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5 Things to Expect During Your Oxycodone Withdrawal

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), approximately 8.7 million people in the United States have abused prescription painkillers, including oxycodone, within the past year. Does this include you? Going through oxycodone withdrawal …

Analyzing Stamp Bags Can Alert Officials to New Deadly Drugs

Analyzing small wax packets containing street drugs can alert officials to lethal substances causing overdoses in local communities. The wax packets, known as stamp bags, commonly contain drugs like heroin and fentanyl, and they can …

7 Ways You Are Enabling an Addict & How to Stop it

When you love someone, it’s natural to want to protect them. However, protecting someone from the consequences of their actions, especially if that someone suffers from addiction, can make a bad situation worse. Enabling someone …

Heroin Laced with Dangerous Chemicals Bromadol and Rizzy Found in Midwest

Ohio law enforcement is warning neighboring states about dangerous batches of heroin being laced with substances found to eat away skin and cause instant drug overdoses. The origination of these substances, known as Rizzy and …

Uncover the Truth Behind Meth Detox Timelines

Meth is highly addictive and can quickly lead to physical dependence. Long-term meth use can cause a wide range of health problems including psychosis, stroke, and organ failure. It can interfere with your ability to …

Changing Your Environment Will Help with Drug Addiction

Can a change in your environment really help with drug addiction? The answer is yes—and in a big way. Researchers confirmed this decades ago, and it remains true today. A study of heroin-addicted soldiers in …

How Long Does Alcohol Detox Take to Complete?

There are 15.1 million adults in the U.S. who suffer from alcohol use disorder. Yet, only 6.7% of these individuals receive treatment to become sober and healthier. Alcohol addiction can cloud your judgment, trigger a …

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13 Signs of Addiction That Show You’re Nearing Rock Bottom

What is rock bottom for someone who’s facing addiction? This is a question people ask all the time because they believe that an individual has to lose everything before they can recover from addiction. But …

Why It’s Never Too Late to Stop Your Crystal Meth Addiction

Crystal meth addiction is a notoriously difficult problem to conquer. Relapse rates after treatment for all addictions hover at around 40 to 60%, about the same as those for other chronic diseases such as hypertension …

Are You Exposing Your Children to the Cycle of Addiction?

Nearly one in every eight American children under the age of 17 live in households where at least one of the parents suffer from addiction. These kids are being exposed to drugs and alcohol on …

6 Ways Family Support Increases Your Odds of Addiction Recovery

Successful, long-term addiction recovery isn’t something that you can achieve on your own. You need support, whether it comes from blood relatives, close friends, addiction specialists, therapists, or fellow addicts in support groups or addiction …

Discover the Cost of Heroin Addiction Per Day in the U.S.

As an estimated 2.5 million American adults continue to struggle with opioid addiction, it should come as no surprise that heroin use is also becoming more widespread. Heroin is stronger, lower in cost, and easier …