Staying Sober: What Medications Can Help With Alcoholism?
Inpatient and outpatient alcohol treatment focuses on reducing the physiological dependence on alcohol. Alcohol’s addictive properties change basic functioning and reasoning processes with the brain, and suddenly halting excessive drinking…
What You Need to Know About Synthetic Drugs and Alcoholism
Alcohol-related and synthetic drug-related overdoses and deaths appear to be on the rise, reports the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Those who abuse synthetic drugs…
The Cost of Heroin
In addiction to heroin presents a very real and very difficult challenge to overcome, both for the user and those who care for the addict. Although the financial cost of heroin will vary from user to user, the emotional cost is far greater…
