Symptoms of Addiction
What is Addiction? Addiction, also referred to as substance use disorder, is a disease of the brain that manifests by…
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How Did I Get from Pain Meds to Addiction?
It starts with a car accident, an injury, a surgery, chronic pain… something happens where we are faced with debilitating…
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Changing the Culture of Alcohol
Different cultures and groups of people have different belief systems and practices when it comes to alcohol. Those of us…
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Why Am I Grieving After Substance Use?
If we are getting treatment for substance use, we have obviously made a good choice for our lives. Things seem…
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Talking About Substance Use
When our lives spin out of control, it can be challenging to know what to do. Sometimes, what is even…
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The Dangers of Methamphetamine
All substance use has consequences, but some consequences are more extreme than others. Meth, or methamphetamine, is a substance with…
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The Slippery Slope of Opioid Addiction
It always starts with the concept of healing. Healing from often intense pain. Not emotional pain or childhood trauma, but…
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How Do I Know if I am Addicted to Marijuana?
Because marijuana is now legal in California and so many other states, people do not talk as much about dependence…
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Fentanyl Withdrawal – Why You Shouldn’t Attempt to do it on Your Own
Fentanyl is one of the most deadly drugs in the addiction epidemic in the US. Because of its extreme potency,…
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Surprising Overdose Death Statistics
Overdose deaths in America are on the rise year-over-year. The numbers may seem overwhelming, but there’s an underlying logic to…
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