by Valiant | Jul 11, 2016 | Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
Opioid use disorder is a form of substance abuse that involves opioid drugs and medications. This is a pattern of problematic opioid use that leads to distress or impairment, making it impossible for the user to perform daily tasks or function normally. Between 2012...
by Valiant | Jul 8, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, medical studies
Center for Addiction and Mental Health researchers performed a Canadian study that shows 428 different medical conditions and diseases that can be co-occurring in individuals who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. The study results were recently published in the...
by Valiant | Jul 4, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
July 4th is Independence Day in the USA, a holiday that celebrates the hard won freedoms that Americans enjoy today, but it could be independence day for anyone who has a substance abuse problem as well. Don’t let drugs or alcohol make you dependent and ruin...
by Valiant | Jul 1, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse
The problem is that some studies have data and results which conflict with other studies. The latest study in the U.K shows that using e-cigarettes does play a vital role in reducing the risk of smoking among younger people, while a recent study in America found that...
by Valiant | Jun 27, 2016 | Addiction treatment, medical studies, mental illness and disorders, relapse prevention
According to a recent Kaiser Permanente San Francisco outpatient addiction treatment clinic patients who have access to interactive rehab tend to experience an improvement in overall health. The study involved 503 people who were assigned to receive standard care or...
