Category Archives: Addiction Treatment

Monday, April 29th, 2019

How Does An Addiction Happen?

An addiction can happen to anyone. If it has happened to you or a loved one, you may be asking, “how did we get here?” The answer is different...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

How Might Substance Abuse Affect A Divorce Case?

Struggling with an addiction may not leave any room for concentrating on a marriage. This can lead to divorce and a number of divorce case complications because of one...
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Monday, February 18th, 2019

What To Tell Your Kids When You Go To Rehab

A parent’s substance use disorder can have an enormous impact on children – and vice versa. Parents may let fear of how their children will take the news prevent...
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2018

How Do You Start the Conversation About Addiction Treatment with an Adult Child?

Parents often struggle to communicate with their children once they become adults. An adult child may feel as if his or her parents don’t respect his or her status...
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018

The Truth About Marijuana Use and the Potential for Addiction

Many Americans mistakenly believe it isn’t possible for a person to become addicted to marijuana, but this is simply untrue. Marijuana abuse does not display the same physical signs...
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Friday, November 30th, 2018

How Can I Tell If My Teenager Is Addicted to Vyvanse?

Vyvanse is a widely prescribed medication that can help some children and adults manage the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and adults with Binge Eating Disorder (B.E.D.)....
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Friday, September 14th, 2018

The Importance of Dual Diagnosis Treatment with a Focus on Trauma

It may come as little surprise that trauma is a common denominator in a majority of addiction cases. But trauma doesn’t mean the same thing to each person. What...
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Saturday, August 18th, 2018

How to Help Someone with a Benzodiazepine Addiction

Families all around the country are waking up to the dangers that certain prescription drugs hold. The opioid epidemic has shown us that it is all-too-possible for pharmaceutical companies...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2018

How Did the Opioid Epidemic Start? DEA Reports Suggest the Epidemic Began in Florida

DEA reports, and an exclusive investigation from Florida newspaper The Palm Beach Post, suggest that the opioid epidemic in the United States began in Florida in the early 2000s,...
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Saturday, August 4th, 2018

New York Doctors Prescribing Dangerous Opioids Received Perks from Pharmaceutical Companies

The report establishes a possible conflict of interest between physicians and opioid manufacturers in the way opioid manufacturers incentivized doctors. The report admits that financial relationships do exist between...
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