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What If My Loved One Won’t Go to Treatment?

Understanding the difference between forcing your loved one to go to treatment and setting the appropriate bottom lines—adding pressure for them to find inherent motivation—can

Addiction

Xanax and Alcohol Interaction

Xanax interacts with other drugs and substances in different ways. For example, did you know that if you are taking Xanax, you should avoid grapefruit

Effects of Opioids on The Body
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Effects of Opioids on The Body

Heroin and opiate use is on the rise. Of course, this is no secret. You probably have seen signs about this at your local doctor’s

Needles and opiates and opioid abuse paraphernalia
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A Primer on Opiates and Opioids

In Signs of Opiate Addiction, we discussed the terms opiates and opioids. Both are powerful drugs that are highly effective for the relief of pain. And,

Can You Die from Heroin Withdrawal?

There’s the intense body ache, the alternating sweats and chills, restless sleep and a feeling that it’s never going to end. Now imagine the worst