• Woman feeling down due to seasonal affective disorder

    How to Prevent Addiction and Depression Relapse While Battling Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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    Seasonal Affective Disorder is a mood disorder caused by changes in weather, particularly major seasonal shifts. Individuals who experience abnormally low moods, lethargy and depressive symptoms [...]

  • man looking stressed while sitting on couch at home

    Does Drug and Alcohol Abuse Cause Anxiety?

    880 words|4.4 min read|

    Everyone experiences symptoms of stress and anxiety from time to time, but those with persistent, long lasting symptoms are often diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. [...]

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    Can You Experience Withdrawal Symptoms After MAT?

    765 words|3.8 min read|

    You might be surprised to learn that when you take the first step towards sobriety and reach out to a recovery center, the next step in [...]

  • doctor holding patients hand while the patient is explaining their addiction struggles

    How Can I Support a Family Member Battling Addiction?

    952 words|4.8 min read|

    People are given painkillers for a number of reasons – perhaps they suffer from chronic pain; maybe they are recovering from extensive surgery. Whatever the [...]

  • woman talking to a doctor looking concerned

    What Do I Need To Do To Stop Painkiller Abuse?

    896 words|4.5 min read|

    Medical doctors can prescribe painkillers for a number of reasons including mild to severe chronic pain and post-surgical pain management. However this common usage of [...]

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    Most Commonly Abused Painkillers in Today’s World

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    How often have you popped another Advil after the first one didn’t work well enough to take your headache away?  Now, imagine if each Advil [...]

  • person taking medications at home

    What Does Painkiller Addiction Look Like?

    802 words|4 min read|

    Following surgery, after a serious injury or in response to a diagnosis of chronic pain, doctors may prescribe painkiller medication to their patient(s). While this [...]

  • veteran sitting with a doctor discussing methadone treatment

    Methadone Treatment for Veterans Struggling with Addiction

    735 words|3.7 min read|

    Addiction is a complex, multifaceted issue that looks a little different for everyone. For veterans, military trauma often plays a large role in the development [...]

  • upset young female veteran sitting on the floor

    How Prevalent is Addiction Among Veterans?

    779 words|3.9 min read|

    Statistics show that veterans have a higher rate of developing a substance use disorder than the general population, as men and women in the military [...]

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    The Importance of Aftercare Following Methadone Treatment

    727 words|3.6 min read|

    So you’re in the final stretch of the treatment process, wrapping up your methadone treatment and getting ready to step into the aftercare phase. Then [...]

  • man introducing himself in a 12 step meeting other attendees clapping

    What is Aftercare, and Why is It Important in Recovery?

    669 words|3.3 min read|

    Once you’ve made it through each phase of your recovery journey from detox to various forms of therapy to follow, you have hit the “home [...]

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    The Fentanyl Epidemic: Causes and Commonly Laced Drugs

    793 words|4 min read|

    Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s similar to morphine, but over 50 times stronger.  It can be pharmaceutically or illicitly manufactured and is extremely addictive and [...]