Poorly Regulated and Misunderstood In some way or another, nearly everyone has heard about the “opioid epidemic” and how it has been plaguing our nation over the last decade. However, although it is often portrayed as individuals abusing their painkillers, the widespread addiction actually has roots in issues that actually places the blame squarely where…
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Detox and Quitting Addictive Drugs Although people might like to say that nicotine is far more addictive than most of the drugs that are also considered addictive, that claim does not seem to be quite right. It would probably be more accurate to say that nicotine has a stronger chemical addiction whereas drugs and pharmaceuticals…
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Every Addiction is Different If you have spent much time looking around our blog or our site as a whole, you have probably seen it mentioned over and over again about how each drug or alcohol addiction is different. However, what we don’t outright address nearly as often is that the rehab services received at…
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It’s easy to watch movies and laugh at the way drugs are portrayed. Sure, cheesy 70s and 80s movies and even the early 90s often showed people get high off of something, and the world is just twisting and turning, and everything is amazing and hilarious, and nobody can stop laughing. Or you’d have some…
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With the so-called “opioid epidemic” showing no signs of really slowing down any time soon, many people who are addicted to opioids are looking for a way to detox safely and minimize the symptoms of withdrawal from oxycodone. However, because of those withdrawal symptoms and the goal of lessening them, detox at a rehab center…
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Florida can be a tricky place for those susceptible to addiction. Due to its geopolitical location, illicit drugs of all kinds flow into it, and it is often the first stop for drug pushers. While it is more likely for a person to develop an addiction in places like this, it doesn’t mean that that…
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Alcohol Use Disorder is Highly Misunderstood Although it is the most widely used inebriating substance on the planet, there are still a large number of myths surrounding alcohol abuse and alcoholism. In this article we will be looking at the more prevalent of those myths, and we will set the record straight. Alcohol Myths…
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When one considers the power of the mind and willpower, it is easy to understand how powerful addiction can be. With enough willpower, it seems like a person can do almost anything. But in the face of an addiction, even the most tenacious mind seems to fail to these artificial, senseless needs. It is painful…
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For those who might soon be entering a rehab program at 1st Step Behavioral Health -or any other rehab center for that matter-, you may be concerned about what to expect and how rehab works to treat a drug addiction. Furthermore, you probably also have some anxiety about what you will do after rehab to…
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South Florida has a wound in its soul, and drug addiction is one of its symptoms. When it comes down to it, there is nothing more important to so many people as one’s life. While it can be hard to watch someone addicted with drugs carry on with their lives, many people are too afraid…
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