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by Alexandra LaFollette

Drug Addiction HelpHealthLifestyleMaking A Reward System When You Quit Drugs & Alcohol Can Help (CBT)

4 months ago316013 min

No matter what the details of your addiction recovery journey, experts agree – the use of CBT (or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as it is known) is a powerful tool to prevent relapse and fight off temptation.  One study[1] of cocaine-dependent patients even showed 60% of patients subjected to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy remained clean upon a 52-week toxicology screen! What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) ?   The DrugAbuse.Gov[2] website says the following about CBT: Cognitive-behavioral...

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by PJ Haarsma
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Drug PolicyHealthLifestyleHow Does Drug Use Affect the Environment? – Amazon Fires & Cocaine

4 months ago10711 min

When you think of illegal drugs, the environment may not be the first thought in your mind. Contrary to what most people may believe, illegal drug use does harm the environment in multiple ways. Cocaine is one of the most serious offenders in the drug world. Before we get into the actual process by which cocaine harms the environment, let’s go over some of the basics about the drug itself. What Is Cocaine? Cocaine is...

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by Paul Chastain

Drug Addiction HelpHealthLifestyleHow to Spot Drug Seeking Behaviors: Warning Signs of Substance Abuse

4 months ago114413 min

Drug addiction often involves many different substances and is certainly not limited to only illegal drugs. Drug seeking behaviors can be developed from a legally-obtained prescription from a doctor, this happens quite often. One of the leading causes of drug addiction in the United States is the over-prescription of pain-blocking narcotics. These painkillers are quite effective at treating pain but are also extremely addictive. Up to 30 percent of prescription painkillers are used by someone...

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by Drew Lewis
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Drug Addiction HelpDrug PolicyHealthDoes the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Cover My Rehabilitation Process?

4 months ago113012 min

Inevitably, one of the first questions asked when discussing drug or alcohol rehabilitation programs is, “will my insurance company pay for it?” If you have employer-provided or otherwise “private” insurance, you must contact your insurer to discover the exact terms under which your insurance covers your recovery journey.  However, if you are one of the 12,000,000 (that’s 12 million!) Americans who receive their insurance coverage via the Affordable Care Act exchange (AKA ‘Obamacare’), you are...

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by Paul Chastain
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Drug Addiction HelpHealthLifestyleWhat Illicit Drugs Cause Red Eyes? Signs of Substance Abuse

5 months ago147512 min

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH), the number of Americans using illicit drugs is on the rise. According to a study conducted in 2013, an estimated 24.6 million Americans (9.4% of the population) over the age of 11 had used an illegal drug in the past month. A similar study was conducted in 2002, which showed only 8.3% of the population using illicit drugs. [1] As drug use continues to rise, ‘it’s imperative to...

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by Drew Lewis
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GeneralHealthLifestyleCan Drugs Make You Permanently Crazy?

5 months ago321512 min

Society seems to be focusing more and more on instant gratification; however, a quick fix tends to come with long term consequences. With the stresses of life weighing down on people, some tend to turn to drugs – not understanding the long-term mental effects that come with them. This article will help to shed some light on drugs that can lead to a permanently disturbed mental state, and more specifically, how schizophrenia can become a...

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by Kreed Kleinkopf

Drug Addiction HelpGeneralHealthHow Does Suboxone® Help Addiction Recovery?

7 months ago23088 min

Suboxone® is a prescription medication, used in the treatment of opioid and heroin addictions. Every single day in the United States, 130 people die from an opioid overdose, on average. This is according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), who closely monitors the worsening opioid epidemic. Drug overdose deaths are arguably the most alarming health care crisis that our nation has ever seen. Today, more people die from a drug overdose than do from...

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by Kreed Kleinkopf
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Drug Addiction HelpGeneralHealthLifestyleAddressing Mental Health Issues in Addiction Treatment

7 months ago31928 min

Addiction and mental health issues are deeply connected in the human brain. Roughly one in five adults in the United States was living with some form of mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. According to NIMH estimates in 2017, there were 46.6 million Americans living with at least one type of mental health problem. Many people turn to drugs or alcohol in an attempt to self-medicate their inner feelings from clinical...

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