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Life After Valium Withdrawal and 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…

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…

About Coke Mouth and Cocaine Addiction Treatment

Addiction, Cocaine, Substance Abuse

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

Xanax Withdrawal Symptoms Cold Turkey

Addiction, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse, Treatment

Introduction Xanax (alprazolam) is one of the drugs in the benzodiazepine family, a fast-acting sedative that is wildly popular in the U.S. In fact, with an estimated 49 million Xanax prescriptions written in 2012, Xanax is the most prescribed…

Treatment for Accidental Drug Overdose

Drug Abuse, Opioids, Recovery, Substance Abuse

In the past, a drug overdose was a somewhat rare occurrence. An occasional news report of a celebrity drug overdose death or a neighborhood rumor about a local overdose might emerge, but these incidents were not common. How dramatically things…

Understanding Withdrawal Symptoms From Xanax

Substance Abuse, Treatment, Xanax

If there was ever a drug that was first considered a miracle drug it is Xanax. People who struggle with occasional bouts of anxiety or have panic attack have benefited from Xanax’s swift action, bringing on feelings of deep relaxation and…

Residential Detox for Adderall Withdrawal

Adderall, Addiction, Drug Abuse, Prescription Drugs, Recovery, Rehab, Substance Abuse, Treatment

As with many prescription drugs that are misused, Adderall finds itself in this camp. Adderall is a combination of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine that belongs to the class of stimulant drugs. The drug is often prescribed for treating individuals…

The Connection Between OCD and Drug Abuse

Addiction, Drug Abuse, Mental Health, OCD, Substance Abuse

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is within the anxiety spectrum of disorders. Individuals with OCD experience recurring and irrational obsessive thoughts that produce feelings of distress and anxiety. To alleviate the anxiety caused by the…

Fentanyl Patch Addiction and Treatment Options

Addiction, Detox, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, Recovery, Rehab, Substance Abuse, Treatment

Fentanyl is a powerful prescription opioid derived from morphine, and often marketed under the brand name Duragesic. The drug is very potent, at least fifty times more so than morphine. Fentanyl is typically reserved for cancer patients who…

Why Do Opiates Make You Sick