Common Eating Disorders in Teens
28 million Americans will experience some form of disordered eating in their lifetimes. There is a lot of misinformation about eating disorders, and many people do not understand the many…
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What Is PCP?
There are countless addictive substances out there. If someone you know is suffering from drug abuse and addiction, there are resources available. One potentially serious drug on which someone can…
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Is Marijuana Addictive?
Though cannabis is different from opioids or stimulants in some ways, it affects the body and brain; it is very much a psychoactive drug that can be abused. About one…
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What Is Fentanyl?
Fentanyl was first created by scientists in a medical lab for use in pain relief. In the approximately seven decades since, fentanyl has played a major role in the opioid…
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How Addiction Can Impact Mental Health
When addiction and mental health disorders co-exist, they are called co-occurring disorders. These overlapping diagnoses make treatment all the more important and also challenging. But in a dual diagnosis treatment…
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How to Stop Painkiller Abuse
Prescription painkillers have played a major role in the opioid epidemic since the introduction of oxycodone, or Oxy, in the 1990s as an allegedly safe and non-addictive pain-reliever. In time,…
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Understanding the Stages of Detox
There is no addiction recovery without the very first step: withdrawal. When you stop drinking or using drugs, your body has to adjust. This process of withdrawal is challenging because…
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Recognizing Cocaine Abuse
Cocaine is a stimulant drug derived from the coca plant. First synthesized over 100 years ago and used in common products like over-the-counter remedies and even Coca-Cola, cocaine soon became…
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Signs of a Heroin Overdose
Heroin abuse and addiction still affect hundreds of thousands of Americans annually. Opium, derived from the opium poppy flower, had been used as a recreational drug for thousands of years,…
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Why Are Opiates Dangerous?
There are several dangers of opiates, particularly their highly addictive nature. In the 90s, they were marketed as non-addictive but are now one the leading causes of overdose cases in…
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