Addiction Vs. Dependence: What’s the Difference?
What is the difference between drug addiction and drug dependence? When does it change from drug...
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Category: Addiction
Visiting an Addiction Treatment Center
If you have a loved one in a residential treatment program, visiting them can be very valuable to...
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Perspectives of Addiction: Brother of a Recovered Addict
Daniel’s brother began using substances around his junior year of high school. “He started smoking...
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Perspectives of Addiction: An Ex-Girlfriend of an Addict
This is the second story in my series: Perspectives of Addiction. There’s a societal stigma around...
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Summertime or School Year: Is Substance Abuse Seasonal?
Which is worse for substance abuse: boredom or stress? National holidays or the weekends? Living...
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Are Opioid Painkillers Dangerous?
The danger of opioids has been a hot topic in the news lately, as pharmaceutical lawsuits and drug...
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Alternatives to Opioid Painkillers
Pain relief treatment is in constant demand, and even though we are more aware of the addictive...
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Is Opioid Addiction An Epidemic?
This is part one of a series on opioid addiction. As science continues to expand, diseases are...
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What To Do If Your Teen Refuses To Receive Treatment
Substance abuse is an extremely serious situation, one that is devastating to even the most mature...
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How to Know if Your Loved One Has an Addiction
If you’re reading this blog post, someone you know probably came to mind when you read the title....
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Summit BHC Opens The Aviary Recovery Center
Summit BHC Expands Residential and Outpatient Addiction Treatment Services in Missouri Franklin,...
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Why are Drugs so Addicting?
Understanding why drugs are so addicting requires an understanding of the brain and how it is...
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