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Five Rules of Drug Relapse Prevention We’ve put together five simple rules that can make your life in recovery from drug abuse, addiction, or alcoholism much easier to sustain. When we’ve had enough of our active addiction and are ready to make that change to turn our lives around, we ask for help or some […]
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Latest Advancements in Drug Addiction Treatment Treatment for drug addiction has improved dramatically over the last decade with many cutting-edge advancements. Treatment for drug addiction has improved dramatically over the last decade. In the past, treatment was limited to education about the harms of drugs, and most programs only lasted 30 days. Today treatment programs
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Many Heroin Users Unaware of Fentanyl Mix In recent years, we regularly see devastating death rates related to fentanyl-laced drugs which include heroin and other prescription opioids. In recent years, we regularly see devastating death rates related to fentanyl-laced drugs which include heroin and other opioids. Yet, heroin addicts are also becoming addicted to Fentanyl
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Is Medical Marijuana Stronger Than Recreational Marijuana? The THC strains of street “weed” sold now for recreational use are becoming much more potent than marijuana grown for medical use. After Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, more states have reconsidered legalizing recreational cannabis and becoming more lenient about its medical uses. There are
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How Do Drugs and Alcohol Affect Mental Health? Drugs and alcohol cause mental health issues to worsen, even if they temporarily create a false improvement while under the influence. The effects of drugs and alcohol cause many mental health symptoms to worsen, even if the substance temporarily makes the person feel better while high or
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Patterns of Marijuana and Alcohol Polydrug Addiction Although seen as gateway drugs, alcohol and marijuana generally have a reputation as being less harmful than other substances. Alcohol and marijuana have a reputation as being less harmful than other substances. Yet, the two share similar reputations as gateway drugs. They are also the most abused substances
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The Psychological Effects from Drug Abuse There is no doubt that drugs and alcohol hurt the brain and emotions. Drugs and alcohol are used to change how a person feels and experiences the world around them. From decades of addiction research, we know now that drug abuse and alcohol abuse represent someone trying to self-medicate.
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How Do Drugs Get Into Jails? How is it possible for drugs to get into jails, especially the maximum-security prisons? With all their protocols, how does it happen? The issue of drug use inside jails and prisons is always significant. People who are addicted to drugs will do anything to get them. For most prisoners
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Dealing with Chronic Pain and Addiction How can someone deal with not only chronic pain but an addiction problem, such as opioids? What help is out there? Chronic pain is a common condition that affects more than 3 million people or 25% of adults every year in the US. It can last for months or
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Managing Co-Occurring Disorders If you or a loved one suffer from addiction and mental health disorder we have ways of managing your co-occurring disorders. When an individual has two or more disorders, they have co-occurring disorders (CODs). These disorders can be anything health-related. One common co-occurring disorder sequence is that of mental health and substance
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