Chronic Addiction Relapse and Long-Term Treatment
Relapse is often seen as a part of recovery that can be devastating, but the instances are more like road bumps rather than dead ends....
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- Feb 14, 2020
Addiction and Women: Improving Treatment Options
Looking at addiction with a lens focused on the differences between genders makes the disease much more complex. The minimal past...
- Feb 7, 2020
How to Handle a Sibling's Addiction
Watching a loved one go through the perils of addiction is devastating, especially when it’s your immediate family. In many cases,...
- Jan 31, 2020
What is the difference between Opioids, Opiates, and Narcotics?
Medical and scientific terminology can be tricky, especially when we read things in the media where terms are mistakenly used...
- Jan 24, 2020
MAT Programs Now Accept Medicare Coverage
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) combines proven medications and counseling to help you start the path to recovery with comprehensive...
- Jan 10, 2020
Narcan®: A Solution to a Deadly Problem
What would you do if a friend or family member began to exhibit signs of an opioid overdose? Calling an ambulance or the police is one...
- Jan 3, 2020
Hepatitis C Treatment and Opioid Use Disorder
The phrase “one size fits all” may apply to some things; baseball caps, ponchos, and theatre seats come to mind. It does NOT, however,...
- Dec 27, 2019
Side Effects of Suboxone®
Suboxone®, a medication made up of the combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, is a brand-name prescription drug often used to help...
- Dec 20, 2019
Ways to Help Reconnect with People after Treatment
Treatment gave you much-needed clarity and time to reflect on the way addiction affected your life and the impact it had on those closest...
- Dec 13, 2019
What to Expect: Your Child's Recovery
Being the parent of a child in substance use disorder recovery is something that is becoming more common across America. As the opioid...
- Dec 6, 2019
Managing Pain after Opioid Use Disorder
Millions of people in America suffer from some form of chronic pain, many of whom treat their ailments with opioid painkillers. Those who...
- Nov 28, 2019
Can People in Opioid Recovery Drink Socially?
When someone goes through opioid addiction treatment and is in recovery, there is a stage of assimilating back into society that leads...
- Nov 22, 2019
Dating Someone in Recovery
Learning that a potential romantic interest has battled addiction in their past can stir up various different emotions. Some people...
- Oct 25, 2019
Guide to Getting Help for Your Opioid Addiction
Opioids are at the center of America’s biggest addiction epidemic in history, affecting people from all walks of life. Every day, more...
- Oct 15, 2019
Finding a Methadone Clinic for You
If you’ve made the choice to take a step towards treating your opioid use disorder, methadone is an excellent option with a long track...
- Oct 4, 2019
How Long Does Suboxone® Stay in Your System?
Suboxone®, a formulation of buprenorphine with naloxone, is a medicine commonly used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and has...
- Oct 4, 2019
Methadone Treatment While Pregnant
Due to the overwhelming opioid epidemic that has plagued the US since the early 2000s, there has been a dramatic increase in women using...
- Oct 4, 2019
Coping Skills to Add to Your Recovery Toolkit
In recovery, you come across a lot of talk about “coping skills” that you have probably also discussed at length with your substance use...
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