How to Deal with Someone Addicted to Meth Most people are familiar with “crystal meth face,” as it’s called, which is only an external sign that someone is addicted to meth. The “Faces of Meth” campaign that became a national phenomenon is a perfect example of how meth addiction ravages a person. What is Meth?
The medicine cabinet in your house may be your loved one’s first drug dealer. The rise of prescription drug abuse hasn’t ceased, and many people first experiment with prescription drugs that are in their homes. Approximately 5,750 people per day use a prescription drug for a non-medical purpose for the first time. How could that
What is Relapse? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, relapse rates for drug addiction are similar to other chronic diseases, like high blood pressure. “If people stop following their medical treatment plan, they are likely to relapse,” says one article. We can relapse into old behaviors and actions and even return to our
Trying to help a loved one who is struggling with addiction is never easy. Your loved one may not want help or may not think of themselves as worthy of sobriety. How can you determine if your loved one needs a drug intervention? What can you do to prepare yourself, and what should you do
Before going through rehab or substance abuse treatment, we don’t know much about it. We know that it’s the path to us getting better and that we’re going. We begin to hear all sorts of jargon about residential, inpatient, PHP, IOP, OP, detox, and we have no idea what they are, or what they mean
When a loved one is struggling with addiction, it can be excruciating for us to watch, especially when they refuse our many attempts to get them help. It may feel hopeless when you are facing someone struggling with substance abuse who doesn’t want your help, and help is the only thing we can offer. There
The Controlled Substances Act was signed by President Nixon in 1970, and changes are constantly being applied as new dependent drugs are evolving over time. The five types of controlled substances include Narcotics, Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, and Anabolic Steroids. With all eyes recently on the opioid epidemic, it’s surprising that there isn’t more talk about
While most of the focus and attention of the addiction epidemic is on those struggling with substance use disorders, what about the families of addicts? The families of addicts deal with the sleepless nights, calls from jails, hospitals, and always fear the last conversation they had with their loved one may be the last, etc.
Deciding to go to rehab is a monumental step towards your recovery. What about your children? Should you tell your children you’re going to drug rehab? Whether they are teenagers, toddlers or adults it’s hard to explain where you’re going. How can you explain drug addiction to a child? When should you explain it? At
Effects of Xanax Addiction Do you have friends or family members who are addicted to Xanax? Xanax addiction is becoming more prevalent in today’s world, with increasing instances of panic and anxiety disorder. A controlled substance, Xanax is the type of drug that has a high potential for abuse and addiction, which are different problems.
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