August is Overdose Awareness Month, a somber topic that, sadly, has become a year-round issue of concern. As one of the country’s leading causes of premature death, America’s drug epidemic and sky-rocketing rates of overdoses have continued to make headline after...
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What Is A Toxic Relationship? How To Recognize When You’re In One
The trigger for your drug abuse habit might be closer than you think; a ‘who’ rather than a ‘what’. Toxic relationships and substance use disorders go hand in hand. Whether intentional or otherwise, they often generate feelings of isolation, fear, insecurity,...
The Stigma of Addiction
Substance use disorder is an illness that has no shortage of difficulties. Admitting that someone needs treatment is hard enough without having to deal with worrying about people judging you for it. The last thing that anyone struggling with addiction wants...
Resources for College Students
Addiction is no respecter of people, and this is especially true for college students. College is a difficult transition for many students throughout the United States and adding addiction on top of that complicates things even further, but this doesn’t mean that...
Detox
When getting clean, the first step for treatment is detoxing, so the body can get rid of all the toxins and its effects.
What’s The Difference Between Dependence And Addiction?
Recognizing the difference between dependence and addiction can be tricky. It certainly isn’t something you could detect by just looking at someone, and the terms are often used interchangeably when anyone speaks on the consequences of long-term drug use. But those...
Is Promethazine A Narcotic?
Promethazine (whose full name is promethazine hydrochloride) is a prescription drug used to treat a number of common ailments: allergies, motion sickness, difficulty falling asleep, nausea and vomiting, anxiety, and post-op pain management. But like so many other...
Cocaine Addiction
Derived from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America, Cocaine has an interesting history - to say the least. Dating back to the early 1900s, a purified form of cocaine was used as the active ingredient in an array of products sold throughout the United...
Marijuana Addiction Treatment in Maryland
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), marijuana use among young adults was at an all-time high in 2021. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that approximately 147 million people use marijuana, equating to about 2.5% of the world's...
Benzo Addiction Treatment in Maryland
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), about 20% of individuals who are prescribed benzodiazepines abuse them and eventually develop physical dependence. Many people develop addictions to these medicines because of their calming and soothing effects,...