In 2020, 14.9% (or 41.1 million people) needed substance abuse treatment. Of those, only 1.4% received any substance use treatment. Among those individuals, 19% cited having no health care coverage and being unable to afford the cost of treatment as major barriers to...
If you feel like you’ve started sweating all of the dang time since starting Suboxone therapy, you’re not imagining it (and you’re not alone). Excessive perspiration is a common side effect of this medication. Is it a life-threatening symptom? No. Uncomfortable,...
The body is an impressive machine, but as amazing as it is, it’s not 100% efficient. Did you know that we sometimes only absorb 10% of the nutrients in the food we eat? The same can be said for other things we put in our bodies, such as vitamins or...
Feeling tired during the addiction recovery process isn’t unusual, especially during the early stages of getting sober. Prolonged drug abuse causes a lot of wear and tear on the body that requires a lot of energy to function through, and adjusting to the absence of...
There are plenty of great things to be said about using suboxone to help overcome opioid addiction. It can make detox and withdrawal easier, satisfy cravings, and overall reduce the risk and danger of relapsing--but does suboxone work for everyone? After all, no drug...
Suboxone is a prescription drug proven to be highly effective in treating opioid addiction as part of medication-assisted treatment (MAT). It’s a triple-hitter that helps with minimizing withdrawal effects, managing cravings, and disincentivizing future opioid abuse....
Suboxone is the brand name of a prescription drug commonly used to treat opioid addiction. It’s part of a substance use treatment called medication-assisted therapy or MAT treatment, which essentially uses a much weaker opioid to more effectively wean individuals with...
Rehabilitation centers are a source of second chances that do more than save lives careening out of control due to drugs and alcohol addiction. They can push people’s lives into a positive new trajectory where they aren’t just recovered but thriving after addiction....
Addiction is as much a disease of the mind as it is one of the body. That’s why any addiction treatment program worth its salt will include both psychological healing (therapy and counseling), in addition to helping the body recover physically (detox, MAT). If...
As First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, once said, “Art is the window to man’s soul”. This form of self-expression has been utilized since before the beginning of civilization (cave paintings, anyone?) and has played an important role in shaping cultures and influencing...
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