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    What Treatment Steps Are Used in Heroin Addiction Treatment?

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    Struggles with heroin addiction are not easy to overcome on your own. Most of the time, the withdrawal symptoms you experience when stopping the use [...]

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    What Does a Heroin Addiction Look Like?

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    Within the brain are numerous receptors that allow us to experience the world around us and learn from said experiences – certain stimulants, like a [...]

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    What Does Meth Addiction Treatment Look Like?

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    Meth is often used as the poster child for addiction due to how severe the effects of methamphetamine abuse on the body are. It can [...]

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    How You Can Support Your Family Member Battling Meth Abuse

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    Methamphetamine is a Schedule II drug as classified by the DEA and is only available medically as a nonrefillable prescription. Its medical uses are limited [...]

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    The Most Telling Signs and Symptoms of Methamphetamine Use

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    Methamphetamine (or “meth”) abuse can occur in individuals as young as adolescents. This is because methamphetamines can be prescribed to individuals of all ages struggling [...]

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    How Trauma Can Lead to Substance Use

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    Trauma wreaks more havoc on a person’s health and well-being than most people know. It can affect you physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. The degree [...]

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    How to Tell the Difference Between Misuse and Abuse

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    Painkillers are used for an obvious purpose — they remove the presence or lessen the experience, of pain. We may use them daily for the purpose [...]