Addiction Recovery Blog
Saliva Drug Testing — What it is and How Does It Work?
Drug tests are allowed and even required in some cases in the US. Over 55 million drug tests were done in 2013 to check the presence of drugs in bodily systems. 90 percent of these tests were conducted using a urine test or urinalysis. However, such...
Not all drug use is abuse or trading one addiction for another
What is an addiction? Is it any use of drugs? Obviously not. Probably every person on the planet has used a “drug” of some sort for the relief of illness or pain, be it a hand-picked herbal remedy or a mass-produced, scientifically-tested and quality-controlled...
Caffeine: The World’s Most Abused Drug
Caffeine is the world’s most popular and abused drug. Your brain adjusts the way it releases its chemicals according to the tricky dictates of Caffeine. So, when you abruptly cut off your Caffeine intake, there are going to be consequences. As many people have...
Niacin Flush Detox Method
Drug testing has become the standard in many workplaces, especially after the White House plus the US Congress duly authorized, encouraged, and even required public as well as private employers to administer drug tests on their employees. This incident has pushed...
Detox Drinks, What Are They? How Do They Work? Should You Take Them?
What are Detox Drinks? These are beverages taken to eliminate toxins from your body, give your digestive system a good break, boost your energy levels, and improve your overall well-being. When it comes to drug tests, detox drinks help users pass THC, opiates,...
Women Increasingly Die from Opioid Overdoses
Since 1999 there has been a increase in the number of women, ages 30 to 64, dying due to a drug overdose, and an even larger increase for drug overdoses involving opioids, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Some of theses deaths (which...
The Dangers of Using Herbal Incense
Herbal incense, which is how synthetic cannabinoids are generically marketed in the open, are among the many types of drugs sold in the market today. In fact, synthetic cannabinoids cover an increasing number of mind-altering chemicals that are used on plants...
What Are “Marijuana Moon Rocks?”
There are many different types and strains of marijuana, but marijuana moon rocks are not made from just one specific type. In fact, it comes from a combination of extremely potent cannabis known as Girl Scout Cookies, which is dipped in hash oil and sprinkled...
Butane Honey Oil: The Process, Risks, Hazards, and Side Effects
Butane Honey Oil is a concentrated form of marijuana that is extracted from cannabis using butane gas as a solvent. Butane hash oil is made from trimmings and flowers where butane gas is used to extract higher concentrations of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in...
Innovations and Failures in Medication-Assisted Treatment
The ongoing shutdown of less than one-quarter of the United States federal government is having some unforeseen effects on the opioid addiction crisis. It will probably delay some prescriptions of the opioid replacement therapy/medication-assisted treatment...