Running Away From Unhealthy Behaviors

Drug abuse changes all aspects of an individual’s life.  There are so many detrimental behaviors that become ingrained throughout active addiction, one of which is inactivity.  Moreover whatever healthy aspects of an addict’s life are overshadowed by the atrocious amounts of toxins in their system.  Therefore it is crucial in sobriety to be active and

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Wide Awake….

Drug addiction exacts a variety of ill effects on a user’s health. Among other things, drug addicts often experience disrupted sleep. The mechanism behind how the substances may change a user’s circadian rhythms remains unknown but new research on mice is providing some insight.  Sleep is extremely important and our R.E.M. cycles are important, circadian rhythm

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It’s Harder If You Start Young

A NIDA-funded study has demonstrated that the relapse rate for heroin addicts increases with time and that the probability of long-term abstinence depends on the age of first drug use. Those who start daily heroin use at a younger age are more likely to relapse than those who start later. Heroin is not the only

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Want vs. Consequences

Relapse prevention is crucial to an addict’s recovery.  Relapse, although it doesn’t have to be, is a prominent feature of addiction, and one of the most painful.  Most people who struggle with addiction will have one or more relapses – the return to drug use after a drug-free period – during their ongoing attempts to

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A Program For Recovery

Substance abuse programs, can be the introduction to the program that can provide lasting sobriety.  Interestingly, medical professionals do not have any pharmaceutical remedies for drug/alcohol addiction, which is often resistant to talk therapy only. Furthermore, relapse rates run as high as 40 to 60 percent for many types of substance abuse. Although, Heroin addicts

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