According to various studies backed up by south Florida rehab centers, there is an estimated 25 percent overlap within adolescents that have substance use disorder and also fit the criteria for ADHD diagnosis. ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a chronic condition that includes a combination of persistent problems such as difficulty sustaining attention,…
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There are few things harder to read and figure out how to pronounce than Quantitative Electroencephalography so we should be thankful it also goes by the shorthand of QEEG. It may be relatively unknown not because of the fact it’s a mouthful to say and looks like a cat jumped on the keyboard when spelled…
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South Florida alcohol treatment, when it takes a holistic approach, offers a wide variety of techniques to reverse the reliance on alcohol in people suffering from alcohol use disorder. While not all south Florida rehab centers are created equal, the better ones will offer various forms of activity and creative based therapy to assist the…
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This is a small sampling of responses to an article by award winning journalist Jennifer Percy’s article on Kensington’s open-air drug market, “Trapped by the Wal-Mart of Heroin” which appeared this month in the New York Times, which covers the problems facing people trying to find Oxycodone treatment, but ended up in a downward spiral…
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When someone decides to find help for their addiction at a south Florida drug rehab center, chances are it wasn’t an easy decision. Guilt and shame are almost unanimously felt among all people who think they have a problem and for a really bad reason; the nature of addiction is misunderstand culturally and therefore misattributed…
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Substance abuse treatment in Florida is available to anyone who wants it, except when it isn’t. One of the biggest misconceptions about drug abuse and substance use disorders in America is that it’s primarily a problem of cities. Ghettos, crack houses and other cartoonish stereotypes flood a typical person’s head when they think about these…
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Substance abuse treatment in Florida, especially in Pompano drug rehab centers, rely on specialists, experts and certified practitioners to ensure patients seeking help have the best possible chance at recovery. Addiction treatment has come a long way since the early days where the only option was to either try (and often fail) to get well…
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Not everyone seeking substance abuse treatment in Florida is someone of means or capable of realistically considering such decisions and often times is not reflective of their experience with life. Substance use disorder, once it changes a person’s neurobiological functioning, can have devastating results on their life, particularly in the realm of income and class…
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Many people today entering south Florida detox were brought up in the era of the War On Drugs, of D.A.R.E., of ‘Just Say No’. Broward County drug rehabs are filled with people, old and young, familiar with these scare tactics, where the threat of the drug use was over emphasized, making it seem as if…
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Although the title here might be a little suggestive and racey, it’s actually in reference to a new research project into methamphetamines, such as crystal meth, and how the substance seems to affect the biology of men and women in uniquely different ways. A recent study conducted by the Medical University of South Carolina attempted…
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