what is valium

What is Valium?

Drug Addiction, Drug Information, Recovery, Rehabilitation, substance abuseBy Beaches Recovery

Prescription drug abuse is a significant problem in the United States. While prescription medications like benzodiazepines and opiates provide important therapeutic benefits, many also carry the risk of abuse and addiction. Benzodiazepine-like Valium is used to treat anxiety related disorders and to minimize symptoms, like panic and anxiety attacks. But, what is Valium?Valium was one…

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What are Dissociative Drugs?

Controlled Substances, Drug Addiction, Drug InformationBy Beaches Recovery

What are dissociative drugs? Simply put, dissociative drugs are mind-altering substances that create hallucinogenic effects and can significantly distort your perception of reality. What makes them so prone to abuse is how widely available they are.Many over-the-counter medications, like cough syrup, are classified as dissociative drugs. Although cough syrup is legal to buy without a…

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Side Effects Of Weed: Panic Attacks And More

Addiction, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, UncategorizedBy Beaches Recovery

Side Effects Of Weed: Panic Attacks And MoreIf you’ve smoked marijuana before, you may be familiar with the uncomfortable symptoms of a weed panic attack. A panic attack is different from typical anxiety symptoms, and a weed panic attack can occur during or after smoking weed. If you’re suffering from panic associated with marijuana use, it’s…

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Can Xanax Cause Seizures?

Drug Addiction, Drug Information, Prescription DrugsBy Beaches Recovery

Xanax is a benzodiazepine which is commonly used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attacks. However, despite the many medical and therapeutic benefits that Xanax provides for those struggling with anxiety disorders, it is also highly abused. Even if you take Xanax as prescribed by your doctor, it can be both physically and psychologically addictive.…

a person popping pills leading to a path of problems

Popping Pills: A Path to Problems

Drug Addiction, Drug Information, Prescription Drugs, RehabilitationBy Beaches Recovery

In today’s world, it is normal to take multiple pills, tablets, and supplements a day. While some of these things might improve your health, it can also desensitize you to the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. Popping pills isn’t harmless, and it isn’t something you should do without medical supervision.Prescription drug abuse is particularly dangerous.…

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What Are The Long Term Effects Of Heroin?

Drug & Alcohol Rehab, Drug Addiction, Recovery, RehabilitationBy Beaches Recovery

In recent years, the opiate epidemic has turned into a public health emergency. The national media has been filled with stories of an opioid crisis. Opiate abuse, which includes both prescription medications and heroin, is playing a major role in overdoses becoming the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Street heroin cut…

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What Are Spice Overdose Symptoms?

Detox, Drug Addiction, Drug Information, Rehabilitation, substance abuseBy Beaches Recovery

Given recent reports splashed all over the national media, great concern is being expressed about the abuse of Spice or K2. The damage these synthetic cannabis products are causing is becoming a significant problem for our society. Some people are under the mistaken assumption that Spice is somehow safer than actual cannabis. This is actually…

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Strategies to Help With Harm Reduction

Detox, Drug Addiction, Recovery, RehabilitationBy Beaches Recovery

Over the years, there have been many failed and discarded policies when it comes to how to treat those who are suffering from addictions. In the past, a more brutal, less caring approach was the rule rather than the exception. Addicted individuals tended to be viewed as criminals… and weak-minded criminals at that. Law enforcement…