A common side effect of intravenous drug use is called Cotton Fever (also known as “The Shakes” in the U.K.) . It occurs when intravenous drug suspensions are filtered through unclean household cotton and bacteria enters the bloodstream. While cotton fever is not a recognized medical condition, it is widely [...]
Practicing mindfulness and meditation can be a very positive ways to identify hidden emotions that are harming you and hindering your recovery. Mindfulness focuses on exposing harmful ways of thinking and meditation can help reduce the physical response these harmful emotions cause to our mind and body. A very important [...]
Withdrawal from drugs and alcohol causes emotional and physical discomfort. Getting rid of drug use is a great step towards a healthier lifestyle, but the process is always difficult. With prolonged use, the body is accustomed and dependent on the effects of drugs and alcohol and has a difficult time [...]
Addiction to street drugs like heroin has become a growing problem in the United States. Heroin is a particularly insidious drug because of the profound changes that occur in the brain when it is used. Heroin addiction can destroy careers, personal relationships, and health, and professional addiction treatment is necessary [...]
Heroin is an incredibly addictive and potent drug that many people struggle with throughout the United States and elsewhere in the world. This illegal drug also causes large numbers of overdoses every year, many of which are fatal. Many overdoses occur in people addicted to heroin who have tried unsuccessfully [...]
Addictive substances change the body’s physical and psychological functioning. Your body becomes so chemically dependent on the substance that it can have negative effects on your body and brain. The first step in ridding your body of the dependence is to go through a detoxification process. This blog will discuss [...]
Florida Rehab Centers for Drug Addiction Drug and alcohol addiction is affecting millions of people in the country. Florida rehab centers are available to help work with the complex issue of substance abuse. There are many questions involved in tackling this epidemic. Each person has their own journey through addiction [...]
Buprenorphine (Suboxone) has been called a miracle drug for some users to ween themselves off of harder opiates like heroin or OxyContin. But it does have its setbacks, and does have physically addicting properties. Our Suboxone rehab in South Florida is equipped to help individuals overcome this dependence and live [...]
Medical professionals often tell us that too much alcohol is bad for our bodies, but why is that? How does alcohol affects your liver after abusing your favorite cocktail or case of beer for months or years at a time? And how do you know if you might need alcohol [...]
In 2002, the FDA approved the use of the Suboxone for heroin addiction. Suboxone is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine has numerous advantages over methadone and naltrexone. As a medication-assisted treatment, it suppresses withdrawal symptoms and cravings for opioids, does not cause euphoria in the opioid-dependent patient, and it [...]
