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Adderall Addiction Treatment Program

The truth about opioid pain reliever drugs and their stark similarities to heroin and other illegal street opioids is more than well known. But what about the common amphetamine drug Adderall?

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Counterfeit Adderall Laced With Fentanyl or Meth

New and dangerous trends manifesting in the illicit drug use community reflect a dire need for addicts to seek treatment now.

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Cocaine Brain Damage: Early Aging & Cognitive Decline

Chronic cocaine use accelerates brain aging and causes permanent gray matter loss. Learn about the risks of stroke, memory loss, and how to recover mental clarity.

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Cocaine’s Dark Side: Long-Term Mental Health Consequences

Cocaine disrupts the brain’s chemistry, leading to depression, paranoia, and permanent cognitive decline. Understand the long-term mental effects and how to recover.

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How Cocaine Pushes the Heart to Its Breaking Point

Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs out there, especially when it comes to the heart. Every year, more than 4 million Americans use cocaine, and over 400,000 of them end up in the ER due to its effects.

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Is Cocaine Addictive?

Is cocaine addictive? Once thought harmless, the truth is clear: Cocaine, especially crack cocaine, is highly addictive and dangerous. Learn the history, signs of use, withdrawal symptoms, and discover the Narconon drug-free program for lasting recovery...

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The 5 Most Common Behavior Traits of an Addict

When someone you love is dealing with addiction, the truth can be hard to face. You’re not alone in having a hard time dealing with the personality and behavior changes of the one you love. The list of the most common behaviors below is provided to help...

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Stress Takes the Lead as a Primary Reason Why Young People Turn to Drugs and Alcohol

For years, peer pressure was recognized as the most common factor that precipitated youth drug use, particularly first-time drug use. However, a recent study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has cited stress as now eclipsing...

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Understanding Ketamine Addiction

Like all addictive drugs, ketamine is highly damaging to the person who indulges in repeated or chronic use. It can be difficult for the unaddicted person to understand the allure of effects like those resulting from ketamine abuse.

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Ketamine as Depression Treatment and the Addictive Nature of the Drug

New reports show the club drug ketamine, also known as “Special K,” may be used to treat severe depression. But is it such a good idea to push a drug to treat depression when that drug has a long history of being addictive, mind-altering, and potentially...

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What Is the Opioid Vaccine?

The term “opioid vaccine” has been in widespread use since at least 2019. However, many still do not understand what the medicine is or if it’s really a “vaccine” as one traditionally thinks of such types of medicine. Opioids are not infectious...

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What Enabling an Addict Looks Like: Ten Signs You’re Enabling Your Loved One

People who have a family member or loved one addicted to drugs and alcohol usually want to do everything they can to help that person get better, to assist them in breaking free from addiction and achieving a healthy, substance-free life.

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The Importance of Intervention Before Hitting Rock Bottom

Addiction does not happen overnight. Usually, there is a dwindling spiral aspect to it, where-in one begins to gradually lose control over their use of mind-altering substances. While most intervention approaches have historically focused on people who...

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The Importance of Peer Support in Addiction Treatment

Tackling addiction is not an easy task, especially at the beginning. But with the right program and the right support, addiction can be overcome, and eventually, it will get easier day by day. There is a way through to the other side of addiction, and...

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How to Do the Hard Work of Saving an Addicted Person’s Life

It’s extremely common for an addicted person to refuse offers of rehab. So how can you save their life? By approaching this challenge in the right way, it is possible to get them to say “Yes.”

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Fentanyl Vaccine Won’t Address Underlying Reasons Why Addicts Use Drugs

Researchers have reported they’ve created a vaccine to help fight the opioid epidemic that claims tens of thousands of lives every year. While the medication is being hailed as a breakthrough (and it indeed will help save lives), the only way to truly...

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Addiction Treatment Should Focus on Individuals, Not Drugs of Choice

A recent study found that 75% of people who come forward and seek addiction treatment are hooked on more than one drug at the time of entry into a treatment facility. Given that most addicts use more than one drug, an effective public health response may...

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Treating Addiction Provides Lasting Economic Benefits

Though it is not often mentioned by the media, there is a broader economic cost to the national public health emergency of drug and alcohol addiction. Addiction is expensive, not just for addicts, but for all Americans. Conversely, solving America’s...

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Ten Signs It’s Time to Get Addiction Help Right Away

If you are unsure whether you or someone you love needs help for their addiction, here are some common signs that it is time to get professional help as soon as possible.

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The Tangled Relationship Between Addiction and Trauma

For many people, experiencing trauma such as sexual, physical, emotional abuse or severe loss sets them on a path toward substance abuse and addiction. Understanding this can enable you to help a person who is using drugs and may be starting on that path.