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Opioid Addiction Treatment

What Is Fentanyl?

In this past year, there have been nearly 100,000 drug overdoses. Opioids account for some of these overdoses, and this is largely due to the

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Addiction

Tips to Quit Drinking

If you have noticed that social drinking or having the occasional drink has transitioned into regular or daily drinking, you may have developed an alcohol

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Addiction Treatment Programs

Signs of Opioid Abuse

Opioid abuse and addiction are destructive forces in the life of the person who is abusing opioids as well as their family, friends, and colleagues.

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Addiction

Common Myths About Addiction

There are many common myths about addiction and dependence regarding substance abuse disorders (SUDs). It’s important to debunk these myths so people do not have

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Addiction

What Is Physical Dependence?

There are many ways in which a person can become dependent on drugs and alcohol. It’s important to understand that addiction comes in many forms

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Addiction Treatment Therapy

Family Support in Recovery

Drugs and alcohol do more than damaging the person who abuses substances and develops an addiction. Relationships with family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues are often

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Addiction

How Meth Impacts Mental Health

Addiction to methamphetamine, also known as meth, is particularly alarming for numerous reasons. For one, it’s a highly destructive and addictive drug that destroys a

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Morphine Abuse

Signs of Morphine Abuse

Signs that someone is abusing morphine will be relatively similar to signs that they are using similar drugs like heroin, fentanyl, or prescription opiate painkillers.

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