Recovery and Wellness Blog

  • Cocaine Withdrawal

    Cocaine Withdrawal

    Although cocaine withdrawal may not be as intense as withdrawal from some other drugs or alcohol, it does have its own unique set of challenges.

  • How Long Do Drugs Stay in Your System?

    How Long Do Drugs Stay in Your System?

    Just like food, medications and other substances that are consumed, drugs and alcohol must be processed and metabolized before they are cleared from the body.

  • How Sober Living Homes Promote Recovery

    How Sober Living Homes Promote Recovery

    Sober living residences are stable living environments that foster recovery and long-term sobriety.

  • Adderall Effects on the Brain

    Adderall Effects on the Brain

    Adderall (dextroamphetamine-amphetamine) is a stimulant medication prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

  • Can You Die From Heroin Withdrawal?

    Can You Die From Heroin Withdrawal?

    Heroin withdrawal that is not medically-induced is typically not life-threatening, despite the tremendous discomfort the person may endure.

  • Prescription Drug Addiction

    Prescription Drug Addiction

    Prescription drug addiction can occur when a person becomes dependent on a pharmaceutical medication.

  • Signs of Alcohol Abuse

    Signs of Alcohol Abuse

    Although legal in most regions of the world, alcohol comes with a significant risk of dependence and addiction.

  • Liver Pain After Drinking Alcohol?

    Liver Pain After Drinking Alcohol?

    Liver pain after drinking can be experienced in different ways; most commonly, as a dull, throbbing sensation in the upper right abdomen, but sometimes, it feels like a powerful stabbing sensation.

  • Is Ecstasy Addictive?

    Is Ecstasy Addictive?

    Is Ecstasy Addictive? – According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, ecstasy, or MDMA, impacts many of the same neurotransmitters in the brain as other drugs, but research has not yet determined whether or not it is truly addictive.

  • Suboxone Abuse

    Suboxone Abuse

    Suboxone Abuse – Suboxone is a prescription drug that includes two medications, buprenorphine and naloxone.

  • What Is Physiological Dependence?

    What Is Physiological Dependence?

    Psychological vs. Physiological Dependence – The idea that behavior can be divided into components independent of each other, such as being purely mental or physical

  • Opioid Overdose Symptoms

    Opioid Overdose Symptoms

    How to Recognize Opioid Overdose Symptoms – Opioid addiction has been increasing dramatically since the early 2000s

  • IBS and Alcohol

    IBS and Alcohol

    IBS and Alcohol – Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an intestinal condition that that does not appear to cause actual physical damage to the intestines

  • Anxiety Medication

    Anxiety Medication

    Anxiety medication, otherwise known as benzodiazepines or benzos, are classified as Schedule IV controlled substances..

  • What is a Drug and Alcohol Assessment?

    What is a Drug and Alcohol Assessment?

    Substance abuse and addiction often wreak havoc on a person’s life – it can impact them profoundly on many levels, and cause long-lasting damage to the mind, body, and relationships

  • Xanax Abuse and Addiction

    Xanax Abuse and Addiction

    Xanax Abuse – Xanax belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines, which are often used to mitigate the symptoms of anxiety.

  • Vicodin and Alcohol: A Dangerous Combination

    Vicodin and Alcohol: A Dangerous Combination

    Vicodin is a prescription painkiller that contains the opioid hydrocodone and acetaminophen (Tylenol.)

  • What Is Crack Cocaine?

    What Is Crack Cocaine?

    Crack is a stimulant drug that is the freebase form of cocaine – meaning that it can be inhaled or smoked.

  • Sober House or Halfway House?

    Sober House or Halfway House?

    Sober House or Halfway House? Understanding the Difference – Many people opt to stay in a group sober living environment following residential inpatient treatment for addiction

  • Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)

    Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)

    Withdrawal syndrome is characterized by the effects that occur when a person dependent on drugs or alcohol abruptly discontinues using that substance.

  • What is the Speedball Drug?

    What is the Speedball Drug?

    People who battle with speedball drug addiction often spend a copious amount of time chasing the next high