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Fight Addiction Now is an online community where you can share your struggles with drug or alcohol use and begin to find solutions. To educate our visitors on these issues, we post multiple informative articles to our blog every month. This is where we dive into drug trends and news, the latest treatment techniques, recovery and self-help tips, and much more.

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Addiction Recovery
January 10, 2019

5 Tips To Sober Tailgating And Sports Events To Avoid Relapse Triggers
Watching sports and tailgating is a lively way to spend time with friends and family, make new acquaintances, and just relax and enjoy food while rooting for your favorite...
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Addiction Treatment
December 20, 2018

How to Tell the Difference Between Depression and Short-Term Sadness
Many people mistakenly assume that “depression” simply means a period of intense sadness. However, there is a distinct difference between clinical depression, a diagnosable medical condition, and short-term sadness....
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Addiction
December 13, 2018

Is Marijuana Dispensary Acceptance Driving Consumer Perception the Wrong Way?
Many states have enacted marijuana reform laws over the past several years. Some states have legalized marijuana for medical use in limited forms while others like Colorado and Washington...
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Addiction
December 6, 2018

Why Getting Off Your Ass Can Help Prevent Addiction Relapse
Physical activity is an essential part of any healthy living plan, but exercise holds distinct benefits for people recovering from substance abuse. In some cases, physical activity is necessary...
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Addiction
November 30, 2018

The Risks of Gabapentin During Addiction Recovery May Compromise Sobriety
Gabapentin* is a widely-prescribed anticonvulsant medication that carries a risk of causing dependency. Any potentially addictive substance is dangerous for people recovering from substance abuse, so it is essential...
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Pain Management
November 20, 2018

More Women Are Using Marijuana While Pregnant than Ever Before
Since it became more socially acceptable and, in some places, legal, to smoke marijuana, more and more pregnant women are using marijuana to cope with everything from morning sickness...
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Addiction
November 20, 2018

Does Gaming Addiction Increase the Risk of Drug Relapse?
Video games have become one of the most popular entertainment mediums on the planet over the past few decades*. In 2017 alone, Americans spent more than $36 billion on...
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Addiction
November 17, 2018

What You Didn’t Know: Suicide Is a Bigger Threat to Your Loved One than Homicide
Deaths by gun violence garner a lot of media attention, as do homicides by other means. Because of this, many don’t realize the risk of suicide happening to someone...
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Addiction News
October 30, 2018

The Heroin Epidemic Has Spread to Middle-Class Women
Women are dying from painkillers now more than any time in America’s history. Real people, true stories, harrowing destruction. Charlotte’s Story Charlotte* still has the track marks crawling up...
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Addiction Research
October 25, 2018

Can Substance Abuse Lead to Hormonal Imbalance – and Vice Versa?
Any form of substance abuse can have profound effects on the human body. While some may recover from the effects of an addiction completely, others may contend with long-term...
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