Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant and the second-most illicitly trafficked drug in the world. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there were an estimated 1.5 million current cocaine users in 2014 alone. If you have ever had cocaine withdrawal, you know that it starts within only a few hours of your last…
There is a big difference between drug dependence and drug addiction. It is not so much a physiological difference and it is more of a psychological difference. It also is a difference in how one uses and takes a drug. Generally, anyone who takes a drug can become dependent on it. Dependence on a drug…
Deciding to get inpatient drug rehab in Durham, North Carolina is not easy. It takes a lot of courage to leave everything behind and get help for your drug addiction. If you are employed, you will have to put your job on hold while you go to rehab. You are doing something to make your…
What does it mean to be addicted to alcohol? Most people can have a drink or two and never suffer a day in their lives. Others never develop a taste for alcohol and choose not to drink at all. Then, there are the millions of Americans who become addicted to alcohol at some point in…
A lot of people don’t think that forced rehab works. However, it really doesn’t matter why someone entered rehab. Once a person enters a drug rehabilitation program, the odds of success are the same. Some people in Asheville, NC go to rehab at the urging of family members. Others realize their lives have spiraled out…
We often read news stories and journal articles about a parent addicted to opioids. We may talk to people who are trying to get their spouse to get help for their opioid addiction. However, we don’t often hear stories about people whose elderly parents are addicted to opioids. However, consider that people have been prescribed…
Ask 100 people how they maintain long term sobriety, and you will likely get 100 different answers. A heated area of debate is in regards to total abstinence. On a public health level, addiction is often treated with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). The concern is less with a total life change, and more about less…
When seeking recovery, most of us who drink and use is trying to get clean…not find god. Sometimes in meetings, it may seem that the whole program is centered around religion. “God, Him, spirituality” are mentioned throughout numerous recovery readings and even the 12 steps. First, let us look at the beginnings of 12 step…
A question often frantically asked by those seeking recovery from themselves or a loved one, what is the success rate? I’ve heard relapse is so common and treatment doesn’t mean it’ll get better. Some of the statistics are frightening. So many factors go into these figures that it can be hard to navigate. What constitutes…
One of the scariest and most pervasive thoughts in early recovery is often, “What am I going to do now?”. In our active using and drinking, we generally experience very little enjoyment. Out life is in shambles. Whether it be our home life, our self care, our careers, our grades in school…we are generally having…
