Medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, is substance treatment that includes both medication and psychotherapy. Doctors often use this treatment when helping people with opioid problems. You…
In the best of circumstances, recovery from substance or mental health problems is challenging. You could attempt to take this task on alone. However, you…
Like tens of thousands of people across America, you may be in a relationship with someone affected by alcoholism. In the best of circumstances, relationships…
If you’re asking yourself, “Am I an alcoholic,” you’ve taken an important step. Whether the answer is yes or no, you now have the opportunity…
When you complete a substance treatment program, you still may not be ready to return fully to everyday life. Instead, you need a place where…
OxyContin is a brand-name form of the powerful opioid oxycodone. Doctors sometimes prescribe this medication to treat serious pain. However, all OxyContin use comes with…
Benzodiazepines are a large group of tranquilizing and sedative medications sometimes known as benzos. While these medications have many benefits, their use can potentially lead…
When you complete addiction treatment, you’ve set a firm foundation for remaining sober in the future. However, over time, this foundation can lose some of…
The holiday season is marked by many things in communities across America. That includes a predictable spike in the symptoms of drug and alcohol problems.…
Before you got sober, a night out may have consisted of buying a round of shots or taking turns paying for pitchers for the table.…