How Bad Is The Problem: A Short History The heroin crisis in Maryland and in the United States officially started at the beginning of the 2010s decade. Before heroin, the opioids causing intoxication and overdose cases the most were prescription opioids, but even...
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How to Ask for Help
According to recent studies, over 23.5 million Americans struggle with some type of substance use disorder (SUD). These individuals need help, whether it be to talk to someone or to receive professional, evidence-based treatment approaches at an addiction...
5 Tips for Maintaining Long-Term Recovery
Just because you’ve completed an addiction treatment program, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll never drink or use drugs again. Many addiction experts agree that addiction is not curable, but it is treatable with the right resources and skills. With the right...
Higher Power for Atheists and Agnostics: 6 Alternatives to God
Newcomers to addiction recovery are often taken aback by the frequent mention of God or other aspects of faith (such as prayer). Many rehabs are centered around 12 step-based treatment programs, which can have a heavy emphasis on religions references. Understandably,...
How to Have Fun in Recovery: 6 Sober Activities
When people begin a program of recovery, one of the first questions we often ask ourselves is Now what? How does anyone have fun in recovery? What do you do with all those hours of the day you once dedicated to your addiction? Why am I so bored? What do I do...
Why Do We Sabotage Our Recovery
Did you know that 40% to 60% of addicts who complete rehab will relapse? An even more significant portion of these individuals won’t finish rehab because they’ll sabotage themselves before they’re able to succeed. One of the biggest obstacles between recovery and you...
What Is Dual Diagnosis?
Many substance abusers also struggle with a co-occurring mental health disorder. This is known as a dual diagnosis and will require specialized treatment. Dual diagnosis is a common term that you’ll often hear in the addiction industry. According to the National...
You Got Clean, Now What?
Despite the fact that millions upon millions will face addiction sometime in their lives, only a fraction (about 10%) will ever seek addiction treatment. Among this fraction, only a certain percentage will successfully complete rehab and be clean. Many people are...
Addiction Information for Employers – Detection, Prevention, and Treatment
Addiction runs rampant in workplace environments. It’s often an untold secret that many employees may know about one another. In fact, approximately 8% of working Americans struggle with alcoholism or an alcohol use disorder (AUD). These numbers don’t even include...
Drug Overdose Signs
Dabbling with drugs is risky business. One of the most dire consequences is the possibility of overdosing. All substances are capable of causing toxic-level build up in the body that accumulates faster than the body can process it out. Things quickly go south once the...