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Heroin addiction is a disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to use the drug. Heroin is derived from the seed pod of the opium poppy plant. This plant is known
Whenever a person abuses more than one substance at a time, we refer to multi-substance abuse, also called poly-substance abuse. The term does not refer to drinking alcohol and then
Unfortunately, the outcome is not good when people in new recovery enter into an intimate relationship before they are stable in their recovery. Romance and early sobriety are an uncomfortable
The United States is in the midst of an addiction epidemic. We’ve been hearing about opioids and the opioid epidemic that has been occurring for the last 20 years, but
Addiction is a complex disease and is often accompanied by mental health disorders. When going through treatment and recovering from addiction, a person may find that they have a mental
Whether it be friends or family, many people don’t understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral
The facts are that both Fentanyl and Heroin are incredibly potent opioids. Both drugs carry high abuse potentials. Heroin is used to get high, and Fentanyl is a prescription pain
The activity of taking drugs (usually illegally) to get high eliminates the concern of whether or not it went through any sort of quality control. Most people who use drugs
Addiction and substance abuse disorders affect millions of people every day. Most people are aware that we have been experiencing an opioid epidemic for the last 20 plus years. Well,
Addiction leads a person down a path of self-destruction. It produces serious consequences that destroy people’s lives. So let’s define the word addiction again. Addiction is defined as a chronic,
