In recent years, the nation has become painfully aware of the severely addictive properties of prescription drugs. The opioid epidemic has produced devastating effects on our young adults especially, with tens of thousands of young lives cut short each year from overdoses related to opiates and synthetic opioids. While this drug classification represents the majority […]
Treatment for Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Disorders There is no disputing the emotional pain and other collateral damage that living with a mental health disorder can cause. Living with chronic anxiety, major depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, or schizophrenia can become so unbearable that the suffering individual may develop a problem with substance abuse, with drugs […]
How to Safely Detox from Xanax Who knew that taking Xanax (alprazolam) every day—often to help manage nerves during a particularly stressful chapter in life—could have led to addiction? But the reality is that Xanax belongs to the benzodiazepine family, meaning it is a highly addictive substance. Benzodiazepine dependence was the reason for over 17,000 […]
Medical Detox Prescription Drugs The drug epidemic and crisis surrounding prescription analgesics, such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Dilaudid, and Percocet, has captured the nation’s attention as thousands of people have overdosed and died in recent years. The government is now involved in a multi-pronged approach of addressing the many sources of the excessive prescribing of these […]
Rehab For Painkiller Addiction and Dependence It seems each day there is a news story related to the opioid addiction crisis in America. Unwinding the cause of this epidemic has led to research and eye-opening study results. While recreational misuse or abuse of painkillers is one part of the problem, increasing insights on the role […]
Understanding the Dangers of Heroin and Fentanyl In recent years the country has been in the throes of a drug epidemic, the degree of which the U.S. has never experienced before. At the center of the crisis lie opioids, including the illicit drug heroin, and prescription analgesics such as fentanyl, OxyContin, Dilaudid, and others. In […]
How Long Does it Take to Detox From Heroin? It’s understandable why someone about to undergo a heroin detox might ask, “How long does it take to detox from heroin,” right? It isn’t exactly a walk in the park, going through detox and withdrawal from heroin or opioids. Sometimes it is best to be mentally […]
Detox Medicine Options for Drug and Alcohol Addiction Just the anticipation of the detox and withdrawal process can deter many people from ever considering getting help for a drug or alcohol problem. Detox is the necessary first step in the journey of recovery, so it’s not like it can be skipped. It is necessary for […]
Solutions 4 Recovery Offers Addiction Therapy San Juan Capistrano Unwinding the compulsive behaviors that have resulted in a drug or alcohol addiction takes time and lots of patience. No one sets out to become an addict, that is for certain. The circumstances that may have contributed to addiction to taking root will vary dramatically from […]
Conducting Professional Intervention People who have a serious substance use disorder are very adept at encasing themselves in a cocoon of denial. As long as they can convince themselves that their abuse of drugs or alcohol doesn’t harm anyone they can continue their compulsive and destructive habit. In reality, of course, addiction impacts everyone within […]
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