Internet Addiction can Destroy Your Life
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] If you look around nowadays at the people on their phones or tablets and social media, it is not hard to believe that internet addiction is real. It seems internet addiction is being debated around the world. Problematic internet usage has become a growing social issue that can cause real difficulties; neurological obstacles, psychological […]
Happiness and the Holidays: Combating Isolation to Protect Your Recovery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The holidays are a time of celebration and togetherness. For someone who is in recovery, however, the holidays can represent stress and isolation. Sometimes a person can feel isolated from others because they have prioritized their sobriety and are avoiding events where they would be tempted to use drugs and alcohol again. Fortunately, there […]
How Substance Abuse Damages Your Heart
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]More than 600,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. each year—one in every four deaths nationwide.1 February is Heart Health Awareness Month, designated to help raise awareness about this disease and spread knowledge about prevention. One of the biggest dangers to a healthy heart is substance abuse. In this article we’ll explore […]
Opiate Addiction: Venom May Replace Morphine
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For those suffering from opiate addiction, it is a wise idea to disclose our past histories with our doctors. However, it might not even come to that anymore, as there may be a replacement of morphine altogether. Strangely enough, that replacement would be derived from centipede venom. More interesting, the venom treatments would not […]
Opiate Addiction: Heroin for Treatment?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Does prescribing heroin to curb opiate addiction sound like a solid treatment plan? British Columbia has been pursuing this option to “help” the province’s drug problem, but now the government is looking to shut the program down, angering some addicts and drug advocates. The line of reasoning is opiate addicts will not resort to […]
Orange County Rehab Center; Setbacks are part of Drug and Alcohol Treatment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]As a leader in Orange County Rehab offering drug and alcohol treatment, there is one constant in the recovery process we finally had to talk about. Setbacks happen to us all, yet we don’t like to admit it. No one works a perfect program of recovery. To say otherwise is wishful thinking—at best and […]