Addiction Recovery Blog
Treatment More Effective than Prison for Dual Diagnosis
It cannot be overstressed or repeated often enough: Substance use disorder (SUD) and mental illness are often co-morbid or co-occurring. It also is known as a dual diagnosis which is best treated with dual diagnosis addiction treatment. According to the National...
6 Best Drug Documentaries You Must Watch!
With the rise of talk about the prevalence of addiction in the past several years, more and more people are interested in learning more. From the surge in opiate addiction to the long-standing addiction to alcohol and nicotine, people are indeed wanting to learn why...
Does Tramadol Get You High?
Will Tramadol (Ultram) Cause You to Get High? There are many drugs out there which could cause someone to get high. It is controversial whether Tramadol is one of those drugs. The truth is that Tramadol might cause you to get high. However, there is a lower addiction...
Opioid Abuse Declines Where Medical Marijuana is Legal, New Studies Show
Advocates for legal marijuana have just received additional support that not only isn't marijuana necessarily harmful to you, its legalization could save lives and help curtail the opioid epidemic. Two reports in JAMA Internal Medicine -- one by the National Academy...
Why Do People Do Drugs?
There are various reasons why people do drugs. If you ask 20 people why they do drugs, you may get 20 different answers. There are those who think people do drugs solely because they want to, but the reality is that many people don’t really want to do...
Is Mixing Xanax and Alcohol Dangerous?
Xanax, or as some know it as Alprazolam, is a medication that reduces anxiety and helps reduce the frequency of panic attacks. is derived from benzodiazepines, which are a class of drugs that calm the nervous system and give of calming effect to the neurotransmitter...
Easter Is a Time for Rebirth, Renewal, and Recovery from Substance Use Disorder
Easter is a time of rebirth, renewal. Not only because it's the Christian's commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but also because (in the northern hemisphere) it's the early days of Spring following the vernal equinox, and the setting for many festivals...
Loved Ones and Addiction: How to Stage an Intervention
It can be quite challenging and disheartening when a loved one is struggling with addiction or alcoholism. To watch them suffer week after week abusing their drug of choice and possibly enduring negative consequences, can truly be heart wrenching. For some families,...
Timeframe for Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms – Symptoms, Timelines & Treatment
For the alcoholic who wants to quit drinking, the thought of going through alcohol withdrawal can be horrific. Maybe they’ve tried to detox before and it was very hard for them to get through those first couple of days, so they started drinking again. Or maybe...
What to Expect During Ibogaine Treatment
If you’re considering Ibogaine treatment for addiction, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc., you’re probably pretty curious as to what exactly Ibogaine is and what the treatment experience will be like. You want to know ahead of time just what to expect. That’s...