When one has the idea enter into his or her head that they want to get sober for the first time, they probably wonder which program is right for them, AA or NA? What is the difference? Do I have to commit to one? What is the purpose of 12-step meetings? A lot of questions…
Doctors have been coming up with drugs to treat many illnesses throughout the year, from the common headache to seizures to anxiety and many more. They also, at the same time, try to consider the chances of it being addictive. Still, it seems that either physical or psychological addiction is at risk for any abused…
When it comes to being in recovery, you will hear many different people say sober. Others might say they are in recovery or recovered, all while still calling themselves addicts or alcoholics. Understanding addiction and recovery are confusing initially, and the definitions depend on whom you speak to. But it’s all a personal decision. A…
Methadone is a synthetic opioid medication used primarily to help people clean from heroin, Fentanyl, and prescription painkillers. Methadone is available as a pill, capsule, and liquid solution. In terms of its effects, it resembles most other opioids. It will cause euphoria, and someone may appear high when taking Methadone. Methadone is a prescription drug,…
Severe mental illness is a condition of the mind where the individual has difficulty engaging in regular life routines, activities, and responsibilities due to their mental health disorders. To be clear, people with mental health conditions usually exhibit problems with their thinking, feeling, or behavior caused by problems with a neurological stamp (brain function), history…
When we’ve had enough in our active addiction and are ready to make that change to turn our lives around, we ask for help, or some of us may get an intervention, or legal issues made us quit using. Whatever the case may be, the steps toward recovery usually start with discontinuing the use of…
To compare alcoholism to a disease, we have to understand the medical definition of disease. A disease is defined as something that lasts three months or more and has other common features, including no cure from a vaccine or can’t take medication that can’t prevent it, and they don’t just go away. There is more…
Xanax is a brand of one of the most prescribed drugs on the market called Benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines, or “benzos,” are a class of pharmaceutical drugs prescribed for many mental disorders and illnesses. They are used to treat moderate to severe anxiety, panic attacks, epileptic seizures, and even withdrawal symptoms from other central nervous system drugs…
Heroin is an opiate created from morphine, a natural opioid found in opium poppy plants. There are two main types of heroin: Powder heroin, which is either brown or white; and black tar heroin, a sticky tar-like substance. Both variations can be consumed by sniffing, snorting, injecting, or smoking. According to the CDC, heroin is…
When you hear that a treatment method is “evidence-based,” it means that it is backed by real, scientific studied evidence that proves it is effective, so evidence-based methods are similar to the scientific method. However, since we can’t trust what anyone says is true, we must do real scientific studies to prove the results. The…
