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    Does Cocaine Stay in the Body For Long?

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    Cocaine is a stimulant drug with short-term effects – that is, a high that wears off quickly – and a high potential for abuse and [...]

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    How Does Heroin Affect Your Body?

    925 words|4.6 min read|

    If you or someone you know has used heroin, you may not know all of the pertinent facts about this opioid. Read on to get [...]

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    Overcoming the Stigma of Addiction in Recovery

    696 words|3.5 min read|

    he journey of recovery from addiction, one of the most formidable barriers individuals face is the stigma surrounding substance abuse. Despite progress in understanding addiction [...]

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    How Long Will it Take to Break an Addiction?

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    It was once believed that it took 21 days to break a habit, and that it took the brain a little less than one month [...]

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    Risks and Side Effects of Barbiturates

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    Once widely prescribed for various medical conditions, barbiturates have largely been replaced with safer alternatives due to their high potential for abuse and addiction. Despite [...]

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    Dangers and Risks of Overdosing on Sleeping Pills

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    Individuals struggling with insomnia may be desperate for sleep, putting them at risk of misusing or overusing sleeping pills. The consequences of overdosing on these [...]

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    Helpers Need Help: Mental Health and Addiction Among Caregivers 

    466 words|2.3 min read|

    It’s easy to assume that the people who support others in need are immune to mental health and addiction issues. However, helpers such as healthcare [...]

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    Risks and Effects of the Most Addictive Painkillers 

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    About the Addictive Nature of Painkillers  Certain medications stand out for their analgesic potency and efficacy in pain management. While these drugs offer therapeutic benefits, [...]

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    How Does Addiction Form? 4 Stages of Drug Addiction

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    What is addiction? Drug addiction is defined as a chronic condition in which people compulsively seek and consume a substance that creates a particular desired [...]

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    What is The Life Expectancy of Someone With Wet Brain?

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    Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, colloquially known as “wet brain,” is a severe and life-threatening condition often linked to chronic alcoholism. This condition stems from a deficiency in [...]

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    What Does Problem Gambling Look Like?

    693 words|3.5 min read|

    Struggling with an addiction can be a lonely, isolating experience. No one ever seeks to slip into habits of an addiction, but sometimes extenuating circumstances [...]

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    How Trauma Can Be a Trigger for Mental Health or Substance Use Issues

    779 words|3.9 min read|

    When you’re struggling with a mental health condition or a substance use disorder (or both), you’re dealing with a relatively fragile and highly influential psyche.  [...]

  • Why Prioritizing Mental Health in Addiction Recovery Matters

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    Mental health and addiction recovery have long been used in the same conversations due to the nature of both conditions often being connected.  Many people [...]

  • Signs, Symptoms and Risks of Xanax Addiction

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    When you think of drug addiction, you might not immediately jump to prescription medication as a likely suspect. But according to the National Center for [...]

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    Fentanyl – Signs and Symptoms of Usage and Withdrawal

    730 words|3.7 min read|

    Fentanyl, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times [...]

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    Signs and Symptoms of Addiction Withdrawal

    779 words|3.9 min read|

    If you are considering quitting drugs and alcohol use, you may be wondering a number of things, such as — what is withdrawal? Does everyone [...]