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There is no benefit to lying about it; what happens when you first stop using drugs might be unpleasant. Especially for someone who has been using drugs for weeks, months, or years, it can take some time for the human body and brain to readjust. This adjustment period...
When looking to get help for a drug or alcohol addiction, there is often talk about “holistic treatment”. However, the way in which one holistic treatment center approaches recovery may not actually be the same as another. In order to ensure you are choosing a...
The year 2020 quickly came to a close, and goodness it was a year. Not just being an election year, but also a year with a global pandemic, we have all been affected in ways like never before. One theme that has been heard over and over again is the impact that this...
The medical and pharmaceutical advances over the past 100 years have lead to the development of numerous medications used to manage drug & alcohol detox. Mixed opinions and information have created a great deal of confusion over which medications are actually good...
Overdose deaths are the number one leading cause of accidental death in the United States, with the vast majority of these deaths involving opioid and opiate drugs. One may ask themselves why people would continue to utilize these substances when they are linked to so...
A drug or alcohol overdose is a severe condition that can lead to permanent organ damage or death. An overdose occurs when a chemical substance is consumed in an amount so great and in a period of time so short that the body cannot process it quickly enough....
Alcohol shakes and tremors are one withdrawal symptom that presents in a moderate to a severe case of someone who has stopped drinking alcohol. This is an obvious symptom that can be easily observed by the naked eye and the patient’s body with be physically be shaking...
When you can see that someone is struggling with alcohol, it is difficult to know what to do. How do you help an alcoholic? A common suggestion is not to enable people who are using drugs, but isn’t the alternative sitting around waiting for them to hit “rock...
Addiction and the victim mentality often go hand-in-hand. Whether consciously or unconsciously, many drug addicts self-victimize to continue their unhealthy coping habits or to deny that they have a problem at all. Playing the victim also takes destructive behavior a...
One of the reasons why people use drugs or drink alcohol is to cope with feelings of sadness, anxiety, and depression. Without the safety blanket of substance abuse, a new focus becomes how to be happy again. Actually, withdrawal can cause lingering feelings of...