The short answer, of course, is no. Unfortunately, however, if you let it, your body will tell you otherwise. When consuming substances, the brain begins to depend on these substances for...
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Dec 11, 2018 Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Relapse and Recovery
Drugs-- like guns, gambling, and other vices-- are inanimate objects or concepts that, in and of themselves, can do no damage. However, we as human beings are quite the opposite. We are quite...
Dec 11, 2018 Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Love and Relationships, Opioid Addiction, Q&A, Relapse and Recovery, Sobriety, Substance Abuse
Addiction, like many chronic illnesses and diseases, is an issue that affects a lot more than just the victim. In many cases, in fact, the victim may be the only one that does not have a problem...
Dec 10, 2018 Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Opioid Addiction, Q&A, Recovery, Relapse and Recovery, Sobriety, Substance Abuse
Even after successfully completing therapy at an addiction recovery center, the journey to sobriety is still far from over. In fact, many individuals who have been sober for years indicate that they...
Dec 7, 2018 Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Life in Recovery, Q&A, Recovery, Relapse and Recovery
For many, the hardest thing about addiction recovery is the treatment process itself. No doubt, there are thousands of horror stories about the pains of withdrawal, the seemingly endless days and...
Dec 7, 2018 Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Relapse and Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Far too often, those suffering from an addiction to any one of a number of substances, attempt to downplay the severity of their dependency by ignoring addiction. Unfortunately, studies have shown...
Dec 6, 2018 Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Opioid Addiction, Relapse and Recovery, Substance Abuse
Most people grow up with what they consider to be a "basic understanding of drugs", based on many common myths. “Marijuana isn’t so bad,” they say. “Natural drugs aren’t as harmful as synthetic...
Dec 6, 2018 Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Opioid Addiction, Q&A, Substance Abuse
Like most things, addictions is often the culmination of a number of other issues that have been around for much longer than the drug abuse has. While researchers have worked for decades on a way to...
Research indicates that drug use can be linked to a number of negative stimulants that can range from depression and loneliness to peer pressure, self medication, and casual recreation. In some...
Dec 4, 2018 Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Opioid Addiction, Q&A, Relapse and Recovery, Substance Abuse
Substance addiction is a disease that forces your brain to seek pleasure from something that does your body an incredible amount of harm and has absolutely no upside, save the fleeting feeling of...
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