Heroin withdrawal symptoms may only last a week or so, but they can be severe. Every time you use heroin, you want more. However, like every other drug, your body soon builds up a tolerance to it. You need increased doses to feel that high. Eventually, you start to feel heroin withdrawal symptoms. If you…
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June marks the month when people across the country will take time to highlight an important mental health disorder. Post-traumatic stress-disorder affects millions of Americans each year. This challenging disorder strikes young and old of every socioeconomic status. Symptoms of PTSD can drag you down and take over your life. However, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, by the time a young person reaches high school, there is a strong likelihood he or she will have tried alcohol or drugs. In fact, approximately 70 percent of high school seniors admit to trying drugs at least once. Some of these young people will continue down…
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Across America, drug use has risen over the last decade. Whether it’s cocaine, heroin, or marijuana, the drug crisis continues to be a problem. What makes it even more of a challenge is the new synthetic drugs now becoming available nationwide. This has the potential of increasing the drug epidemic to more dangerous levels. These…
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With the drug addiction crisis rising, overdoses increase as well. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 70,200 drug overdoses occurred in 2017. The data reflects that out of these overdoses, the greatest increase was among people dealing with fentanyl addiction. This synthetic drug accounts for approximately 28,400 in that same year. We…
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Alcohol is one of the most popular and widely used drugs in the US, in large part because it’s legal. Unfortunately, it’s also the most widely abused substances in the US as well. It accounts for nearly ¾ of all substance abuse disorders in the country. Given how widespread a problem it is, it’s important…
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If you’ve been living with a substance abuse problem, there is help available. One of the best rehab programs for men in Florida can help you take the first steps towards reclaiming your life. In fact, you can be well on your way towards a total and lasting recovery in less time than you might…
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Stretching back to 1949, many organizations devoted to mental health adopted the month of May as Mental Health Awareness month. These organizations use May as a focal point for article publication, news segment development, and mental health screening. Now that Mental Health Awareness Month 2019 is here, let’s look at the yearly program’s overall purposes.…
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Addiction offers grim statistics, such as tens of millions suffering from addiction or tens of thousands dying from opioid overdoses every year. What these numbers don’t reflect is that addiction stems from many sources, some genetic, some social, and some psychological. In fact, a mental health condition often drives a person’s addiction. Anxiety and addiction,…
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Prescription drug abuse is a problem that plagues millions of Americans. The most obvious sign of the problem is, of course, the ongoing opioid epidemic that claims tens of thousands of lives annually. It’s an unfortunate truth that much of the drugs people abuse come from the medicine cabinets of family or friends. Specifically, National…
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