What Treatment Steps Are Used in Heroin Addiction Treatment?
898 words|4.5 min read|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 [...]
What Does a Heroin Addiction Look Like?
866 words|4.3 min read|Within the brain are numerous receptors that allow us to experience the world around us and learn from said experiences – certain stimulants, like a [...]
What Does Meth Addiction Treatment Look Like?
722 words|3.6 min read|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 [...]
How You Can Support Your Family Member Battling Meth Abuse
866 words|4.3 min read|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 [...]
The Most Telling Signs and Symptoms of Methamphetamine Use
691 words|3.5 min read|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 [...]
How Trauma Can Lead to Substance Use
720 words|3.6 min read|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 [...]
How to Tell the Difference Between Misuse and Abuse
842 words|4.2 min read|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 [...]