]
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Families with Teen Alcohol Abuse—Issues and Coping Families with teen alcohol abuse have very unique and painfully overwhelming issues. Every member of the family in which a teen is abusing alcohol has his or her own specific set of problems. As in every family in which there is an alcoholic, family members react to problematic [...]
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Understanding Teen Alcohol Abuse and Co-Occurring Conditions Understanding teen alcohol abuse and co-occurring conditions can help you get your teen to the right help. Teen alcohol abuse is a serious issue that impacts not only the teen’s current life but can have dire consequences over the long-term. Additionally, the teen who abuses alcohol is not the [...]
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