Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: August 2, 2021 Updated: August 18, 2021 A substance abuse disorder occurs when an individual develops alcohol or drug dependency that harms their life. Often, this individual can’t or doesn’t want to stop using, despite the negative consequences of their substance abuse.…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: July 27, 2021 Updated: October 8, 2021 Have you noticed your young adult or adolescent behaving differently recently, with no obvious explanation? Perhaps they always seem to be tired, hostile, or depressed? Alternatively, they may simply appear withdrawn. If this is the…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: May 22, 2021 Updated: October 11, 2021 The NC opioid epidemic has claimed thousands of lives. Between 1999 and 2016, 12,000 residents of North Carolina died of opioid overdoses. Opioid addiction has ravished families and individuals and shows no sign of abating.…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: February 24, 2021 Updated: March 31, 2021 When an overdose occurs from overuse of an opioid, the brain starts to shut down, breathing slows, and the heart rate falls. As this is happening, the use of an opioid antagonist, like naloxone may…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: February 17, 2021 Updated: March 31, 2021 What are edibles? Edibles are often sweet treats that contain some type of cannabis product in them. THC edibles contain the psychoactive component of marijuana. This type of product can make a person high. CBD…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: February 8, 2021 Updated: October 11, 2021 Phencyclidine, or PCP, is a type of substance that creates hallucinations. The PCP drug interacts with the function of the brain. Its original uses were as a type of anesthetic, but by the 1970s, people…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: April 5, 2020 Updated: April 8, 2020 Many things in life are created around the idea that we, as people, are all cast from the same mold. Some treatment specialists believe our thoughts, actions, and needs are the same as those of…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: July 12, 2019 Updated: October 11, 2021 Fentanyl is one of the most potent opioids in the world. It is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. Because of fentanyl side effects and overdose risks, fentanyl is a schedule II drug.…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: April 8, 2019 Updated: May 6, 2021 Unfortunately, teen substance use is a common problem. Peer pressure can influence teenagers to try drugs or alcohol initially. Over time, recreational use can turn into an addiction. Once someone has a substance use problem,…
Added By Red Oak Recovery Red Oak Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: March 4, 2019 Updated: May 6, 2021 Substance use in the workplace affects everyone involved. Like most people, individuals who have a drug addiction have to work to earn money. When they are using drugs while working, it puts the health and…
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