Oxycodone is a widely used prescription painkiller with a high abuse potential. The CDC reports that oxycodone is one of the top three drugs involved in painkiller overdose deaths alongside methadone and hydrocodone. Though oxycodone is highly addictive, people can safely withdraw from this painkiller and transition to a healthier, drug-free lifestyle with medical detox at drug […]
Hydrocodone is a prescription opioid that has been in use for nearly 100 years to treat pain. In recent years, this opioid has been implicated in thousands of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. Though hydrocodone may be prescribed for therapeutic reasons, anyone who uses this drug faces the risk of dependence, addiction, and overdose. […]
Tramadol is an opioid pain medication that was approved by the FDA in 1995. Since its approval, tramadol has been associated with high rates of abuse among patients, narcotic drug users, and health professionals. Opioids like tramadol have been involved in hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths in recent years; however, drug detox and rehab […]
Dilaudid is an opioid pain medication that was initially approved by the FDA in 1984. Like many other opioid drugs, Dilaudid has contributed to a large number of drug overdose deaths in recent years. However, those who need help safely recovering from Dilaudid abuse and dependence can successfully do so with drug detox and behavioral […]
Dealing with recovery and addiction in a time of a viral pandemic is a major challenge! Every time I turn on my television within the last few weeks, I’ve been swamped with methods to deal with the public health risks surrounding the global pandemic of COVID-19, the Coronavirus. These important regulations involve isolation and “social-distancing.” […]
Painkiller addiction remains a national public health emergency in the U.S., where these drugs were involved in 14,975 overdose deaths in 2018. The number of painkiller deaths is nearly on par with that of heroin-related deaths, which totaled 14,996 in 2018 according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Knowing the symptoms and causes of painkiller […]
People who suffer from drug use disorders are usually twice as likely to also suffer from mood and anxiety disorders, and vice versa. Considering the strong connection between mood disorders and addiction, accredited drug rehab centers like Dana Point Rehab Campus can treat both conditions simultaneously. If you or a loved one is suffering from […]
We are in the midst of an opioid epidemic that has inundated our country, if not the world. A recent estimate states that over 200,000 people have died of drug overdoses since the year 2000. Addiction has been exploding for a number of reasons: mis-prescribed addictive pharmaceutical drugs; people born into families where drinking and […]
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2009, 23.5 million people in the United States required treatment for substance abuse issues. However, only 2.6 million people, a mere 11.2 percent, ever ended up getting the help they needed. If you’re one of the many who has never been to substance abuse treatment, there’s […]
Going through alcohol withdrawal can be difficult and painful to endure when performed at home or outside of an alcohol rehab center. In fact, many people who try withdrawing from alcohol on their own without professional help often end up relapsing just to find relief from their symptoms. However, those who choose to withdraw from […]
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