Indicators of Relapse
Indicators of Relapse An individual who is in recovery for a drug or alcohol addiction must be very careful and vigilant in early recovery and through the remainder of their life in sobriety. Relapse...
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Addiction Hotline Facts About Opioids and Opiates
What are opiates and opioids? CDC Opioid statistics Opiates are a drug derivative of opium. Originally “opioids” referred to synthetic opiates (drugs created to mimic opium,). Today the term term...
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Heroin Addiction Is Not What Is Portrayed In Popular Media
Are All Heroin Users Junkies? All too often heroin is portrayed in popular media as a drug that people start out injecting (shooting up) and they’re instantly addicted. The “junkie” portrayal is more...
View ArticleAmerican Epidemic A Nations Struggle With Opioid Addiction
Opioid Documentary Opioid, opiate and heroin addictions have gripped the US more than any other time in history. Opioid addiction has become a menace. Each day addicts are overdosing and even dying at...
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Nashville Mayors Son Dies of Apparent Opioid Overdose
Photo Tennessean Thousands of people die from opioid overdose each year and now Nashville Mayor, Megan Barry’s son, Max, has become a yet another tragic statistic, he died from an apparent overdose....
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Heroin And Opioid Addiction In Their Own Words
a mother’s overdose fears Opioid Addiction Stories in Their Own Words The television program, Frontline, has published several documentaries about heroin and opioid addiction. Recently they asked...
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Alcoholism On The Rise According to JAMA
Alcoholism Statistics Research on Alcoholism Shows an Alarming Trend Alcoholism, also called alcohol use disorder, has been on the rise in adults in the USA. A recent study published in the JAMA...
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Teen Drug Use Is Down But Opioid Overdoses Are Up
While Teen Drug Use is Down Deadly Opioid Overdoses Are On The Rise Teen drug use is down, but overdose deaths are up According to a new report put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Fentanyl and Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths Doubled In 2016
Lethal dose of heroin compared to a lethal dose of fentanyl Death by Fentanyl Overdose is on the Rise Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid used for pain management, has surpassed heroin as a leading cause of...
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This Groups Is The Most Likely To Become Addicted To Opioids
People who are in the ER or recovering from surgery are the most likely to be prescribed opioids. Opioids like Oxycodone are over prescribed at an alarming rate which leads to unintentional drug...
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