Always remember in order to help a person struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol you have to receive help and support yourself first, or you can't be successful in helping them see their need for change. The damaging effects of substance abuse don't just affect the addicted person, their...
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If you're finding it hard to stop drinking or using drugs even though may have received help for your addiction, you could be suffering from a mental health condition that's gone undiagnosed or that isn't being treated. Many substance abuse programs provide individual mental health evaluations...
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Obtaining helpful and effective coping skills during recovery from any addiction makes a huge difference in preventing a setback or relapse as often referred to. A relapse can easily occur during early recovery from addiction but can also take place years down the road if a person hasn't learned...
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Many different medications have been approved to help people stop drinking or using certain drugs and they're very effective as long as they're combined with other important forms of treatment and support. Taking medications that help to reduce cravings and other symptoms of withdrawal doesn't...
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There are a lot of different causes for substance abuse problems. It ultimately depends on the individual person and what they are going through in life to determine what is going to ultimately lead to a substance abuse problem. Some people, for example, have great difficulty when it comes to...
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Have you developed a habit that you want to stop because it's affecting your life in a negative way but find it impossible to quit? We all have developed bad habits in our life that we would like to change because the habitual behavior is having a negative impact on our lives. It's hard to make...
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I have a friend that is pregnant and she told me she had done coke 3 or 4 times in the end of May and she is due at the end of July.... Will the drugs come up in the baby's meconium?
The synthetic marijuana trend is a scary situation! I don't think many parents have a lot of awareness around the synthetic stuff, and the fact that they don't feel smoking pot is as dangerous as other drugs is alarming. Thanks for this great post discussing the dangers and signs, this is valuable information!
Just be careful what you combine it with. I used to love it at first but had problems using it with St. Johns Wort. If you have questionable heart health be careful.
This is the most one sided piece of B.S I've read in a long time. For a start your first heading: "How is kratom ABUSED?" The more appropriate heading "How and Why is kratom USED?" Just reading that lets me know where you're coming from. All drugs are bad, blah, blah, bllah. Maybe you should try some and have a rethink about the misinformation/propaganda your promoting on this 'addiction site' meant to inform the public. You sir (author) are; judging by this article doing no good for the...
The stages of change are a circular process. Ideally people will remain in the maintenance stage forever but without a new challenge; IE. school a new career, life can get pretty routine and depression can occur, and if that happens it can threaten the quality of sobriety, and lead to relapse drifting behavior. Once a lapse occurs, the person MUST have someone that they can talk to honestly, if shame or guilt forces a person to be silent about a lapse, then the chance of a full blown relapse...
Hi I'm from Australia just read your message glad subutex is helping you. I'm nearly 60 and can't see myself changing much .. I'm on mmt doing ok except for really bad constipation [no any cures] I fooled around when I was about 20 then stopped after 6 yrs. and then I had accident hurt my neck 8 years ago tried the old remedies but they seemed really different you would think because we are close to SE Asia it would be ok no way so I ended up on mmt never thought that would happen eases my...
Hi, I, also have been buying Tylenol with codeine for over 25 years. I first started because I would get a lot of headaches. I don't take as many as you do, but I have to write down which drugstore and the date I bought them so they don't ask questions. The problem now is that if I don't take them I get headaches and I feel so tired and confused. I'm trying so hard to stop, but it's never a good time, I always find an excuse to take some for the last day....Is there something that we can...
My 31 year old brother has had many GHB episodes...I like to call them. He has done everything from running around in the neighborhood talking to himself to banging doors and hitting himself. He passes out and goes into coma like states. It's so bad that he passed out on the freeway in his car, luckily he didn't hurt anyone. The firefighters had to break his window to get him out . He was over dosing on GHB and choked on his vomit, which went into his lungs. He is now in ICU on a ventilator....
I have been prescribed Xyrem for several years now for my treatment of Narcolepsy. There have been several times over the years that I have had to go without this medication due to insurance difficulties. I was unaware of how severe detox may be until reading some of the comments. It worries me as to what might happen if I ever stop taking this medication.
Dear Cheryl, when I read your comment I started crying because I could have written those exact words. We are blessed because this hideous disease has strengthened our relationship with God. All things are possible with HIM! I trust HIM, he isn't done with us yet. Good for you...going to college. I have so many dreams that have been trampled on by this addiction. I often times want to die after a binge and I have to remember that would not be God's plan. Satan loves to use addiction as...
I have read every single comment, word for word and it sounds like everything in/on my mind! I assumed I was the only one with a tylenol-1 addiction going on 15 years 100 pills a day. The shame and embarrassment of going to any pharmacy now because they all document your intake how many bottles you buy is too much. The want is there, god I want to be done, I have tried less is more , weaning, cold turkey which lasts no longer then 24hours and I know I want to stop because I saw a Dr. and was...
Ya I had that with the eyes too . I had taken 5 to 10 mg of Valium a day for about 10 yrs.. My eyes felt like pressure inside, and kind of a numb feeling..I went to an eye doctor and he said said it was from the head aches from withdrawal, neck tension.. It eventually goes away,dont worry, lay down and close your eyes for about 5 minutes if you can when they hurt.. its been about 6 months since I started weaning off and things are getting better every week.. talk to you doctor if it continues...
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