Therapy known as MAT (medication-assistant treatment) receives a mixed bag of reviews. MATs are quite often used as part of the treatment plan for opioid,…
Opioid addiction is on the rise. Methadone maintenance is also growing. Opioids are street drugs like heroin and painkillers like Vicodin and Percocet. The U.S.…
ORT or Opiate replacement therapy is becoming more widely used by medical professionals with each passing year. These medications not only help reduce the severity…
Statistics say that 80% of Americans have tried gambling and 5% of those players will end up with a gambling addiction. Problem gambling is an…
Benzodiazepines help millions of people but are harmful and dangerous in the hands of an addict. Benzodiazepines are the sixth most misused drug among adults…
With the alarming rates of overdose due to opiate addiction still rising, additional methods of treatment continue to surface. Ibogaine is one of the latest…
“We know that you use substances to alter your mood, to cover up your sadness, to ease your heartbreak, to lighten your stress load, to…
If you have recently started (or you are thinking about starting) recovery from addiction, you are understandably looking for the most powerful tips for avoiding…
Having a sibling with addiction is one of the most heart-rendering things you can go through. In fact, watching any loved one go through addiction…
He’s halfway sick and halfway stoned.He’d sure like to kick, but he’s too far gone.So they wind him down with methadone. ~ James Taylor, “A…