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Night Sweats and Other Signs of Alcoholism

Get to Know the Signs of Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol can have toxic effects on the body. These don’t appear early on, but rather emerge when the levels of alcohol-related toxins build up in the bloodstream. When someone has an alcohol use…

How to Manage Ambien Withdrawal

Addiction, Recovery

Chances are you or someone you know has an Ambien story to tell. This popular sleep aid has become famous for odd adverse effects it has on some people. These have involved sleep-eating, sleep-driving, memory lapses, seeing things, odd acts,…

What Happens To The Brain And Body During Detox

Addiction, Detox

Understanding Detox Symptoms The first step in the recovery process involves ridding the body of the all remnants and toxins from the substance. Sometimes just thinking about going through detox can cause so much stress and fear that it might…

Healthcare Employee Burnout Can Lead to Addiction

Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery

Burnout In Healthcare COVID-19 Has Put a Burden on Our Healthcare Workers Who May Turn to Substances Working in the healthcare field is stressful. All levels of healthcare workers, such as doctors, nurses, and support staff, have to manage…

Hangover Anxiety: Why Do You Get “Hangxiety” After a Night of Drinking?

Alcohol, Dual Diagnosis, Mental Health

Learn How Heavy Drinking Can Lead to Both a Hangover and Anxiety Raise your hand if you have ever had deep regrets after a night of heavy drinking. Yep, pretty much all of us have suffered through the aftermath of a bender. When feeling sick…

Detox Withdrawal: Symptoms of Heroin and Opiate Withdrawal

Detox

Learn About What to Expect in Opiate Detox In 2014, about 435,000 people in the U.S. used the opiate drug heroin. In the same year 4.3 million people abused opioid painkillers. The two drug classes are closely related, as opioids are a synthetic…

5 Reasons Why You Should Commit to Medical Detox

Addiction, Detox

5 Reasons Why You Should Commit to Medical Detox When you commit to something it is a promise you make to yourself or others. A commitment is a sign of your character. When you keep one you have honored your word and did what you’ve said…

Detox Withdrawal: Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal

Addiction, Detox

Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world. Harmful drinking leads to 88,000 deaths per year in the U.S. Alcohol is the third leading risk factor for poor health outcomes. Alcohol Detox Medical detox for alcohol is the process by…

When Quitting Alcohol and Depression Symptoms Increase

Addiction, Alcohol, Dual Diagnosis, Mental Health

Does Giving Up Alcohol Make You Depressed? So you muster up the strength to stop drinking, but now your depression symptoms get worse. Alcoholism and depression occur together often. People who struggle with alcohol abuse may become depressed…

Can You Use Tobacco or Take Medications While Undergoing Detox

Detox

Detox Rules About Meds and Tobacco Are Flexible Now that you’ve taken the step to enter a detox program, expect there to be certain rules in place. One may ask can you smoke cigarettes while detoxing? Many detox programs know that clients…

Flakka Drug Abuse and Addiction

Addiction, Recovery

Flakka is a dangerous synthetic stimulant drug. Nicknamed the Zombie drug, flakka began to catch on some years ago in Florida. Since then the drug has found its way across the U.S. This cheap stimulant is more potent than meth or cocaine. It…

Heavy Drinking Side Effects

Addiction, Alcohol

If you or a loved one has a long-term alcohol use disorder you are probably well aware of the short-term adverse affects caused by alcohol abuse. These effects cut a wide swath through a person’s life, negatively impacting physical and mental…

Addicted to Xanax Bars

Addiction, Xanax

Learn About the Dangers of Xanax Someone who struggles with anxiety or panic attacks may find relief with the aid of a drug like Xanax. Xanax is a sedative in the benzo class of drugs that quickly calm your system. Xanax is also a drug with…

3-Part Series: Is Vaping Really Bad For Your Health? – Part 2

Addiction, Vaping

Criticisms of Vaping There are a number of criticisms of vaping. Many complain about the second hand vapor cloud. Often stating they can taste the flavor of the vapor second-hand. Health professionals say that if a vape user has the flu or…

Importance of Genetic Testing in Dual Diagnosis

Addiction, Dual Diagnosis, Mental Health

Prescribing Medications More Effectively Last week we breached the topic of genetic testing and how it can affect mental health treatments. This week we wanted to dive in a little deeper and zero in specifically on dual diagnosis. But what…

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Night Sweats and Other Signs of Alcoholism

How to Manage Ambien Withdrawal

What Happens To The Brain And Body During Detox

Healthcare Employee Burnout Can Lead to Addiction

Hangover Anxiety: Why Do You Get “Hangxiety” After a Night of Drinking?

Detox Withdrawal: Symptoms of Heroin and Opiate Withdrawal

5 Reasons Why You Should Commit to Medical Detox

Detox Withdrawal: Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal

When Quitting Alcohol and Depression Symptoms Increase

Can You Use Tobacco or Take Medications While Undergoing Detox

Flakka Drug Abuse and Addiction

Heavy Drinking Side Effects

Addicted to Xanax Bars

3-Part Series: Is Vaping Really Bad For Your Health? – Part 2

Importance of Genetic Testing in Dual Diagnosis

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