Category Archive For "Blog"
Baltimore: The Heroin Capital of the United States
Baltimore achieved notoriety in the last decade by being featured in the TV show The Wire. It’s a city that’s seen both tremendous growth and decline in the past several decades, as well as an exponential rise in crime and drug addiction. Baltimore used to be known as the “Charm City,” but there’s nothing charming about the …
Art is the Key to Your Addiction Recovery: Art Therapy
What kind of programs should the best rehab facility include? Drug addiction is an all-encompassing illness of the mind, body, and spirit. The feeling of addiction has been described as “someone taking over the driver’s seat.” Your addiction makes decisions for you, and they’re often not the decisions you’re proud of. Because of how total …
Understanding Opiate Withdrawal
Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the United States, and this type of addiction is largely centered on the use of opiate drugs, which are prescribed as painkillers. Opiates include oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and morphine, as well as illegal drugs such as heroin. Breaking an addiction to any of these drugs is a …
Breaking Down Dangerous Myths About Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a serious disease that affects countless individuals across the country. It is a disease that takes a heavy toll on a person’s health, relationships, career, and all other aspects of life. Like other forms of drug addiction, alcoholism is also damaging for family members and friends of the alcoholic. Although alcoholism is so …
What Are the Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse?
Misuse of prescription drugs is no less dangerous than any other type of drug abuse. Most people may be able to identify the symptoms of alcoholism, but the telltale signs of prescription drug abuse are less familiar. As this video explains, you may be able to guess whether a person is abusing a type of …