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What to Expect During Residential Addiction Treatment

Getting to a place where you are free from the shackles of addiction can feel like a distant locale located a...

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What’s the Connection Between Child Abuse and Substance Use?

It may be a truism to say that all children need a safe, nurturing and stable home to grow up in....

Going to Rehab for Cocaine Abuse

Cocaine is a powerful and addictive drug that originally comes from the cocoa plant of South America. For thousands of years,...

Cigarettes and Addiction Recovery

A common joke in the addiction recovery community is that you can always tell where an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting is...

Staying Positive During Detox and Withdrawal

Recovery is hard work. It takes a lot of time and energy, and sometimes you feel like you’re not making any...

What Are The Causes Of Substance Abuse?

With millions of people struggling with drug use disorder across the United States, you may wonder what the causes of substance...

What Are Opioids?

We hear a lot about the opioid epidemic in America. People are concerned about the rise of opioid use and deaths....

What Is An Opiate Definition?

It’s common for people to hear the terms opiate and opioid used interchangeably. But if you’re like most people, you may...

Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms That You Must Know

Every year, thousands of people die due to heroin addiction. This problem needs to be stopped, but so many people fear...

Opioid vs Opiate

Understanding the substance that has taken hold of your life has therapeutic and personal value. Because the more you learn, the...