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How Many People Die From Drugs in Florida?

Addiction, Alcohol Addiction, Drug Addiction, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

Drug abuse is a growing problem in the United States. However, certain states have more drug-related deaths than others. Florida is a prime example of this, which raises the question, how many people die from drugs in Florida every year? Of course, due to substance use disorder (addiction to drugs or alcohol), mortality rates will…

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Can Someone Tell Me How to Stop Drinking Alcohol?

Alcohol Addiction, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

Do you find it a challenge to limit how much or how often you drink alcohol? Does your drinking cause you to feel guilty, ashamed, anxious, or depressed? If you are like millions of others, you would like to quit but don’t know how to stop drinking alcohol. This means you are struggling with an…

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Alcoholism Is a Disease

Alcohol, Alcohol Addiction, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

Alcoholism is a disease that most people don’t quite understand. When one thinks of alcoholism, they picture someone realizing they have a problem and seeking help with detox or alcohol addiction rehab once. Yet, like any disease, it is a condition that is more complicated than that. Alcohol addiction or alcohol use disorder (the term…

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Confronting Substance Abuse with Addiction Treatment

Addiction, Rehab Blog, substance abuseBy Beaches Recovery

Addiction is a complex disease. It not only involves physical effects like withdrawal symptoms but also effects that damage one’s mental health. Further, addiction is a chronic disease requiring individuals to manage it and be vigilant once sober. While many think a substance use disorder or addiction is about willpower, it is not. Rather, when…

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Percocet and Alcohol Abuse

Alcohol Addiction, Drug Addiction, RehabilitationBy Beaches Recovery

When someone takes Percocet as directed, it can help ease their moderate to severe pain. Usually, people only take the medication for a short time as it is designed for temporary pain relief. However, when Percocet isn’t taken as directed, either being used sporadically or longer than prescribed, serious health problems like addiction can arise.…

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Vyvanse vs. Adderall

Controlled Substances, Drug Addiction, Drug InformationBy Beaches Recovery

Many of the ordinary aspects of daily life can be anything but dealing with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) its different. Those with this condition have to work harder to focus and interact with the world around them than those without the condition. This makes an ADHD routine anything but ordinary. Fortunately, there have been…

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Five Common Addiction Triggers

Addiction, Recovery, Relapse PreventionBy Beaches Recovery

During recovery, triggers can cause relapses. Common addiction triggers are environments, situations, emotions, and people that can cause you to experience cravings and potentially relapse. Whether you receive treatment at an outpatient or inpatient treatment center, common addiction triggers still put you at risk for relapsing following discharge. Everyone has unique triggers, but common addiction triggers…

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The Patterns of Drug Use

Controlled Substances, Drug Addiction, Drug InformationBy Beaches Recovery

With addiction and overdoses reaching epidemic levels in the United States, you may wonder how to identify drug use patterns so you can find the right support for yourself or a loved one. Identifying drug use patterns can help you figure out if a loved one is potentially abusing drugs, which is the first step…

How Addiction Affects the Brain

How Addiction Affects the Brain

Addiction, Drug Information, RecoveryBy Beaches Recovery

?Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a particularly tricky disease to overcome. Not only does it cause a host of physical effects on the user, but how addiction affects the brain is what makes it so destructive. When someone takes a substance such as drugs or alcohol, they alter the chemical composition of the brain.…

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Staging an Alcohol Intervention

Alcohol, Alcohol Addiction, Drug & Alcohol RehabBy Beaches Recovery

When someone you love is struggling with alcohol use disorder, then alcohol intervention is an appropriate action. Statistics on drinking in the United States say that alcohol use disorder has increased by 11 percent. This is due to a number of factors, not least of which is the accessibility of alcohol and its social acceptance.…