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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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Signs of Opioid Addiction

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…

a person contemplates opioid addiction and which ones to avoid

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…