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Benefits of Rehab For Cocaine Addiction

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug due to its action in the brain and body. It comes from refining the leaves of the coca plant into various forms that individuals

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How Addiction Impacts Women

Men and women sometimes suffer from drug dependence for many reasons. However, what happens, when it happens, and how they overcome this addiction can be different. For those who are

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Dangers of Synthetic Drugs

Synthetic drugs are created in labs, often in an attempt to mimic plant-based psychoactive chemicals. Synthetics are often sold online and illegally shipped worldwide. Molly, Spice, bath salts, meth, and

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Addictive Prescription Drugs

Doctor-prescribed medications can be dangerous and addictive. This can lead to health and social consequences. Any time a prescription is written, it needs to be followed closely to ensure addictive

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Important Life Skills For Recovery

Addiction can take over your life without you even noticing. Even worse, constantly battling the impulses and temptations of drug or alcohol use hinders your development and the recovery process.

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How To Stay Active In Recovery While Social Distancing

Life has drastically changed globally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One area that has witnessed notable transformation is communication, which now features greater social distancing and isolation. Although

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How To Get Recovery Resources During A Pandemic

During these unprecedented times, people with substance use disorder are particularly vulnerable to changes in their environment. The rules that come with the pandemic related to social isolation can be

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Addiction

How to Stop Being an Enabler

An enabler is someone who supports a person’s destructive addictive behavior regardless of consequences. People enable others for many reasons. Sometimes they feel guilty about failing to protect the person