The reasons why some people become addicted to drugs or alcohol and others do not are still a mystery in some ways. Knowing the signs can help identify if a problem is emerging. Learning to identify when addiction takes over a loved one’s life can be important in the fight against drug and alcohol use. […]
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Along with many other drugs, Tramadol is garnering a lot of attention in the addiction recovery field for its potential in treating opioid withdrawal symptoms. Why do doctors use Tramadol for opiate withdrawal? Unlike other drugs which treat opioid dependence—methadone and suboxone, to name a few—Tramadol has a low potential for abuse. Like methadone and
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Addictive drugs produce a high by over-stimulating the brain’s reward system. Addictive drugs hook us by creating a production of a brain chemical called dopamine. The Art of Neurons Neurons—aka brain cells—communicate with each other through the exchange of neurotransmitters. These are like three-dimensional keys; each fits a lock known as a “receptor.” When a
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Alcohol abuse affects the whole family. There are numerous measures you can take to help a family member get treatment for alcoholism. Once they accept treatment, the whole family should work with them to make the themes of recovery a family lifestyle. What Can You Do About Alcohol Abuse In The Family? It’s a question
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The first step toward treatment for a drug addiction problem like opiate addiction is recognizing its signs and symptoms. Opiates can include heroin, fentanyl, synthetic opioids, morphine, and prescription painkillers. Opiate Addiction Signs Opiate addictions aren’t particularly visible to the untrained eye until the addiction becomes so severe it is unavoidable. As the nationwide opioid
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Generalizations Generalizing is a way of trying to make it seems as though everything happens all the time to everyone, everywhere. Statements about generalizations regarding time (this always happens) to generalizations about people (everyone is like that) damage our compassionate perception about ourselves and others. Thinking this way when we are living with anxiety also
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Compassion is the best way to approach a loving relationship with someone who is struggling with depression. Don’t take anyone’s mental illness as a personal offense When we word it that way, it seems silly to think that someone’s mental illness could have anything to do with us. Yet we often lose sight of the
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Recovery is a promise that you’ll be able to handle life on life’s terms. Unfortunately, life’s terms aren’t always pleasant! Maintaining serenity and sobriety in between is key. Here are 3 ways to get out of a funk in recovery and set your perspective back into a healthy place. List Everything That’s Wrong You might
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One of the most damaging things we can say to someone battling the deeply internal war of an eating disorder is something based on their appearance, which evaluates the worth of their experience. It takes a tremendous amount of courage, self-reflection, and willpower for someone who has been struggling with an eating disorder to admit
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Choosing to get sober after living with a drug and alcohol addiction is a drastic change. Recovery is about more than coming to sobriety and staying abstinent from drugs and alcohol. More simply stated, recovery is about more than just quitting drinking and/or using drugs. When we enter recovery, we enter a commitment to ourselves
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