Accepting You Need Help for Your Drug Addiction
With the rise in substance abuse, whether its recreational drugs, opioids or alcohol, it’s hard admitting you have a problem. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug addiction is a disease with compulsive behavior, despite knowing and feeling the consequences in the brain and body. If you have an uncontrollable urge for drugs, risking your […]
Facts About Fentanyl: What You Need to Know
Opioid addiction is rampant across the country, which began with the abuse of prescription drugs. Now there are substitutes on the street such as heroin and fentanyl that have added to the overdose deaths that are on the rise. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “In 2017, there were more than 70,200 drug […]
Signs a Person is Abusing Painkillers
The rise of substance abuse cannot be ignored, nor can the type of drugs a person uses to alleviate their symptoms or problems. You’ve most likely heard of the opioid epidemic, with heroin and fentanyl being deadly substitutes. There have been other concerns as well, with marijuana, methamphetamines, and cocaine. However, there is a sneaky substitute […]
How to Support Someone Battling Addiction
Addiction is everywhere, affecting millions of lives each day. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there are over 29 different drugs that are commonly misused. From alcohol, opioids, to fentanyl, drugs are becoming easily accessible and easily abused. That’s why, if someone needs a helping hand to battle their addiction, you can be that […]
How is Fentanyl Abused Today?
Fentanyl is fatal. It’s a destructive drug that can cause severe, irreversible consequences, even in the smallest doses. While fentanyl has been around for decades as a means to treat cancer patients, is it now a drug that is laced within heroin or other drugs, causing harm to thousands of people yearly. According the National Institute […]