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Start Healing Now, Call:Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid drug that is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. This drug is commonly used as an adulterant in a wide variety of illicit drugs found on the street. Over the last 3-5 years, overdose death rates involving synthetic opioids…
Addiction affects people’s lives in profound ways. Living with untreated substance abuse and addiction often leads to lifelong consequences for people’s physical and emotional health. It impairs a person’s ability to live a healthy, fulfilling life. The effects of addiction often ripple outward into people’s families and communities. Many people…
Addiction is a chronic and progressive condition that makes it difficult for you to focus on anything other than drugs or alcohol. If you struggle with substance abuse issues, you are not alone. According to the National Institutes of Health, 10% of American adults struggle with a substance use disorder…
Alcohol is common in many social occasions and celebrations in American culture. The majority of Americans report drinking alcohol from time to time. While many people can drink alcohol as part of a generally healthy lifestyle, 14.5 million adults in the United States live with an alcohol use disorder (AUD)…
Heroin is an extremely powerful substance that can quickly cause you to become addicted. This drug is an illicit opioid, meaning it has no medicinal use and can only be found on the street. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Among people aged 12 or older in 2020,…
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “7.7 million adults have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.”[1] Co-occurring disorders are described as having a substance use disorder along with one or more mental health conditions. One of the most common mental illnesses to co-occur with addiction is depression. Depression…
In 2019, nearly 14.5 million people struggled with an addiction to alcohol.[1] Alcohol addiction is harmful to your mental, physical, and emotional health, and it can also hurt the people closest to you. Without treatment, alcoholism may continue to progress, getting more and more severe over time. One of the…
Trauma is, unfortunately, not rare. One in four young people in the United States experience at least one potentially traumatic event before they turn 16. Nearly 70% of all adults experience a traumatic event at least once in their lives.[1,2] Trauma comes in many different forms, such as physical, emotional,…
Millions of people in the United States live with a substance use disorder (SUD), including addiction and substance abuse. The effects of these conditions can be devastating for your physical health, social and emotional well-being, and safety. Many people use the terms “drug abuse” and “drug addiction” interchangeably. But do…
If you or someone you love struggles with opioid addiction, the best thing you can do is seek professional help. An opioid rehab center near you can help you identify the root causes of your addiction, adopt healthy coping skills, and develop a support system that can help you achieve…
