Recovery is clearly not a straight line; it does have its own emotional or influenced ups and downs. Some days, you wake up and feel like you’re crushing it. Other days feel heavy, like old habits are whispering to come back. That does not wipe out all your progress,...
Google “Suboxone” and you’ll get a mess of articles, some saying it saves lives and others warning it ruins them. It’s confusing, right? At first, you’re thinking this might actually help, then suddenly you’re questioning everything because of random...
Sarah dove into treatment, determined to “fix” her drinking, skipping any real checkups. A few days in, withdrawals hit her harder than expected, therapy felt confusing and off-track, and she almost gave up in frustration. Why did all this happen? Simply...
Pulling away from fentanyl is a huge step to take. Your body knows it, your mind knows it, and suddenly, both feel like they’re pushing back. Hours after your last dose, aches crawl in, nausea shows up uninvited, and sleep? Forget it. Your mind doesn’t stay quiet...
Some try cocaine, thinking it’s just a “fun thing” or a “one-time” adventure. But that small line or puff can quickly turn into something that does not let go. Cocaine is tricky like that; it makes you feel on top of the world for a moment, and then it quietly starts...
Rehab helped, but you’re still not feeling totally steady. Maybe work is stressful, old temptations are popping up, or life just feels a bit shaky. Jumping back into a full-time program isn’t something you want right now. An intensive outpatient program, or IOP,...
“Choosing a drug rehab program can feel overwhelming, especially when the terms ‘inpatient’ and ‘outpatient’ keep popping up without much explanation.” And honestly? You’re not alone. A lot of people hit this same wall when they start looking for help....
Some people are good at hiding it. Others, not so much. But the pain? It’s always there. Drug addiction hurts. It hurts the person going through and everyone close to them—parents, partners, siblings, friends. Something has felt off for a while now, and now it feels...
Xanax is a highly addictive drug used in treating panic and anxiety disorders. Like many other powerful drugs, mixing Xanax and alcohol intensifies its effects. While an opioid crisis continues to grow in this country, many other drugs also have an impact on the...
Alcohol is easily one of the oldest and most common recreational substances, dating back as far as 7000 BC — and historians surmise that alcoholism is likely to have gone back just as far. But what is it and what causes alcoholism? Those suffering from this affliction...
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