Category: Addiction

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Category: Addiction

You Have a Family History of Addiction, Now What?

Addiction

Addiction is a complicated disease. It has genetic components, but having a gene or a set of genes for addiction does not mean you will become addicted to a substance. It isn’t…

Injection Drug Users Who Also Abuse Stimulants at High Suicide Risk

Addiction

A team of Canadian researchers says that people who inject drugs have an exceptionally high risk of suicide when using stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines. Injection drug users have relatively strong…

Doctors Increasing Use of Buprenorphine in Addiction Treatment

Addiction

The use of buprenorphine to treat opioid dependence has increased dramatically in the last ten years, particularly among general physicians. This trend is indicative of a clear shift in opioid…

3 Things You Shouldn’t Do If Your Loved One Relapses

Addiction

When you love someone recovering from alcohol or drug addiction, you may feel a great sense of relief when they agree to go into treatment and get sober. You want to…

Long-Term Effects of Alcohol

Addiction

Alcohol is a depressant. It slows down function in the central nervous system. A single instance of drinking does little to the system. However, continued drinking for several years or decades will…

Coping with Opioid Withdrawal

Addiction

Opioids are among some of the most challenging drugs to overcome. Unfortunately, coping with opioid withdrawal symptoms can be one of the most challenging parts of the process. One of…

Importance of Specialized Sex Addiction Counseling for Women

Addiction

Women make up a fairly small percentage of the number of people who seek help for sex addiction. However, when they do seek sex addiction counseling, women can potentially receive…

What Are the Most Common Indicators of Love Addiction?

Addiction

Those who are addicted to love live in a chaotic world of desperate need and emotional despair. Fearful of being alone or rejected, love addicts endlessly search for that special someone that…

Alcohol Abuse and Leaky Gut Syndrome

Addiction

Leaky gut syndrome is an unofficial term used to describe a collection of symptoms that center on damage in the lining of the large intestine. This damage gives undigested food…

How Addiction Affects Families: A Wakeup Call

Addiction

Addiction isn’t just an individual problem. How addiction affects families is far-reaching and profound. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) found that the majority of all violence against a…

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Category: Addiction

Category: Addiction

You Have a Family History of Addiction, Now What?

Injection Drug Users Who Also Abuse Stimulants at High Suicide Risk

Doctors Increasing Use of Buprenorphine in Addiction Treatment

3 Things You Shouldn’t Do If Your Loved One Relapses

Long-Term Effects of Alcohol

Coping with Opioid Withdrawal

Importance of Specialized Sex Addiction Counseling for Women

What Are the Most Common Indicators of Love Addiction?

Alcohol Abuse and Leaky Gut Syndrome

How Addiction Affects Families: A Wakeup Call

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