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Alcohol Withdrawal: Symptoms, Timeline & Detox Treatment

When you or your loved one is ready to stop drinking and get professional help at a drug rehab, it’s normal to have plenty of questions about how alcohol detox works. Is alcohol withdrawal painful, and can detox relieve withdrawal symptoms?…

Combating Loneliness in Recovery During the Time of COVID-19

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Loneliness is a key trigger for drug use and relapse, which presents a major challenge for people in recovery and at drug rehab who are staying inside and practicing social distancing in the time of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a…

How do you know if you have a drinking problem?

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If you are wondering whether you may have a drinking problem, chances are that alcohol has started to interfere with your life negatively. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reports that more than 55 percent of…

Morphine – About, Uses and Abuse

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Morphine is commonly used in hospital settings to provide pain relief and is prescribed to patients to manage moderate to severe pain at home. However, morphine is a habit-forming drug with the potential to cause abuse, dependence,…

Methadone - Purpose, Abuse, Withdrawal, and Treatment Options

Demerol – About, Uses and Abuse

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Demerol has been widely used in the U.S. for decades to treat pain; however, this drug has a high potential for abuse and addiction. When misused, Demerol can lead to a dangerous cycle of addiction that can be difficult to break without professional…

Oxycodone – About, Uses, and Abuse

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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…

Hydrocodone – About, Uses, and Abuse

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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…

Tramadol – About, Uses, and Abuse

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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…

Dilaudid – About, Uses, and Abuse

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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…

Coronavirus, Mental Health and Addiction – A Conflict of Perspectives?

Dr. John Biroc

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…

Painkiller Addiction – Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

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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…

Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment

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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…

Overall Look at Drug and Alcohol Addiction: How on earth did this happen?

Dr. John Biroc

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: …

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Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

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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…

Alcohol Withdrawal – Signs, Symptoms and Treatment

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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…