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Do drug and alcohol addiction rates increase in economic downturns?

12/12/20: Addiction Recovery

Economic downturns can take a toll on a person’s mental and emotional health. Due to stress, countless people also experience sudden problems related to their physical health such as weight…

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Choosing an Addiction Treatment Center

11/04/20: Addiction Recovery

Addiction disturbs your entire brain. From the part of the brain that controls motivation a.k.a. the neurotransmitter dopamine to one that’s responsible for your memory i.e., the amygdala, substance abuse…

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Marijuana Addiction

10/27/20: Drug Addiction

Substance abuse disorder is caused by the dependence of substances that causes euphoric effects on the brain when they are consumed. Alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and various other prescription medicines are…

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Addiction Overseas: United Kingdom

06/10/20: Addiction

Drug abuse and consumption in the United Kingdom are extremely prevalent. The abuse of drugs and substances is not something new in the country. However, the presence of addiction might…

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What’s Better: Individual or Group Therapy?

06/04/20: Treatment Options

When you are going through the first initial stages of addiction recovery, you will likely go through some different kinds of therapy to help you cope with this newfound sobriety….

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Frequently Abused Stimulants

06/03/20: Drug Addiction

Drug abuse has become a problem that doesn’t seem to be ending soon. Nearly every country has some proportion of drug abuse cases wherein people are illegally trading and consuming…

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Most Addictive Prescription Medications

01/28/20: Drug Addiction

Prescription medications are intended to treat certain diseases and illnesses, and have helped many people take control of their lives again by improving or even completely dissipating uncomfortable and painful…

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Everything You Need To Know About The Opioid Epidemic

01/22/20: Arizona Opioid Epidemic


The United States is currently dealing with the worst drug crises we’ve ever seen, and it’s in a big part due to a class of drugs called opioids. These drugs…

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What is Fentanyl?

11/27/19: Drug Addiction

Fentanyl is a drug that is 50 to 100 times more potent than synthetic opioids such as morphine. Opioids communicate with opioid receptors in the brain to produce a wide…

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Opioid Addiction and How It Happens

11/01/19: Drug Addiction

Opioid abuse has exploded over the past decade, leading to one of the worst drug crises the United States has ever seen. And it’s no wonder that opioids are the…

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