a doctor explaining to her patient what is rehab like

What is Rehab Like?

A California rehabilitation center significantly improves your odds of maintaining long-lasting abstinence. Attending inpatient and/or outpatient treatment allows you to have the support, guidance, and understanding necessary for recovery. But what is rehab like? Addiction doesn’t discriminate. Anyone, regardless of background, age, gender or socioeconomic class can develop a substance abuse disorder. Substance abuse disorders are chronic…

a man suffering from fentanyl withdrawal symptoms

Fentanyl Withdrawal Symptoms

Opiates include both prescription medications, like fentanyl, and illicit drugs, like heroin. Fentanyl is more powerful than morphine and heroin, and is physically addictive. When you become addicted, fentanyl withdrawal symptoms may require medical intervention, making it dangerous to stop using without help from a fentanyl addiction treatment center. Opiates are among the most commonly abused…

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Mindfulness Meditation

Triggers, like cravings and stress, can increase your risk of relapsing. Mindfulness meditation is an effective holistic therapy that can help improve your cognition, decrease your stress and support your recovery. During recovery, such as a mindfulness based cognitive therapy program, nearly half of all people struggling with a substance abuse disorder experience at least one…

a female doctor talking to a teen patient about naltrexone vs suboxone

Naltrexone Vs Suboxone

During your naltrexone treatment program and recovery, you may wonder what the difference between naltrexone vs Suboxone is. Both are prescription medications that can reduce cravings and improve recovery outcomes. Opiate abuse in the United States has reached record heights. In 2017, the severity of the opiate epidemic in the United States led to President Trump declaring…

Sleeping Pill Addiction

For those that suffer from insomnia, doctors can prescribe sleeping pills, which are sedatives that help you fall asleep. Unfortunately, while medications like Ambien can treat insomnia, sleeping pill addiction can occur. Sleeping pill addiction can create significant issues, including preventing you from sleeping without prescription medications. Sleeping pills can be both physically and psychologically…

two people upset because the man cannot decide between addiction and relationships

Addiction and Relationships

Substance abuse, drinking problems, and addiction are family diseases, meaning that they impact more than just the user. Addiction affects more than 10% of Americans, making it somewhat common for addiction and relationships to existing side-by-side. When you struggle with a substance abuse problem, you are more likely to experience domestic violence, conflict, and instability.…

a young woman deciding between vivitrol vs suboxone

Vivitrol Vs Suboxone

Street heroin laced with dangerous additives like fentanyl led to a rash of fatal overdoses, a major reason why unintentional drug overdoses have become the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. With roughly half of all people in recovery experiencing at least one relapse, medication assisted treatments have modernized to offer more…