Speedball is a dangerous and potent combination of two opposing drugs—typically a stimulant like cocaine and a depressant such as heroin or fentanyl. This mix of substances creates a high that is both intense and risky, as the stimulant speeds up the body’s functions while the depressant slows them down. These contrasting effects put extreme…
Drug addiction takes a toll on people’s lives, jobs, and relationships. It also takes a toll on the family who love them. Getting sober is a journey that takes a great deal of time and energy but is worthwhile to stop drinking or using drugs and reclaim your life. There are key differences between sobriety…
Withdrawal from substances can be an incredibly challenging experience, affecting both your physical and mental health. Among the various symptoms that may arise, nausea is one of the most common and distressing. This ongoing discomfort can disrupt your recovery routine and harm your overall well-being. You might feel overwhelmed and unsure of how to cope,…
Drug toxicity refers to how poisonous or harmful a substance may be. This happens when a person has too much of a drug in their bloodstream, leading to adverse effects on the body. It may occur when too high a dose is given or the liver and kidneys can remove the drug from the bloodstream.…
Addiction can happen to anyone, regardless of age or background. It is a chronic issue that affects the brain and can lead to compulsive drug or alcohol use, even with negative consequences. Addiction is often viewed as a lack of willpower or moral weakness, but in reality, it is a complex disease that changes the…
Early recovery is a time when our emotions return and may even be heightened for a period of time. We spent so much time deadening our emotional natures with drugs and alcohol, that it is only natural that we will begin to feel a strong resurgence of emotion in sobriety. One such emotion, empathy, often…
Critical thinking is not necessarily what you think it is. It is not even a radical concept or idea that is new but the truth is recovery tends to involve a lot of emotion and less thinking. If you are in an addiction recovery program, you are dealing with lots of changes, new routines, friends,…
The first step toward sobriety is often detoxifying the body of any traces of drugs or alcohol. This is done in order to break one’s physical dependence and pave the way for rehab treatment. Some drugs, like alcohol and opioids, create such strong physical dependence that one must receive medical support throughout the process to…
The decision to go to treatment can easily be the best decision a person ever makes. Many men and women who have successfully recovered from addiction and alcoholism can remember a time when they were on the fence about whether or not they needed treatment. Many of us needing treatment feel we can overcome our…
Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive, and fatal disease. Although there is no absolute “cure” for alcoholism, we are able to recover from the hopeless state of body and mind that has resulted from the disease. Rather than a cure, we have recovery programs designed to maintain sobriety and remove symptoms of the disease. Alcoholism can…