5 Tips for Protecting Your Sobriety After Addiction Treatment
Congratulations! You’ve completed rehab and are ready to begin rebuilding your life. But, you’re unsure about what happens next. For a while, you’ve been focused entirely on getting through detox...
Why Doctors are Concerned About Prescribing Benzodiazepines
Prescribing benzodiazepines for anxiety began in the 1950s. Later, during the 1970s, they were on the list of most highly prescribed medications. They reduce anxiety by enhancing GABA neurotransmitters in...
Consequences of Leaving Rehab Early
If you have a loved one who insists on leaving rehab early, how should you respond? The first thing to consider is that an addicted person is an expert manipulator. ...
Recognizing Drug Paraphernalia: What Should You Look For?
Currently, America is facing a drug epidemic that is out of control. For that reason, all citizens should learn all they can about the dangers of substance abuse. Also, information...
Drug Use Can Increase the Risk of Contracting COVID-19
Drugs increase the risk of Coronavirus. Why? Because people are more likely to take illicit drugs or drink alcohol during stressful times. So, it’s not surprising that the virus lockdown...
National Prevention Week: How You Can Participate
It’s understandable that we’re focused on the deadly virus that is creating a host of problems in every city in the US today. However, it may be beneficial to think...
How Coronavirus is Affecting Opioid Addiction in Our Country
Long before we ever heard of coronavirus, opioid addiction has been an ever-growing problem in our country. “Opioid overdoses accounted for more than 42,000 deaths in 2016.” This is according...
The Stigma of Being Asian American During COVID-19
As the days and weeks wear on and people continue to isolate, fears and imaginations are starting to run rampant. Have you ever thought about what it is like being...
How are Recovering Addicts Coping with COVID-19?
As we all try to adapt to a new way of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, we all have issues to deal with. There is isolation, worries, and concerns for...
Substance Abuse Among the Elderly Population
Substance abuse is more prevalent in the older generation today than it has ever been. In earlier years, substance abuse declined as individuals grew older. Today, the “Baby Boomer” generation...