Substance use disorder is a disease that affects millions of Americans every year. This disease is characterized by an intense and continuous urge to use a substance despite understanding the negative consequences. This urge stems from drugs interacting with the brain’s pleasure center, providing short-term relief to challenging emotions followed by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Learning…
Prescription medications provide enormous symptom relief to millions of people every year. However, their benefits are dampened by how addictive and habit-forming they can be. Drug abuse all too often begins with a valid prescription. The long-term effects of abusing prescription drugs can be catastrophic to a person’s health. The longer someone uses these substances,…
Addiction and mental health disorders commonly exist together. There is a profound interplay between substance abuse and mental health issues. One common pairing is bipolar disorder and drug use. Having bipolar disorder does not guarantee that someone will struggle with substance abuse, nor is the inverse necessarily true. Yet a correlation between bipolar and drug…
Group therapy is used often during substance abuse treatment. It is similar to individual therapy, except for involving a single therapist treating multiple clients simultaneously. Groups are typically kept to eight or fewer clients and are sometimes even more intimate with just three or four participants. This approach can be just as effective as individual…
Did you know that Adderall misuse can affect the immune system? If you or someone you care about is struggling with Adderall misuse, a prescription drug addiction treatment program may be worth considering. The immune system is a group of glands and organs that work together to protect the body against infection and illness. When…
How do you know if you need to get admitted into a drug addiction treatment program? Participation in a professional treatment program is a necessary first step for many who are seeking to break free from addiction. Some people try to deal with their substance use disorders by themselves, but not many are successful. It’s…
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine and is fifty to one hundred times more powerful. As we approach two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, recent statistics reveal that fentanyl-related drug abuse in the United States poses an even greater danger to human health. However, with the help of a team…
Many people think that addiction happens due to someone being careless with the consumption of substances that are known to have a risk of addiction, as though it is basic irresponsibility. Unfortunately, some circumstances can throw a typically sober person into an addiction, such as surgery forcing a person to take pain pills for a…
Prescription medication is supposed to help get you well when your mind or body isn’t behaving. That is what we are taught. That is when they are taken as directed by the prescribing doctor. This is true for most medications. However, there are some that doctors prescribe that can be dangerous and even lead to…
Signs of drug addiction can be almost unnoticeable at first. In time, however, they become more pronounced. It’s not unusual for the loved ones of an individual to be among the first to experience the signs of addiction. Since they are the closest to an individual, they first notice the changes that are taking place…
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