Addiction is a lonely disease. It robs people of human interaction by encouraging them to sabotage their relationships and isolate themselves. However, even though recovery is supposed to be a time during which a person regains his or her health and identity, there’s actually some loneliness that’s inherent to the recovery process, too. To someone […]
Worry is common part of being a parent. We want our children to be happy, to succeed, to fit in, and most of all… we want them to be safe. Parents often anxiously anticipate the day their children will first learn about drugs or alcohol. Milestones, such as the day your children enter middle school, […]
So you’ve finally done what for so long seemed the impossible. You’re in recovery. Now what? Central to avoiding relapse is carefully choosing who you surround yourself with. And while friends are a good starting point, the self-examination shouldn’t stop there. For many of us, co-workers represent some of the people we see the most. […]
Editor’s Note: Part One of “Why I Quit” can be found here. M. was 24 years old when she was arrested for drunk driving after rear-ending another car. No one was hurt, but M.’s car was totaled. Even worse, it was her second DUI. The daughter of a drug addict, she had already been drinking […]
When we enter into recovery, we commit to total abstinence from all mood and mind altering substances. We learn that regardless of our drug or drink of choice, we will never be able to safely use chemical substances in any form. Most of the time, this ‘golden rule’ is relatively straightforward – we can easily […]
Over the past several decades, addiction has grown from a major problem to a deadly epidemic. In just the amount of time it takes to read this article, another American will die of an opioid overdose, but overdose isn’t the only way that opioids kill. A number of other deadly afflictions are connected to opioid […]
Unfortunately, this research can’t be called surprising, but it does sound an urgent alarm. Among 18- to 25-year-olds, the number of people becoming hooked on Vicodin and Percocet spiked 37 percent between 2002 and 2014, according to a review of federal data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors.1 Among young adults 26 to 34, the […]
Detox Local’s Periodic Table of Drug Addiction This table is organized to Detox Local based on statistics from National Institute on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration and US Food and Drug Administration, among other reliable sources.
For most people, college is a time of self-exploration and academic accomplishment that provides the foundation for a career. College gives individuals the opportunity to network with others who have similar interests, form lasting connections, and set a solid foundation for future successes. Of course, college is also notoriously a time of hard partying, late […]
Swedish scientists have discovered a way of reducing cravings in alcoholics – by countering the down-regulated dopamine response that they have upon taking a drink. The effect of a dopamine-stabilizing drug was very promising, with even those who were highly addicted craving less alcohol as a result. But fixing dopamine levels may not be the […]