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Can Drug Treatment Centers in Florida Help Me with Addiction?

Drug treatment’s primary goal is to help individuals struggling with addiction to find relief from the symptoms of their chronic illness. In recent years, the percentage of people struggling with abuse of illicit substances has risen to above 8%, bringing the annual number of drug-related deaths to a level that is above the national average.…

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How Can an Alcohol Rehab Program Help with My Addiction?

It’s extremely difficult for people to know when they’ve developed a problem with alcohol. Individuals drink alcohol for a variety of different reasons, and it may seem completely normal. Alcohol is there for people as social lubricant when they go out to bars or parties. Some people like to have a drink after a long…

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What are the Benefits of an Inpatient Drug Detox?

Drug addiction requiring inpatient drug detox can happen to anyone. Addiction is a disease that leads to compulsive substance abuse by disrupting how the nerve cells in the brain work. Stimulants such as methamphetamine and cocaine cause nerve cells to release an excessive amount of dopamine. This reaction overstimulates the brain’s reward system. Over time,…

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What is Opiate Addiction Rehab Treatment?

Besides the horrific, negative consequences that addicts face as a consequence of their addiction, drug abuse also adversely affects society-at-large in many ways. A recently published National Institute for Health report estimated that substance abuse extracts an economic toll of $600 billion per year in the U.S. alone. Playing a part in the resurgence of…

Getting Started with Sober Living at Beaches Recovery

Sober Living at Beaches Recovery

Sober Living: For Those Who Aren’t Ready To Return To “Normal Life”Patients who undergo an extended stay with inpatient treatment without acquiring the skills for sobriety outside of the clinical environment face a higher probability of relapse. Fortunately, sober living is a happy medium for patients who are not ready to resume their regular lives and are…

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Therapist vs. Psychologist

Are you looking for a specialist to help you overcome your addiction to drugs? The staff at Beaches Recovery in Jacksonville, Florida are here to help. Keep reading for more information about the differences between therapist vs psychologist. Both are available at Beaches to help you overcome your substance abuse.Psychologist vs. Therapist“Therapist” is a broad…

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Medications Used in Detox

The most difficult part of recovering from a substance abuse problem, addiction or alcoholism is detox. When you are physically addicted to drugs or alcohol, you experience painful, uncomfortable and potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when you try to stop using. Drugs and alcohol cause different withdrawal symptoms but are serious enough to make it hard…

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Preventing Heroin Relapse

Street heroin laced with dangerous additives like fentanyl has increased the number of overdoses. The risk of overdosing is magnified when you relapse because your tolerance diminishes during abstinence. Preventing heroin relapse is an important part of treatment during sober living in Jacksonville FL because nearly half of all people in recovery experience at least one relapse.The…

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Alcohol Detox Jacksonville FL

When you become addicted to alcohol, you can experience potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms. Alcohol residential treatment can help you safely withdrawal from alcohol without experiencing complications.More than 15 million American adults meet the criteria for an alcohol misuse disorder, making alcohol one of the most abused psychoactive substances in the United States. Alcohol is legal,…