by Valiant | Oct 13, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, teen drug use
__________________________________________________________________ Inhalants are substances that are abused by inhaling the vapors or fumes, and these substances include a wide variety of common household solvents, cleaners, and aerosol products. This form of...
by Valiant | Oct 10, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
Relapse is a problem that is common during substance abuse recovery, but does this have to be? Some people believe that anyone who suffers from addiction and goes through rehab will relapse, but this is not always the case. It is possible to achieve substance abuse...
by Valiant | Oct 6, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Prescription drug abuse
Prescription opioid abuse has become a very big problem in North America, and the overdose risk with these drugs can be very high for any population. A new study shows that young adults who have little knowledge about this class of drugs and who take opioid based...
by Valiant | Oct 3, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use, Prescription drug abuse
There have been many critics who believe that prescription opioid pain medications have been over prescribed in the USA and other countries, and heroin use today often results from opioid use. In the past this was not typically true. In the 1960s and 1970s individuals...
by Valiant | Sep 22, 2014 | Addiction treatment
1. Isolation- One of the top signs of an internet addiction is isolation. Your online activities may prevent you from spending time with family and friends. You may feel like your online peers understand you while your real world friends and families just don’t...
by Valiant | Sep 19, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
When it comes to substance abuse treatment group counseling offers a number of benefits, but this method alone is not effective and group sessions need to be combined with other treatment methods and counseling types. Group counseling shows the individual with the...
