As you reach for that bottle of ibuprofen in your medicine cabinet, you may wonder: “Can ibuprofen get you high?” It’s a question that reflects…
You’ve been through a lot lately. Maybe you’re fresh out of treatment and feeling vulnerable. Or you’ve hit a rough patch in your recovery journey.…
The journey to recovery from alcohol addiction involves various stages, each critical for overall success. The first stage is detoxification, often called “detox.” During detox,…
Addiction and relationships go hand-in-hand. Substance abuse and compulsive behaviors affect every aspect of life, from physical health to work to relationship responsibilities. Even the…
It is never easy to deal with a family member or loved one that is struggling with a substance use disorder. In many instances, the…
Addiction affects millions of people and their loved ones every year. Our country is in the midst of an epidemic, and individuals are dying every…
Statistics show that those enrolled in a full-time college program are two times more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol than those who don’t go…
Fentanyl has two types: pharmaceutical and illicitly manufactured. Both types are considered synthetic opioids. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid sometimes prescribed for severe…
I’m willing to bet many people have probably never heard of the term being “California Sober. However, this phrase has recently been brought to the…
When individuals are addicted to a substance, their body has become dependent on that substance to function. If the body does not get that substance,…