Addiction Treatment & Recovery Blog
Why Is Heroin So Common In America?
Why Is Heroin So Common In America? Today the US is suffering from the worst opioid crisis in its entire history. For a bit of perspective, in 2016 alone, opioids killed more Americans than in the entire Vietnam War. Data from The New York Times revealed that...
How Does Heroin Kill You?
How Does Heroin Kill You? A heroin overdose took the life of 21-year-old Walmart employee, Alysa Ivy. And a heroin overdose took the life of 46-year-old Hollywood star, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Do an Internet search of "heroin overdose deaths," and you see reports of...
How Much Does The War On Drugs Cost?
How Much Does The War On Drugs Cost? “America is at war,” and this isn’t a blanket statement considering that the USA has been battling drug abuse for just about a century. Despite the policy changes, and dollars spent in the fight against drug abuse, it seems that...
What Is 2C? What You Need To Know About The Designer Drug
What Is 2C? What You Need To Know About The Designer Drug Witnesses in Grand Forks, North Dakota who saw 17-year-old Elija Stai after he had ingested the drug said that he was "growling," banging "his head against the ground," and appeared to be "possessed" before he...
What Is A Pill Mill?
What Is A Pill Mill? Definition & Signs The heroin epidemic is at an all-time high in our country, and a lot of the people who are addicted and dying can be traced back to the over-prescribing of pain medications that started in the late 2000's. Once someone is hooked...
Alcoholism Vs Drug Addiction: Differences Between The Two
Alcoholism Vs Drug Addiction: Differences Between The Two Alcoholism and addictions to drugs are linked together in many ways. During 2013, there were around 22 million United States citizens, 12 years and older, who said they abused alcohol or drugs within...
Kate Spade Suicide
Kate Spade Suicide Kate Spade, known for her famous line of handbags and fashion design, hung herself in her apartment in Manhattan on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. NYPD sources state she was found hanging by the scarf that was allegedly tied by her to the doorknob. She was...
The Best Movies About Addiction Of All Time
The Best Movies About Addiction Of All Time One thing is certain today, time has changed and there’s an evolution in the cultural perception of alcohol and drug addiction. This ailment continues to wreck the lives of nearly 24 million people in the United States...
Divorce After Rehab: Should You Stay Or Go?
Divorce After Rehab: Should You Stay Or Go? Being in love with someone who has an addiction is never easy. When they are living an addictive lifestyle, you are constantly worried about them. You wonder when the next bad thing is going to happen. With all these...
Returning Home After Rehab
Returning Home After Rehab: How To Transition Successfully After living an addictive lifestyle and attending a rehab center program, the next step is going home. This can be a very difficult transition for many recovering addicts. Life isn’t the same when they go...