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The Dangers Of Leaving A Rehab Center Against Medical Advice (AMA)
January 2nd, 2017If you have ever had a stay in a hospital or long-term care facility, then you may well know the importance of following the “doctor’s orders.” However, patients leave hospitals or long-term care facilities against medical advice (AMA) for many reasons, and leaving greatly reduces their chance for proper recovery. People seeking treatment for substance […]
Drug And/Or Alcohol Induced Gout
December 29th, 2016What Causes Gout? A form of acute arthritis, gout affects 8.3 million people within the United States and it appears to be on the rise. Though at times referred to as hyperuricemia, a condition caused by excess uric acid flowing through the blood, gout will not necessarily form in every case of hyperuricemia. Gout is […]
How Drugs And Alcohol Affect Breastfeeding
December 27th, 2016Understanding The Risk Of Using And Abusing Substances While Breastfeeding Before making the decision to breastfeed, a woman should consider and weigh all pertinent aspects of her life, including concerns of substance use, abuse, or addiction. When you use drugs or alcohol, they impact your body in a manner that results in varying amounts of […]
Opiate Tolerance
December 26th, 2016When considering an opiate drug that has the potential to form a dependence and/or become addictive, we also consider that these situations include a person developing a tolerance. Tolerance occurs when a person uses such a frequency and quantity of a specific drug over a certain amount of time, that they find they require a […]
Teen Drug Abuse Statistics
December 21st, 2016Contending With Pressure Unfortunately, during this transitional period, youth are often confronted with a variety of pressures pushing them towards substance abuse. Many teens may experience substance abuse influences within the home. As a loved one close to them abuses substances around them, it may make drugs or alcohol more attractive or accessible to teens. […]
The Effects Of Drugs And Alcohol Abuse On The Brain
December 20th, 2016How The Brain Functions It is helpful to visualize the brain as a center of communications—one that is constantly sending messages from one circuit to another. These messages are responsible for all functions in the body and brain, such as thoughts, feelings, and actions. Messages are sent by way of chemical signals (neurotransmitters), from one […]
A Sober Christmas: Tips For Maintaining Sobriety At Family, Social, And Corporate Holiday Gatherings
December 15th, 2016Tips For Maintaining Sobriety Fill every single day. Whether you are working, decorating, meeting with family or friends, or enjoying any of the local or larger community events, there are many activities to keep you busy and distracted. On that note, try to veer away from substance-laden environments, and spend most of your time with […]
Is Alcohol And/Or Drug Abuse A Mental Illness?
December 14th, 2016Both the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse agree that addiction is a disease. The latter entity puts it best; stating that “because addiction changes the brain in fundamental ways, disturbing a person’s normal hierarchy of needs and desires and substituting new priorities connected with procuring and using the […]
Opiate Overdoses Surpass Car Crash Fatalities
December 13th, 2016Opioid abuse and addiction has reached epidemic proportions, ravaging our nation, our neighborhoods, and our families. This addiction isn’t discerning—it affects people from all socioeconomic classes, leaving behind a wake of devastation, both in the lives of those who are addicted and in those who love them. Sadly, some people may adhere to the dangerous […]
The Benefits Of A Private Drug Rehab Center
December 12th, 2016Understanding Public Programs Public or state-funded programs are, by design, programs created for individuals who may otherwise not have a means of obtaining or enrolling in treatment. These programs offer either low-cost or even no-cost care to those experiencing dire financial straits. While this option may be a boon for some, they must also consider […]
Is Opiate Withdrawal Life Threatening?
December 9th, 2016In order to better understand this question, we must first seek to understand this class of drugs and also how withdrawal from them impacts a user. An opiate is a drug obtained from opium, and may exist in one of the following three forms, as a natural, synthetic, or semi-synthetic opiate. These drugs are now […]
Addiction Recovery Coaches And Sober Companions
December 8th, 2016You often hear that sobriety is only the first step, and that recovery is a journey. This is often repeated because it’s true. Becoming sober takes a massive amount of perseverance and hard work, but so does the time afterward. The time after a person leaves recovery, especially at the onset, is often very difficult […]
