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What are Alcohol Allergy Symptoms?

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

The Link Between Alcohol Abuse And 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, stuck…

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…

What to do About an Angry Alcoholic Husband

Addiction, Alcohol, Treatment

How To Deal With An Angry Drunk Spouse? Alcoholism can have terrible effects on a marriage. Spouses who deal with alcohol abuse in the home know how this can harm the marriage. An alcohol problem can impact all aspects of home life. Problems…

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Do I have Alcohol Poisoning or a Bad Hang Over

Addiction, Alcohol, Detox

It is Important to Know the Difference Between a Bad Hangover and Alcohol Poisoning A night of excess drinking will cause you to wake up feeling very sick in the morning. The strength of the hangover will be based on the amount of alcohol that…

Why Are Alcoholics So Mean to the Ones They Love?

Addiction, Alcohol, Detox, Recovery, Rehab

Alcohol Can Unleash Angry Emotions or Abuse The relationship between alcoholism and anger is legendary. Alcohol abuse can instill a false sense of power that often results in angry outbursts. Being at the wrong end of these outbursts can be…

Ativan Withdrawal Symptoms and Relief

Addiction, Opiates, Opioids, Treatment

Ativan, just like other benzodiazepines like Xanax or Valium, is a drug that is great…until it isn’t. While these medications are intended for short-term relief of anxiety or insomnia, the fact is that they are so effective that it becomes…

Alcoholism and Bipolar Disorder

Alcohol, Bipolar Disorder, Dual Diagnosis

Alcoholism and bipolar disorder are very common co-occurring disorders. When someone has both these disorders present then tend to have a more difficult time that if they had only one or the other disorder. Each disorder aggravates the other,…