Addiction In Males: Risks, Treatment, and Recovery
While addiction is an issue that affects just about every imaginable demographic group, research has shown that there are stark differences in the respective addiction experiences of men and women.…
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Pill Popping & Prescription Drug Abuse
The statistics are staggering. At just five percent of the world’s population, the U.S. consumed 75% of the world’s prescription drugs in 2010. According to the National Institute on Drug…
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Nutrition and Addiction: Caring For Your Body During Rehab
Substance addiction can damage both the mind and body. Intensive outpatient and outpatient addiction treatment programs clients heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Detoxification and cognitive-behavior therapy help purge the body…
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Do You Have An Adderall Addiction?
Adderall is a prescription drug that brings proven benefits to those suffering from narcolepsy and attention disorders like ADD and ADHD. It has long been a “study drug” of choice…
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Young Adults And Opiate Abuse
Opiates (also called narcotics or opioids) are a class of prescription painkillers with the potential to become highly addictive. Typically prescribed for post-surgical recovery or moderate to severe pain, opiate…
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Secrets Keep You Sick
Living a Secret Life as an Addict Is your substance use making you ashamed of who you are? Are you living a secret life that not even your closest friends…
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Nutrition & Exercise In Recovery
By the time an individual enters an addiction treatment facility, their addictions have likely taken a toll on their overall health. A large percentage of addicts are malnourished, and haven’t…
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Young Adults, Decisions and Consequences
Regret, guilt and shame are common sentiments experienced by young adults after a night of heavy drinking. The level of regret is often akin to the level of problems a…
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Drug Addiction And Its Very Real Medical Consequences
Parents and guardians who seek drug and alcohol treatment in North Carolina often do so out of an awareness of the consequences of addiction that go beyond the spiritual or…
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Spring Garden Ceremony: Nutritional Therapy
We are gathered here to celebrate of the spring garden – this ceremony is meant to connect us to the natural moment that is happening all around us – to…
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