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The opioid epidemic has reached crisis proportions within our nation. The misuse of prescription opioid painkillers is in large part responsible for this devastation. In…
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Understanding your addiction is key to knowing how to beat it and stay clean. However, you’ve heard two different terms – psychological and physical addiction…
First, Don’t Panic If you suddenly find yourself in a situation involving a loved one who has possibly overdosed, keep a cool head. Panicking will…
Drug rehab provides enough challenges. Entering drug rehab while you have children at home adds an element of complexity to any rehabilitation situation. While you’re…
It’s the start to a new year and like many Americans, you might have made some New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps your goal is to eat…
Every year, drug and alcohol addiction claims the lives of too many people. According to the Center for Disease Control, 30-40 thousand people in America…
Crohn’s disease causes your digestive tract to become severely inflamed. Its often incapacitating symptoms lead some individuals to self-medicate by substance use. Some even become…
For some, perhaps defining drug addiction seems redundant; an addiction is an addiction, right? Most of us may associate addiction with the inability to stop…