Aug 8, 2022 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
For some people, August has been synonymous with Happiness Happens Month. Each year, members of the Society of Happy People gather to celebrate the unique ways to be happy. However, if you’re finding that you’re not as happy as you used to be, you can find...
Jun 6, 2022 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
For years, nitrous oxide has been a safe and medically prescribed pain treatment. Some people abuse nitrous oxide as a recreational drug for its euphoric, relaxing, and dissociative effects. Known as whippits, modern slang for nitrous oxide used as an inhalant...
May 6, 2022 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
Drug addiction is an increasingly important issue for many Floridians. In fact, a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that from March 2020 to March 2021, Florida reported 7,700 drug overdose deaths, a 30% increase from the year...
Feb 13, 2022 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
Over 5 million people in the United States use cocaine every year. But despite how widespread its use is, ths potent and addictive drug can easily derail someone’s life. And while some side effects of cocaine are well-known, many do not realize that using this...
Dec 4, 2021 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that over 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. And sadly, that’s where drug addiction starts for many people. Many people, because of their chronic pain, become dependent on their prescribed pain...
Nov 4, 2021 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
For people on meth, the signs of meth use can vary wildly from person to person. This is because addiction is a highly personal disease. How it develops depends largely on the individual, their mental health, and genetic factors. And unfortunately, this variety can...
Aug 23, 2021 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
Addiction is an complex disorder that centers around compulsive behaviors. In general, the addiction definition is about a strong desire to do an activity that you know is harmful. The most obvious addictions are substance abuse, like alcohol addiction or drug...
May 24, 2021 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
There is a fine line to walk when you are trying to treat symptoms of mental health with medication. On the one hand, medication could be very beneficial to easing your symptoms enough for you to work toward a full recovery. But on the other side of things, mental...
Mar 29, 2021 | Rehab, Recovery and Behavioral Health News
Having an addiction to drugs and/or alcohol brings a variety of different risks into your life, and meth is no different. Did you know that one of the most significant dangers of meth is the chances of experiencing meth psychosis? Like the name suggests, this is a...