Drug & Alcohol Addiction News and Self-Help Blog Articles

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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 Treatment
September 18, 2018
Frequently Asked Questions About Suboxone and Heroin Detox
At Fight Addiction Now, we’ve written quite a bit about recovering from heroin and Suboxone, but there are still several frequently asked questions about both substances that we’d like...
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Recovery
September 11, 2018
Sober Dating: How Long Should You Wait, and How to Not Be an Emotional Wreck on a Date
When you enter rehab, you may be tempted to try to start up a romantic relationship with a peer who is on journey similar to yours. After all, you...
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Mental Health
September 4, 2018
Don’t Be a Hermit in Recovery: Getting Outdoors and Enjoying Yourself in Sobriety
They don’t call the outdoors “great” for nothing. Receiving professional treatment inside of a facility or a hospital is all well and good, but sometimes, people in recovery just...
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Mental Health
August 28, 2018
How Eating Disorders Are Tied to Trauma, PTSD and Substance Abuse
The bad news? Up to 20 million women and 10 million men in the U.S. will battle an eating disorder at some point in their lives, according to the...
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Addiction Treatment
August 21, 2018
Can You Really Get Addicted to Kratom?
The Fight Addiction Now community has been engaging in some very interesting conversations about kratom lately, discussing whether or not it can be used as a substitute for opioids...
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Addiction Recovery
August 14, 2018
What Does Alcohol Withdrawal Feel Like? Real Alcohol Withdrawal Stories
Fear of alcohol withdrawals is what keeps many from stopping drinking, and this fear often keeps alcoholics and those with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) from recovering from alcohol...
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Mental Health
August 7, 2018
What Is the Difference Between Depression and Bipolar Disorder?
A common question you might hear, especially if you’re in the behavioral health field, is, “What is the difference between bipolar disorder and depression?” Well, it depends on which...
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Alcohol
July 27, 2018
Insomnia and Alcohol: How Sleep Disorders are worsened by Drinking
It’s common for people to abuse alcohol as a way to help themselves go to sleep. After a night of drinking, it might feel like as soon as your...
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Prescription
July 20, 2018
The Effects of Prescription Drug and Alcohol Abuse on Your Kidneys
It’s fairly common knowledge that excess alcohol consumption takes a toll on the liver and kidneys. But did you know that many pharmaceutical drugs put a strain on the...
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Addiction
July 16, 2018
Nicotine, Caffeine, and Adderall: Mixing Multiple Stimulant Addictions
Thanks to a long history of evolving federal policies and a new health crisis in the form of the nationwide opioid epidemic, more Americans are wary of the dangers...
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