vivatrol vs suboxone in addiction treatment

Vivitrol Vs Suboxone

In 2017, President Trump issued an executive order declaring a public health emergency in response to the growing opiate epidemic. Prescription opiate abuse has continued to rise since the release of powerful painkillers like OxyContin and Opana. Opiate addiction is a chronic and incurable condition that causes significant changes to your brain chemistry. Recovery from…

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Crystal Meth Vs Meth

Addiction also increases your chances of experiencing domestic violence, unemployment, and housing instability. Drugs like opiates and amphetamines are highly addictive, making it difficult to quit without help. Crystal meth and meth are two types of physically addicting illicit drugs that are widely abused in the United States. Whether you are addicted to crystal meth…

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How Addictive is Cocaine?

Drugs and alcohol impact countless Americans each year. More than 40 million Americans ages 12 and older meet the criteria for a substance abuse disorder each year, making it one of the most common mental health disorders in the country. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death, which was a major reason…

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What Is Smart Recovery?

If you have ever been in a drug or alcohol recovery program, you will likely have heard of AA (alcoholics anonymous) or NA (narcotics anonymous), but you may have never heard of SMART Recovery. What is SMART Recovery? SMART is an acronym that stands for self-management and recovery training. It is a peer-supported technique that…

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Is Addiction Genetic?

Wondering if addiction genetic is normal in this day and age. Genes are solely responsible for many outcomes like if you have cystic fibrosis, you have a gene mutation that gives you the disease. Addiction is a bit more complicated, and it involves genes that control the reward system and a person’s ability to understand…

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Most Addictive Drugs

Have you ever wondered what the most addictive drugs are? What classifies drugs as being the most addictive? It comes down to the amount that the drug activates the brains dopamine or reward system. When it comes to addiction, the drug plays a significant role, and the patient’s susceptibility to becoming addicted also plays a…

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What Is Rehab Like?

If you have never attended rehab before you may understandably worry about what it is like. It’s difficult enough to recover from drug and alcohol abuse as a young person, and adding an unfamiliar environment to the mix can sometimes be a cause for anxiety. With this in mind, today we are taking the opportunity…

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Why do teens drink?

Why Do Teens Drink?

There isn’t enough conversation around teenage drinking and the serious effect that it can have. Parents often don’t know how to engage with their children over the realities around alcohol use. This can lead to a form of silent assent where both parties are happy to not discuss it until the problem grows out of…

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Quitting Heroin Cold Turkey

If you are suffering from an addiction to heroin you may have asked yourself this question: can I quit heroin cold turkey? There may even be people in your life who have encouraged this course of action, but you should think twice. There are many reasons why it is a terrible idea to quit heroin…

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