Opioid addiction is on the rise, spreading like an epidemic. There are opioid rehabilitation options out there for the many Americans that find themselves addicted to prescription opioids, mostly pain medication. The CDC reports that, in 2017, over 70,000 deaths were caused by drug overdose. Out of these, nearly 70% were traced back to opioids.…
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Opioids are commonly used to provide pain relief. They diminish the number of pain signals that the body sends to the brain and alter the brain’s response to those signals. They are often prescribed to manage pain in cases involving: Toothaches Dental procedures Severe injuries Surgery Chronic, painful conditions like cancer, fibromyalgia, etc. Severe coughing Taken…
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Although most alcoholics do not see it, alcoholism has the power to destroy families. Those who drink mess up the family budget, cause conflicts, ignore their children, and often impair the health and well-being of their loves ones. Alcohol abuse is present in 60-70% of domestic violence cases. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and…
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We live in a world of stereotypes. Therefore, it should not come as a surprise that one of the stereotypes refers to alcoholics. Society considers them all the same. But are they really that similar? Research suggests otherwise. The research was carried out by NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism), NIH (National Institute…
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Detox is considered the first actual step to recovery for the alcohol addicts in North Carolina and cities like Charlotte or Asheville. Many addicts try to perform it at home but fail. That is because detox involves completely stopping alcohol consumption. This brings about withdrawal symptoms that end being difficult or impossible to put up with…
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As the number of alcohol addiction cases rises in North Carolina and especially cities like Asheville, so does interest in the factors that favor addiction. Successful rehabilitation involves uncovering the root of the addiction and eliminating it or helping the addict to cope with it. As a result, in the following lines, we will look…
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Drug addiction is a family disease. This is a proven fact that becomes obvious when you look at Asheville, NC families where one member is addicted to drugs. The prolonged drug abuse negatively impacts the consumer’s physical health, impairs their mental functioning, and damages their spirit. It also takes its toll on the entire family’s…
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Most resources refer to drug addiction in general. They define it as a chronic disorder with high relapse risk, where the sufferer seeks and uses drugs despite their adverse effects. Some North Carolina residents do it for the pleasure or forgetfulness they experience immediately after. Others do it to avoid withdrawal symptoms. When it comes to…
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Do you occasionally use drugs in ways that you should not? Perhaps you once needed help focusing on and studying for your exams and you took something usually prescribed for attention deficit disorders. You may have gotten the drug illegally or used someone else’s prescription for them. Perhaps you just wanted to relax, have fun,…
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Addiction does not care about your race, gender, occupation, religious beliefs or age. Often, recovering addicts/alcoholics wonder if it is “their time” to get clean. One one hand, you have the young people, many not even old enough to have a legal drink. There are fears of missing out, as drinking and drugs are often…
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