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Understanding The Risks of Percocet Use Is Crucial for Patients. Here's Why.

Understanding The Risks of Percocet Use Is Crucial for Patients. Here’s Why.

by Randy Withers

May 27, 2024

Understanding the risks of Percocet use is crucial for patients to ensure safe and effective pain management and to avoid the consequences of opioid addiction.

9 Effective Ways To Deal With Insomnia in Addiction Recovery

9 Effective Ways To Deal With Insomnia in Addiction Recovery

by Randy Withers

August 24, 2022

While insomnia in addiction recovery is fairly common, it is nonetheless an obstacle that needs to be overcome as you develop an effective relapse prevention

Alcoholism and Diabetes: Is There an Increased Risk?

Alcoholism and Diabetes: Is There an Increased Risk?

by Susan Chubbs

August 14, 2022

In this article, we're going to talk about the co-morbidity of alcoholism and diabetes, with an emphasis on how the former affects the latter.

The Opioid Detox Diet 7 Foods That Ease Withdrawals

The Opioid Detox Diet: 7 Foods That Ease Withdrawals

by Beth Rush

July 11, 2022

Opioid detox is one of the hardest thing a person can do. It is difficult for many individuals to sleep, eat, or think during the

What You Should Know About Medication-Assisted Treatment

Medication-Assisted Treatment: A Modern Lifeline in Addiction Recovery

by Randy Withers

March 25, 2022

For years, the dominant narrative around addiction told people to tough it out. Get clean. Stay clean. Relapse? Your fault. But science tells a different

How to Help Someone with A Drug Problem (and Keep Your Sanity)

How to Help Someone with A Drug Problem (and Keep Your Sanity)

by Kim Rosenthal, M.D.

September 3, 2021

If you want to learn how to help someone with a drug problem (without losing your mind), Psychiatrist Kim Rosenthal gives you the do's and

What Should I Do If My Teen is Doing Drugs

What To Do If Your Teen is Using Drugs: 7 Tips For Parents

by Randy Withers

February 18, 2021

Teenage substance abuse is a problem all parents need to be prepared to address. In this post, we'll talk about 7 things concerned parents can

alcohol abuse in Zambia which is in Africa

How Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Zambia Radically Changed the Way I See Addiction

by Kate Haldeman, LPC, Ed.S., NCC

October 4, 2020

Drug and alcohol abuse in Zambia is rampant. In this post, a licensed mental health professional shares how her experience there changed how she sees

6 Ridiculous Myths About Narcotics Anonymous

6 Ridiculous Myths About Narcotics Anonymous

by Randy Withers

June 12, 2020

Narcotics Anonymous is a misunderstood organization. It doesn't help that TV and films have misrepresented it for decades.