Breaking Down Alcohol Withdrawal Stages
In 21st century society, the narrow lines separating socially accepted drinking and binge drinking have never been more blurred. This society-wide acceptance and encouragement of a binge drinking...
View ArticleHow Long Does It Take To Detox From Alcohol?
The duration of alcohol detox can vary significantly. While there does exist a typical pattern or timeline, the specifics of a person’s experience—type, duration, and severity of side effects—can...
View ArticleUnderstanding Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms
The entire country faces a mounting public health crisis in the form of the opiate epidemic. In recent years, opiates became responsible for killing more young people under the age of 35 than any...
View ArticleWhat is a Functioning Alcoholic?
Alcohol addiction has different severities and unique timelines for each individual. It is common for those suffering from alcohol dependency not to display the stereotypical warning signs and/or...
View ArticleHeroin Detox Timeline
In the late 19th century, heroin was first synthesized by an English chemist named C.R. Alder Wright. It derived from the opium poppy and was introduced to the world as a children’s cough suppressant....
View ArticleRescuers Down Under: A Survival Guide to Loving Someone with BPD
Borderline personality disorder as a name has carried many decades of stigma regarding the treatment of those who suffer from this personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder, is described by...
View ArticleDown the Reddit Rabbit Hole
Tech savvy millennials know how to get drugs, and they know how to get it fast. Young people of today have so much technology at their finger tips. Relationships, careers, services; everything and...
View ArticleThe Bonds We Build in Treatment
As an addict, one can feel the constant struggle of who you’ve been, and who you want to be. The sliding door that keeps us trapped in a recurring role that our ruts, our wells, our bottoms, are here...
View Article5 Activities To Do Sober
Life may seem different for someone after sobriety. New changes may seem frightening to get used to. Especially when the weekend rolls around and you can’t participate in the same activities as you...
View ArticleMedication Assisted Treatment
Brief intro to Medication-Assisted Treatment Medication-Assisted Treatment or MAT for short is a treatment that uses medication in conjunction with counseling and behavioral therapy to treat substance...
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