Inpatient vs Outpatient Rehab – How to Decide Today, the National Survey on Substance Use and Mental Health indicates that some 43.7 million Americans over the age of 12 need substance use treatment…
Suboxone Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Warnings
- OnSeptember 25, 2022
Suboxone Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Warnings Suboxone is an FDA-approved medical drug intended for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The drug combines buprenorphine and naloxone to prevent cravings, reduce the impact…
How to Prepare Your Kids When You Go to Rehab
- OnJuly 10, 2021
If you’re heading to rehab, you’re far from alone. In 2019, some 18.5 million Americans struggled with a substance use disorder. Of those, more than 11% went to substance use treatment services.
I’m Scared to Go to Rehab – Am I Weird?
- OnJuly 1, 2021
Whether you’ve decided to go to drug and alcohol rehab on your own, have been asked to by your friends and family, or are being whisked off to one following an intervention, rehab is scary.
Deadliest Drugs in the U.S.
- OnApril 30, 2021
According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), nearly 841,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. In the US, over 70,000 deaths were attributed to overdose in 2019 alone. Opioids,…
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Finding Rehab During COVID-19
- OnMarch 19, 2021
Finding rehab on a regular day can be overwhelming, especially if you do not know what to look for. Finding rehab during COVID-19 can be even more overwhelming, which is why it is…
AMBIEN AND ALCOHOL
- OnApril 3, 2020
Both Ambien and alcohol are central nervous system depressants, acting as messengers sent through the nervous system to slow down certain bodily functions. When both substances are used together there is the potential…
CELEBRITIES WHO WON THE FIGHT AGAINST OPIOID ADDICTION
- OnFebruary 6, 2020
On average, 130 Americans die every day from an overdose related to Opioids, and approximately 1.7 million Americans have a diagnosable addiction to prescription opioids (such as hydrocodone or OxyContin). Celebrities are one…
THE “NASTY” IN NICOTINE
- OnNovember 25, 2019
Nicotine administration through any route can create psychoactive effects, mood alterations, positive reinforcement, and eventually, addiction. However, inhalation of tobacco smoke is the quickest and most efficient method of nicotine delivery to the…
Top 10 Books to Read in Recovery
- OnJuly 26, 2019
The road to sobriety is more than just the process of healing physically from addiction. It means starting over again and rethinking how you live. Starting recovery requires stepping back from your life…