If you believe that it is time to take care of your addiction, you may have a lot of questions to consider. One of these, of course, is the cost of addiction treatment. There is no doubt that checking into rehab can cost you money, especially if you do not have insurance to cover the …
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Given enough time, drug and alcohol addictions will take everything addiction sufferers have in their lives. It will take their money, physical/mental health, family, friends, and in the worst of cases, it will take their lives. Addictions have also claimed more than their fair share of careers. If you are a teacher caught in the …
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Heroin does not have any medical uses and you can only purchase the drug on the black market. This means that even though the substance is called heroin, the ingredients vary wildly. Other substances and drugs are added by dealers to increase the quantity while lowering their expenses. Heroin is usually purchased as a: • …
When used correctly, pharmaceutical fentanyl relieves severe pain. Ideally, the synthetic opioid pain reliever can be used in the case of cancer pain and other medical operations. Unfortunately, there has been a surge of fentanyl abuse cases. The opioid has heroin-like effects. When abused, the victims can cause harm, and in the worst-case scenario, die …
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Marijuana, also commonly known as ‘pot’ or ‘weed’, is a member of the Cannabis family, Cannabis sativa, to be exact, whose dried flowers are ground, rolled into joints and smoked. Sometimes, marijuana is baked into brownies and cakes for consumption, or vaporized and smoked through ‘bongs’. It could also be brewed into tea that you …
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Positive thinking is an important part of the recovery process when you’re going through a substance abuse treatment program. While you can be told how important it is to maintain a positive mindset and keep hopeful feelings, it’s still difficult to disregard negative thoughts. Especially for an addict who has been struggling with their substance …
When an individual is struggling with an alcohol or drug addiction, there may be other factors that are contributing to the reliance on a substance. Often, an underlying mental health condition is causing the person to “self medicate” in an effort to deal with symptoms that affect their daily lives. Depression is one of the …
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Are you searching for answers because you are afraid of the future? Has addiction taken such a hold over you that you are scared of the next step? Trust us when we say this- you are not alone. Recovery can be difficult. There is no arguing that fact! But the benefits of becoming clean far …
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Relapse occurs when somebody who is in recovery for substance abuse decides to use drugs or alcohol again. Relapse is sometimes called a “slip” because once a substance is used again, the person in recovery can end up back in the same lifestyle they fought to leave. Not everyone experiences relapses, but they can happen …
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Are you ready to overcome the drug or alcohol addiction that has brought you down over the past few months, years, or even decades? You may be tired of the money spent, the lies told, the minutes lost, and the relationships broken. It’s time to get back to the person you once were before you …
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