What Causes a Sleeping Pill Overdose?
The term “sleeping pill” can apply to a wide variety of drugs. While it could refer to over-the-counter or prescription drugs, sleeping pills can be dangerous when misused. Some...
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How Long Does Adderall Stay In Your System?
What Is Adderall? Adderall is a medication used to treat and help with ADHD. It is made up of amphetamines and dextroamphetamine. Both are stimulants and cause an increase...Read More -
Inpatient Treatment for Drug & Alcohol Abuse
What is Residential Treatment? Residential treatment–also known as “inpatient treatment”– is often considered the most effective treatment approach for clients with very severe cases of substance use disorder (SUD). ...Read More -
Cocaine: A Fast-Track to Addiction
What is Cocaine? Cocaine is a powerful nervous system stimulant that increases the speed of messages between the brain and body. The drug is most commonly inhaled in powder...Read More -
Signs You Need a Crisis Intervention
Addiction is a complex disease. For many, it is difficult to recognize the severity of their own problem. Even if one does, it is still difficult and often impossible...Read More -
Family Roles in Addiction
There are six (6) main “roles” that tend to develop in the presence of addiction: The (Dependent) Addicted One The first is the individual who has developed a substance...Read More -
Addiction Severity Index
The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is a semi-structured interview that assesses someone’s need for treatment developed in the 1980’s. Therapists, medical professionals, and treatment centers use this index as...Read More -
The 3 Most Important Benefits of Residential Treatment
Residential treatment is full-time, structured inpatient rehabilitation. While some residential treatment programs are geared toward a specific purpose, such as rehabilitation for alcoholism or drug abuse, others can have...Read More -
Most Dangerous Drugs
Below are five of the most dangerous drugs based on potency and likelihood of causing (or contributing to) death. #1 Fentanyl and Carfentanil Fentanyl – around 50 to 100...Read More -
Prescription Drug Addiction: What Everyone Should Know
Prescription Drug Addiction According to Georgetown University, “More than 131 million people – 66 percent of all adults in the United States – use prescription drugs.” Many are older...Read More