When people think about substance abuse and addiction, they usually think about their impact on the individual. Even though the impacts of mental health issues on the individual cannot be overstated, they are far from the only person impacted by this difficult situation. Friends and [...]
Drug abuse can happen anywhere. As an employer, you may be concerned about what you can do to ensure your employees are getting any help they need for drug addiction. Finding the right balance of support and guidance while ensuring you are doing what you [...]
For those who are struggling with an addiction to prescription medication, doctor shopping can be a dangerous habit. When someone who has a dependency on prescription medication runs out of their prescription, they might go to a different doctor to try to get more. If [...]
Each year, more college students are diagnosed with mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder. This grants them access to medications such as Vyvanse, Ritalin, and Adderall. Of all these medications, Adderall is the most popular and the most addictive. Adderall [...]
Pain-relieving drugs derived from the poppy plant have done an enormous amount of good for people suffering from serious illness or recovering from surgery. Unfortunately, like any drug, they can also be abused. Prescription painkillers trigger substance abuse problems at a high rate, the data [...]
Self-medication refers to the process of taking substances to treat perceived conditions or symptoms without consulting a healthcare provider. It is a self-care initiative of handling conditions and ailments without professional understanding and diagnosis. Unfortunately, individuals with underlying drug addiction issues often opt for self-medication [...]
After a night of drinking alcohol or single experimentation of an illicit drug, you are not likely to wake up struggling with addiction to a substance. Substance addiction is a complex issue that involves a series of stages perpetuated by physiological, psychological, and emotional dependency. [...]
You may instinctively suspect that your friend or your loved one could be abusing drugs, but sometimes you can’t put a name to the substances he or she may be abusing. This is particularly true if the person is struggling with an addiction to multiple [...]
After doing your research on addiction recovery, you may have come across treatments specific to gender. Now you probably wonder, “what is gender-specific treatment?” Addiction affects both men and women. However, the disease affects them differently. It’s why the same approach to treatment does not [...]
You may already be familiar with some of the myths about drugs and addiction – that it’s not a disease, or it’s easy to detox on your own. Because drugs are often a taboo topic, not many people talk about the topic. However, there are [...]
At Georgia Addiction Treatment Center, we understand that every person struggling with addiction is unique. That means that every person’s path to recovery must be unique as well. With more than 40 million Americans suffering at the hand of addiction, it is more important than ever that we address this crisis head-on.
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