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    How Problematic is OxyCodone Nowadays?

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    Throughout the years, there is usually an addictive drug that is more prevalent in the news than others. Recently, fentanyl has stolen the stage with [...]

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    What Are Heroin Track Marks?

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    Drug abuse and addiction is not something that subtly occurs. No matter how hard one may try to disguise it, signs of abuse almost always [...]

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    A Closer Look At The Top Seven Most Dangerous Drugs

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    When it comes to drug considerations, there are certainly a fair few known to be highly dangerous, and a large number with a relatively short [...]

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    How Long Does Cocaine Stay in Your System?

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    Cocaine, a powerful stimulant drug, has significant impacts on the body and mind. Understanding how long cocaine stays in your system and the long-term risks [...]

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    Understanding Cocaine: A Stimulant or Depressive

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    What is Cocaine? Cocaine is an illegal drug formulated from South American plant leaves called coca. It generally comes in the form of a white [...]

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    The 3 C’s of Addiction: Providing Healthy Support for Loved Ones

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    What are the 3 C’s of Addiction? According to a study conducted in 2017, 46 percent of Americans report having a close friend or family [...]

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    What is Substance Induced Mood Disorder?

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    Substance-induced mood disorder is any significant mood shift that is brought about directly and exclusively by the use of substances such as prescription medications, drugs [...]

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    How to Prevent Addiction and Depression Relapse While Battling Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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    Seasonal Affective Disorder is a mood disorder caused by changes in weather, particularly major seasonal shifts. Individuals who experience abnormally low moods, lethargy and depressive [...]

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    Does Drug and Alcohol Abuse Cause Anxiety?

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    Everyone experiences symptoms of stress and anxiety from time to time, but those with persistent, long lasting symptoms are often diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. [...]

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    Understanding the Symptoms and Causes of Drug Induced Psychosis

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    Effects of illicit drug consumption include a host of unpleasant physical side effects that are well known by many – people are often made aware [...]

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    How Can I Support a Family Member Battling Addiction?

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    People are given painkillers for a number of reasons – perhaps they suffer from chronic pain; maybe they are recovering from extensive surgery. Whatever the [...]

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    What Do I Need To Do To Stop Painkiller Abuse?

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    Medical doctors can prescribe painkillers for a number of reasons including mild to severe chronic pain and post-surgical pain management. However this common usage of [...]

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    Most Commonly Abused Painkillers in Today’s World

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    How often have you popped another Advil after the first one didn’t work well enough to take your headache away?  Now, imagine if each Advil [...]

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    What Does Painkiller Addiction Look Like?

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    Following surgery, after a serious injury or in response to a diagnosis of chronic pain, doctors may prescribe painkiller medication to their patient(s). While this [...]

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    How Prevalent is Addiction Among Veterans?

    782 words|3.9 min read|

    Statistics show that veterans have a higher rate of developing a substance use disorder than the general population, as men and women in the military [...]

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    Substance Use vs. Misuse: Why Terminology Matters and How to Prevent an Addiction from Developing

    891 words|4.5 min read|

    Substance use and misuse are all too common, and their effects are severe. Here’s what you need to know about these terms, why language matters [...]