We all know that the opioid epidemic is still sweeping through the country and there are millions of Americans suffering from substance abuse of some kind. Here are just a few of the stereotypes [...]
Relationships in which one person abuses drugs or alcohol is often dysfunctional in more ways than one. You care for the other person, but you also care about yourself and your own well-being. [...]
As the opioid crisis continues to touch cities around the country, the need for parents to educate their children about the dangers of drugs is perhaps now more important than ever. While topics [...]
Finding the best rehab center, whether it be for yourself or a loved one, has become a tedious task of sifting through fancy ads and pretty pictures. Typically when you search terms like [...]
A popular anti-drug commercial campaign was launched in 1987. The commercial was meant to demonstrate how devastating the effects of drugs on the brain can be. Here are how different drugs [...]
Heading off to rehab can be a scary and uncertain time. Here are the 12 commonly asked questions about going to rehab for the first time. Each journey is unique and different depending on your [...]
Overnight, the use of medications, such as Vivitrol and buprenorphine, have easily become the favored option in treating opioid addiction. The Treatment Research Institute of Philadelphia was [...]
A societal generalization occurs in many Americans when thinking about addiction and drug addicts. All of the negative stereotypes and fears about addicts, and about any group of disadvantaged [...]
With the number of overdose cases associated with opioids on the rise, people are looking for ways to manage pain without having to use medications that contain opiates. . Traditionally, pain [...]
It is not news to anyone that we are currently in a state of crisis. What we are eluding to is the opioid epidemic. A group of researchers have been working on what they consider to be a [...]
