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Addiction—A Disease of Chronic Relapse

Relapse—it’s the number one feature of nearly any addiction that tends to remain the same across the board.  It’s also one of the most painful aspects of any addiction treatment program and it plagues...

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Holding Your Health Insurance Accountable for Your Drug Rehab Costs

Thousands of people suffer from addiction to drugs or alcohol and need help to stop using.  Many of these same people have health insurance but are still unable to afford the cost of drug rehab or are...

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Recognizing the Difference between Substance Abuse and Dependence

An individual who drinks or uses drugs is not necessarily addicted to the substances of choice but how do you tell the difference between substance abuse and actual dependence?  Many people who...

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What to Do When a Loved One Refuses Rehab for Crystal Meth Addiction

Meth addiction is a very dangerous and damaging condition that affects thousands of individuals and their families each and every day.  When you know that a loved one is addicted to crystal meth,...

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Effective Drug Treatment Principles Outlined by NIDA

While there are various agencies that have been attributed to having developed guides and principles for effective drug treatment, the most common principles that are used by treatment centers as  a...

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What Makes Holistic Drug Rehab Different?

You’ve been in drug rehab before, you’ve tried to do what it takes to heal and overcome addiction and yet you have relapsed once, twice or even many times—but why? Why is it that the drug rehab that...

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Coping with Chronic Pain in After Drug Rehab

Thousands of people suffer from chronic pain disorders such as Fibromyalgia or other serious conditions that result in uncontrollable pain for the patient. But if you are a recovering addict, how can...

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Paying for Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment

The decision to seek help for addition is already a difficult decision to make and then trying to determine how you can afford such treatment is even more concerning. Figuring out how to pay for drug...

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Getting the Most out of Drug Rehab

Drug rehab is a great opportunity for you–if you take it for what it’s worth and work with it!  If you simply walk into drug rehab with the intention of not doing your part, then there’s a good chance...

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Prescription Drug Abuse Curbed by Monitoring Programs

Nearly all of the states in the country now have or are in the process of implementing Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP), which are electronic data-sharing systems designed to reduce the...

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Marijuana a Dangerous Drug

Though many states have considered or already have legalized marijuana, republicans, democrats, the President and drug treatment professionals still have mixed feelings as to the true dangers of...

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Low Cost Drug Rehab Centers Provide Opportunities for Recovery

If you think that recovery from addiction is out of the picture because you can’t afford the cost of rehab, think again! Low cost drug rehab centers are making treatment and rehabilitation readily...

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The Rise & Need for Methamphetamine Rehab Centers

The National Survey on Drug Use & Health estimated that more than 1.2 million Americans who were over the age of 12 had used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime. This habit forming drug...

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An Inspiring Glimpse into Recovery from Meth Addiction

The mugshot of people who have used meth over the years and rapidly progressed from average looking people to near death are plastered all over the internet—the infographic is called the “Faces of...

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Hidden Signs of Prescription Painkiller Addiction

The number of people who suffer from prescription drug addiction is simply alarming—it’s in the millions and more people seemingly become addicted every single day.  Prescription drugs are creating the...

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All About the Steps of Drug Rehab

The process of addiction rehabilitation and getting sober differs from one patient to the next but there are always some similarities involved with each. For instance, everyone who decides to get sober...

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Understanding Detox in Drug Rehab

Most people who abuse drugs have difficulty stopping because of their fear of the withdrawal symptoms that come during the early stages of abstinence. During these early days of resistance from the use...

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All About Recovery After Drug Rehab

Most patients who enter drug rehab are not worried so much about what is involved in the rehabilitation process itself but more so about when they will actually be in recovery. For some, recovery takes...

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7 Ways Heroin Rehab Helps You Overcome Addiction

Counseling in heroin addiction treatment can help you understand and overcome your addiction.Treatment for heroin addiction is an ongoing process that will take time and may require a multitude of...

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3 Most Common Medications Used in Heroin Rehab

Methadone is the oldest medication used in heroin addiction treatment.Heroin addiction is a complex illness that often requires a combination of medical care, support and medication in treatment....

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