How to Make a New Year’s Resolution to Quit Oxycodone
New Year, New Way of Life The new year is finally here - we made it. As we look forward to the coming year with a sense of reluctant anticipation, many of us probably ...
How to Make A New Years Resolution to Quit Heroin
New Year’s Resolutions - A Commitment to Change Jotting down a list of New Year’s resolutions is a long-standing tradition - one that most of us decidedly honor in one way or another. Some ...
Prescription Drug Take Back in Florida
Prescription Drug Abuse According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the scope of prescription drug abuse in the United States has been rapidly increasing over the course of the past two decades. From ...
What To Do If You Overdose On Heroin
The Scope of Heroin Abuse in the US Over the course of the past two decades, the scope of heroin use throughout the United States has grown exponentially. According to the National Survey on ...
Substance Abuse, Addiction and Treatment in Florida
Florida's Drug Addiction Problem Florida is known as an idyllic vacation destination, famous for its white, sandy beaches, rich culture and vibrant nightlife. However, while the state of Florida has an endless amount of ...
4 Personality Traits That Can Indicate Addiction
The term “addictive personality” suggests a personality type that makes a person more likely to become addicted to drugs or alcohol. But it’s not so black and white. No single personality type sets someone ...
What You Need to Know About Withdrawal
Detoxing from drugs or alcohol is one of the most challenging things one can ask of themselves. Addiction itself is hard enough, but having to face the withdrawal symptoms, or the physical and emotional ...
Prescription Opioids In Recovery
People working a program of addiction recovery have a vested interest in avoiding mind-altering substances, at all costs. It doesn’t matter one’s drug of choice, alcohol or heroin. If you have been touched by ...
Eradicating the Shame of Addiction
September was National Recovery Month. We observed Mental Illness Awareness Week at the beginning of October. Yesterday, we recognized World Mental Health Day. These three observances have some overall objectives, many of which overlap: Raising awareness about mental ...
Florida Tackles Prescription Opioid Epidemic
With the hurricanes leaving Florida behind (for the time being), Governor Rick Scott is turning his attention toward prescription opioid use disorder. After all, the number of Floridians dying each year from opioids is ...
