Between 2000 and 2015, the opioid epidemic claimed more than 500,000 lives, according to opioid epidemic statistics cited by the Centers for Disease Control. Opioids, including heroin and prescription painkillers, killed more than 33,000 people in 2015 alone, and currently, the epidemic...
In September 2016, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Medical Examiner Commission released a report containing some alaming information about the Florida heroin epidemic. Between 2014 and 2016, Florida overdose deaths caused by heroin increased by 79.7 percent. Deaths caused by the...
Good nutrition in addiction recovery is essential for success. Here’s what you should be eating in the early months of recovery. Addiction does a number on your physical and mental health, and improving your health is an important focus in recovery, especially...
Teenage Addiction: How Can We Prevent Drug Abuse Among Our Youth? One in three teens in school from grades 9 to 12 report having used drugs at some point. One in two believe that it isn’t risky to experiment with heroin, crack...
Dealing with emotions in recovery is an essential and fundamental focus of any high quality treatment program. Negative emotions like anger, resentment, boredom, and frustration are classic signs of the first stage of relapse, known as emotional relapse. Dealing with emotions in...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse stresses that professional help is almost always needed in order to recover from an addiction for the long-term. That’s because addiction has a number of underlying causes that must be addressed in order to successfully treat...
Exercise and addiction recovery go hand in hand. Read on to learn about the benefits of exercise in recovery. Early recovery is a challenging but rewarding time. You’re making important lifestyle changes, working on taking good care of yourself, and practicing the...
Drinking alcohol in college is often placed in a positive light through movies and other media. In truth, binge drinking in college has many dangers to the person’s health, their academics and the dangers that come from their unsafe behavior. Based on...
It’s not difficult to see. The opioid crisis and its effect on children has been severe. The opioid crisis has claimed more than 300,000 lives since 2002, and with a potential repeal or deconstruction of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and budget...
Tips on Dealing with Anxiety in Addiction Recovery Before you attempt to withdraw from an addiction, you need to first prepare. You need a plan to deal with the withdrawal symptoms. Not only is it possible to experience pain, cravings, and insomnia,...
