Holidays have a way of reminding us about the long-term cost of substance abuse. As the itch to use occupies our minds through holiday gatherings,…
Opinions. The best and worst thing about them is that we all have our own. Unfortunately, many people use the idea of subjectivity as a…
What if your drug of choice didn’t get you high anymore? Would you still use it? This is the type of thinking that is behind…
Ask any mother what the best day of her life was and she will most like answer, “the day my child was born.” She created…
Cold sweats, nausea, vomiting, a racing heart, insomnia, depression. This sounds like a nightmare. It’s something that the victim in an 80’s slasher horror movie…
There are few drugs more misunderstood than heroin. We can largely thank the shock-and-awe tactics of movies and television for that. While most of the…
“When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that’s happened that day just melts…
What’s the Difference? Inpatient refers to patients that are admitted to a rehabilitation center. They do on-site groups, meetings, follow-ups, counseling, and look after you and your…
People who begin detox treatment from drugs/alcohol want to change their lifestyle. Some of them have been through detox before, and some are detoxing for the first…
Opiates are widely abused because they provide a euphoric high unlike any other substance. But opiates create changes in how the central nervous system and…