Benefits of a 12-Step Based Program
There are many ways to get over an addiction, but 12-step based programs have proven among the most popular and proof-positive across the world. 12-step meetings have existed for several decades and are used to help treat a variety of addictions from alcoholism to anxiety and everything in-between. 12-step meetings
Deadliest Drugs to Detox From
Detox is not a pleasant experience. During detox, your brain and body go into panic mode as they reach for the drug they’ve become dependent on. Detox and drug withdrawal vary from drug to drug, and person to person – but it’s never fun. While detoxing from any drug is
What are Collegiate Recovery Centers?
As the stigma of addiction and other mental diseases slowly moves out of the shadows, more people are now attempting to get sober while they’re younger. Any young drug addict or alcoholic who has talked to other addicts is usually told one thing, “I wish I had started getting better
Attorney General Sessions Speaks on Opioid Crisis in Cleveland
In October 2017 President Trump’s administration declared the growing opioid crisis a national public emergency, bringing the growing crisis out from the shadows and into the forefront. Recently Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed the crisis at a convention in Cleveland. The Attorney General’s talking points were aimed at three concrete
Ohio to Give $3 Million to Tech Business Making Abuse-Resistant Opioid
Ohio, second only to West Virginia in Opioid overdose deaths, plans on providing $3 million to a tech company that is developing an abuse-resistant prescription painkiller in an effort to combat the Opioid epidemic in the state. Elysium Therapeutics is the developer of this new painkiller and has received this
Why Relapse Addiction Therapy is So Important
As with most diseases, with addiction comes the potential for relapse. A relapse is not a moral failing, rather simply part of the disease. While those in recovery are constantly striving to maintain their sobriety in an effort to prevent relapse, sometimes it just happens. For some, relapse is something
Ohio Police Chief Overdoses on Drugs Taken from Evidence Room
Caught in the grips of the opioid epidemic unlike one ever seen before, millions of Americans are addicted to substances such as heroin and prescription painkillers. Thousands of those individuals are losing their lives due to overdoses that are both intentional and accidental. And while the opioid epidemic carries on,
Ohio Medicaid Recipients Still Overprescribing Opioids
Coming in right behind West Virginia for most opioid overdose deaths per capita, Ohio is experiencing the brunt of the opioid epidemic that the United States is facing. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), there were approximately 32.9 deaths related to opioids per every 100,000 people in