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Functional Alcoholics and Codependent Wives

What Does Codependency Mean in Alcoholism? Like peanut butter and jelly, functional alcoholics and codependent wives tend to go together. Learn how to spot this dysfunction and get help. Can it be that the wife of an alcoholic can become…

Living With An Alcoholic

Addiction, Alcohol, Family, Mental Health, Treatment

How to Handle Living With an Alcoholic If you have been living with an alcoholic, you have been suffering right along with them. When someone you love has developed an alcohol use disorder you have likely been drawn into its vortex. In fact,…

Dangers of Snorting Xanax

Addiction, Benzodiazepines, Drug Abuse, Xanax

The Dangers of Snorting Xanax Should Not Be Ignored Xanax is a widely prescribed sedative used primarily for treating anxiety disorder. When used for a short period, Xanax can provide fast relief of anxiety symptoms by inducing a deep sense…

Life After Valium Withdrawal and Treatment

Addiction, Substance Abuse, Treatment

Life can be awesome once again after you have gotten through Valium withdrawals and finished treatment. For nearly six decades, Valium has been a widely used drug to treat anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures. Valium belongs to the class of…

Exclusive Drug Rehab California

Addiction, Drug Abuse, Luxury, News, Rehab, Treatment

Getting help for a substance use disorder in a premier setting The time has come, and you are now ready to address your substance use disorder (SUD). This deciding moment may have been years in the making. Now that it has arrived there are some…

What are Alcohol Allergy Symptoms?

Addiction, Alcohol, Treatment

Some people have a sudden adverse reaction after drinking alcohol. Learn why. An alcohol allergy is a rare event where you have sudden symptoms that occur. These can happen when you drink even a small amount of alcohol. A true alcohol allergy…

Addicted to Narcotic Pain Meds

Addiction, Opiates, Treatment

Pain Management Can Present a Real Challenge Sometimes chronic pain requires the use of pain meds to help manage the condition. People have come to expect a prescription for pain pills, like Vicodin or Percocet, to assist them. The ongoing use…

Addiction Treatment for Physicians

Addiction, Substance Abuse, Treatment

Doctors Are Not Exempt From Substance Use Disorders. Learn About Treatment Options For Doctors and Nurses. Becoming a doctor is a career choice that comes with a lot of stress. Working as a doctor means long hours and intense demands on your…

What is Dual Diagnosis Treatment?

Addiction, Dual Diagnosis, Recovery, Rehab, Treatment

What is Dual Diagnosis Treatment? Imagine how hard it is to live with a substance use disorder (SUD). Now think about how much harder that would be if you also had a mental illness! Just one or the other is bad enough, but having both disorders…

Learn How Effective Drug Addiction Treatment is

Addiction, Drug Abuse, Guest Blog

Drug addiction is a severe disease that affects one's health to the worst. Its treatment can control complex drug utilization. Drug addiction recovery methods signify a necessary move to guard the mind and body. However, restrictions won't heal…

Hiding My Depression By Drinking

Addiction, Alcohol, Depression, Dual Diagnosis, Treatment

Alcohol abuse is a common sidekick to depression. Depression symptoms are very hard to endure. Someone who struggles with this mood disorder knows all too well how much they just want to feel normal again. You drag yourself through the days,…

Isolation and Addiction During the Pandemic

Addiction, Coronavirus, Mental Health

How Social Isolation Can Lead to Substance Abuse Oh what a lonely year it has been. You know you are in trouble when the only voice you hear is your own. During the pandemic we have truly felt alone. From the isolation came mental health issues……

Signs and Symptoms of Alcoholic Neuropathy

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Long term excess alcohol intake can take a toll on many facets of our health. Add alcoholic neuropathy to the list. This is a type of nerve damage that can result from drinking to excess. It affects the nerves in the hands, feet, arms, and legs.…

About Coke Mouth and Cocaine Addiction Treatment

Addiction, Cocaine, Substance Abuse

How Cocaine Affects Teeth When we think of cocaine we may conjure up the 1980s, the decade is known for coke abuse. Although cocaine use was rampant back then, it slid out of favor when the drug trade was more strictly enforced. That’s when…

Rehab Private Rooms

Addiction, Recovery, Rehab, Treatment

Learn What a Different a Luxury Rehab Makes Most people who are ready to seek help for a drug or alcohol addiction are in a pretty bad way. At this point, after all the fallout from the substance use disorder, the person is probably not feeling…