Heroin is a potent and highly addictive drug. Period. Full stop. If a loved one is hooked on heroin, there’s a good chance that outpatient simply may not be enough to overcome the pull of the drug. Every situation is unique but heroin falls into that infamous class of drugs known as opioids that have …
Making the conscious decision to get clean and actively working towards kicking benzos is already a huge mental hurdle to clear and deserves applause. It’s the first in a series of hurdles with the next big one being detox. The entire process of recovery is a lot of work, no bones about it, but the …
The biggest and most impactful long-term benefit for going to alcohol rehab for men is getting control of your life back. Let’s start there. Getting sober means taking control and being in the driver’s seat of your own life and not letting alcohol guide your decisions anymore. It means creating a healthier lifestyle and being …
The bitter truth here is that it’s just tough to know exactly when to get help with alcoholism. There’s no particular number of days that you’ve drunk in a row or obligations you’ve missed that ring a bell which signals it’s time for rehab. For many folks, it’s extremely difficult to admit they have a …
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It goes without saying that men and women experience the world differently in so many ways. For starters, there’s of course the biological component but on the socialization side, the differences start from childhood with everything from toys to activities and stretch through to adulthood where those differences tend to become further cemented. That includes …
To some extent, everyone knows the basic effects of long-term alcoholism on men. Things like alcoholic liver disease are well documented for example and happen more in men than women. Also, as the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) lays out, it’s known that men have disproportionate issues with alcohol. Notably, higher prevalence …
For starters, is there a difference between drug use between men and women? In a word; yes. As the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states rather bluntly; “men are more likely than women to use almost all types of illicit drugs, and illicit drug use is more likely to result in emergency department visits …
Often when people talk about recovering from addiction, they’re thinking of one particular part of the process – and it is very much a process. The rehab itself. Be it some form of inpatient care or outpatient treatment, that’s what comes to mind. Which is actually step two of the recovery process. Step one, an …
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When does “just a few drinks” turn into something else? When does it go too far? You want to think you’re in control of their drinking, particularly if you’re maintaining your various responsibilities and getting things done. You may even look at the fact that you don’t drink in excess every night as a surefire …
