If you’re considering going to treatment for an opioid or alcohol addiction, you may have heard that you’ll be given naltrexone. Sometimes this concerns people because they don’t want to beat one addiction, only to become addicted to another drug. However, naltrexone...
You may have heard the buzzword “hangxiety” to describe the anxiety that can occur after a bout of heavy drinking. It’s common for this to occur, but if you’ve experienced this, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you have an anxiety disorder. However, alcohol abuse and...
Adderall is widely prescribed to treat ADHD and narcolepsy, but it’s also commonly abused and sold on the street. Many people don’t think that Adderall is a problem drug because of its medical applications, but it’s highly addictive and can have harmful effects when...
Watching someone you love struggle with addiction can be one of the most difficult things you’ll ever experience. If you have a loved one struggling with substance abuse, you’re not alone. According to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Data, 48.7 million...
Alcoholism, or Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) as it’s known in medical terminology, is quite prevalent, affecting more than 28 million adults and 750,000 youth in the United States. The common impression of people suffering from an AUD is of a daily drinker who is always...