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Opioid Addiction Treatment Facility Options in Massachusetts

Addiction to painkillers is at an all-time high in Massachusetts and across the country as a whole. Prescription opioid abuse has dramatically risen, cementing it as a significant national health crisis. The health and economic uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated an already dire predicament for the country. If you or…

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How Does an Opioid Rehab Center Work?

The effects of problematic prescription drug use will depend on various factors, such as length of use, chemical makeup, underlying emotional issues, and addiction severity. Often, opioids are the prescription drug that people become addicted to, and an addiction treatment program is the best option for enhanced mental and physical health. At Rockland Recovery, our…

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Commonly Abused Opioids and How to Prevent Addiction

Over the last two decades, the U.S. has gone through an epidemic of overdose-related deaths. Every nineteen minutes, someone in America dies of a drug overdose. Today, legally acquired opioids are the second most abused drugs in the country, right after cannabis. This opioid epidemic is so widespread that more people die from an opioid…