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Your Guide to In-Network Cigna Rehab Centers
Welcome to the First Step If you’re reading this, you’re already on the path to recovery. It’s a tough journey, but you don’t have to walk it alone. At 12…
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What Are the Benefits of Relapse Prevention to Help Cocaine Addiction?
Cocaine is a dangerous and potentially deadly illegal drug. Living with cocaine addiction without receiving professional treatment can be detrimental to an individual’s mental and physical health. Cocaine addiction can negatively affect many different aspects of an individual’s life. A person may use cocaine to gain confidence, increase energy, and create euphoric effects, which can…
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How Can Mindfulness Meditation Help Young Adults Cope With Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms?
No one wakes up one day and decides to become addicted to opioids. Opioid use disorder (OUD) simply happens. Maybe opioid addiction started from spending time with a certain crowd. Perhaps an individual suffered a tragic accident and was prescribed opioids to reduce severe physical pain. Some individuals misuse opioids to self-medicate due to a…
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The Dangers of Recurrent Marijuana Use
With more and more states legalizing the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, it is more important than ever to discuss the dangers of recurrent marijuana use. Unfortunately, the misconception that marijuana is not addictive is flooding the United States, causing individuals to dismiss the inherent harms of repeated drug use. Individuals who regularly use…
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Is My Loved One at Risk of Developing a Heroin Addiction?
If your loved one uses alcohol or other drugs, it is normal to be concerned for their well-being and future. In fact, being concerned is validation that you care for them and only want the best for them. For instance, you may fear that your loved one’s substance use could progress into a heroin addiction.…
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How Can Individual Therapy Help Improve My Heroin Addiction?
Heroin is an illegal drug. Individuals who choose to use heroin crave the warm and fuzzy feelings it produces. Some people use heroin to relieve anxiety, physical pain, and emotional distress. However, self-medicating with heroin can come with serious effects on one’s health. Drug addiction can impair an individual’s mental health, strain relationships, and cause…
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What Are the Risks of Drinking Alcohol and Misusing Party Drugs Together?
It is common for people to drink alcoholic beverages on special occasions. This may include holiday events, wedding receptions, birthday celebrations, vacations, and more. It is also common for young adults and college-aged kids to drink alcohol and misuse party drugs together at clubs, bars, and house parties. This can be especially risky as it…
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How Can I Manage Withdrawal Symptoms Associated With Benzodiazepine Addiction?
Living with anxiety can be mentally crippling. It can also make someone feel extremely self-conscious. An individual with anxiety may avoid finding help as they may already lack self-esteem and confidence in certain settings. Therefore, speaking with a professional in therapy may be difficult. To find relief, they may seek prescription medications that provide calm…
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How Can I Recognize the Signs of Marijuana Toxicity?
Marijuana exposure is everywhere. Billboards advertise dispensaries. The smell is in their air while waiting at random stop lights, listening to music at concerts, and walking trails at parks. The news and media debate the benefits and health risks. What’s more, some teens pressure other teens to use marijuana. However, just like with prescription medications,…
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The Dangers of Cocaine Use
Cocaine is a popular recreational drug, most often used in nightlife and party scenes. It is not uncommon for teens and young adults to be curious about the effects of cocaine use. However, those considering experimenting with cocaine should be educated about the various life-threatening effects that can result from both short-term and long-term cocaine…
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What Are the Negative Health Effects of Misusing Opioids?
Patients every day are prescribed narcotics by professionals in healthcare settings to treat chronic or severe pain. This is beneficial for those who need it most, but unfortunately, it can backfire. It is quite common for some patients to then misuse the opioids they’ve been prescribed. In some cases, they may even sell their prescription…
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The Different Types of Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Is your loved one exhibiting problematic warning signs of substance abuse or substance use disorder (SUD)? If this is the case, you may feel overwhelmed by your lack of knowledge or personal experience with SUD. Even if this is true, you don’t need to worry. Above all, understand that SUD is a treatable mental health…
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Challenging the Pressures of Substance Use in College
Young adulthood can be an incredibly exciting time. As adolescents near the end of their teenage years, they will find themselves in their final days of high school, looking forward to a new life of freedom. During this time, many adolescents will consider attending college, which can be an exhilarating prospect. However, this period of life…
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What Is Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse?
Over the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of medications being prescribed by doctors to treat both mental and physical health conditions. Along with this rise, however, there have also been increases in prescription drug misuse, abuse, and addiction. Prescription drug abuse can lead to a range of physical, mental,…
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The Persistent Problem With Party Drugs and How to Protect Yourself
If you tend to like spending time in public social settings and party atmospheres, especially at night, you may have encountered party drugs. Party drugs, also known as club drugs, are a common fixture in party-type social settings. While often sensationalized in movies and TV shows, party drugs can be harmful to your physical and…
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Why Ketamine Can Be a Dangerous Form of Medication
Substance use disorder (SUD) is complex as it can develop from a wide variety of factors. We often think of SUD as it relates to the use of alcohol and illegal substances like cocaine or heroin. However, SUD can develop from the misuse of prescription medication such as pain medications like opioids. Over four billion…
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When Does Substance Use Become Substance Abuse?
Many people don’t realize there is a significant difference between substance use and substance abuse. Substance use has its risks, however, substance abuse can contribute to worsening risks and consequences. One of these risks is the development of a substance use disorder (SUD). Differentiating substance use from substance abuse is a necessary skill to reduce…
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