Inpatient Treatment Process for Heroin Addiction
The good news is, there are options when it comes to drug rehab. If you are struggling with heroin abuse or addiction, it’s time to get help. The kind of…
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Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms and How Detox Can Help
Heroin use continues to rise in the United States, with over 600,000 people addicted to this powerful opiate. Heroin addiction ruins lives, tears families apart, and often results in death…
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Receiving Treatment for Substance Use and Mental Health Conditions
Mental health challenges and addiction go hand in hand. In fact, between 40 and 60% of Americans who suffer from addiction have a co-occurring mental health diagnosis. Experts agree that…
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3 Life Skills for Addiction Recovery
Addiction recovery is greater than the sum of its parts, and there are many “parts” to a healthy recovery. Starting with medically supervised detox, a recovery journey involves rehabilitation, therapy,…
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Commonly Abused Opiates
If you thought that opiates and opioids were the same things, you are not alone. They are, in fact, different, though similar in many of the ways that count. At…
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How Inpatient Drug Rehab Works
Drug rehab comes in many different packages. One of the first decisions people have to make is whether to attend inpatient or outpatient treatment. There are numerous benefits to inpatient…
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When to Seek Treatment for Opioid Addiction
If you suspect that you or a loved one is addicted to an opioid, like prescription narcotics, or opiate, like heroin or morphine, it’s the right time to look into…
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Commonly Abused Opioids
What is an opioid? It is a synthetic or partly synthetic substance, meaning it was created in a lab. It acts on the human body the way an opiate does.…
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3 Advantages of Opioid Detox Before Addiction Treatment
Opioid overdoses have doubled in the United States during the pandemic. People in isolation and struggling with job insecurity, loss of loved ones, and fear of illness are relapsing or…
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How the Rehab Admissions Process Works
The first step in recovery takes place inside you—when something shifts, and you know you want to make a change. The next step can be a simple one: pick up…
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