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Our muscles are remarkable. They tug on our bones, and that helps us walk, dance, and even run. But sometimes, we want those muscles to stop twitching and pulling. And some conditions keep those fibers from relaxing. Cyclobenzaprine is designed to soothe muscle activity. If you've hurt your back or tweaked your neck, your pills [...]

Fentanyl Being Used to Cut Other Drugs

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What’s in that drug you’re about to put in your body? Chances are, the street drugs you buy are cut with fentanyl, especially if your drug of choice is heroin. The contamination isn’t benign. Fentanyl is much more powerful than the street drugs your body is accustomed to, and it’s nearly impossible to detect without

Finding Fentanyl Test Kits

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It tastes a little sweeter than heroin. If it is pure white, it's not safe. If I buy from the same guy, I'll never get a bad batch. These are the things we tell ourselves when we're buying street drugs. We know they are dangerous, and we realize that every hit could be our last.

Inpatient vs. Outpatient: What’s the Difference?

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You didn’t plan to develop a drug addiction. It started with one little hit, and it seemed harmless enough. But before you knew it, that one little hit became a critical part of every day in your life. Now, you cannot imagine your life without it. Sound familiar? When an addiction takes root, you need

Discrete Rehab Centers

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Every year, many people enter treatment programs. More than 1.4 million do, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. But few of those people shout about their treatment from the rooftops. We know addictions are diseases of brain chemistry, and we know they can be treated. But the fact remains that addictions

Pregnancy, Addiction, and Treatment

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When you are pregnant, you and your baby are intimately connected. You feel each kick, turn, and sigh your baby makes. And your baby feels every substance you put into your body. That includes drugs and alcohol. You may think a shot of alcohol or a hit of heroin is yours alone. But those substances

Signs of Heroin Addiction

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Is someone you love abusing heroin? Don’t be embarrassed if you don’t know the answer to that question. Few people who abuse drugs broadcast that fact to friends and family members. And many drug abusers are adept at hiding their use. You don’t have to be a super sleuth to uncover the truth. And thankfully,

Confronting a Spouse About Addiction

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Every evening, when the workday is through, a couple opens up a bottle of wine. They discuss the day's events, nibble on dinner, and watch the setting sun. But as the evening progresses, one of those partners opens up another bottle of wine. Words slur, steps falter, and drunkenness sets in. What started as a

EMDR Trauma Treatment

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) neuro-science Treatment Imagine that moment in the film The Shining where the laughing, rotting old lady climbs out of her bathtub. If you were afraid of that scene, you weren't alone. But if you jumped, screamed, or left the theater, you might feel a bit uncomfortable about that. After all, you

What Are the Short- and Long-Term Effects of Heroin Abuse?

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Imagine diving into a swimming pool on a hot, sunny, summer's day. You'll jump up into the air, point your arms, bend at the waist, and slip into the water with a splash. Now catalog the dangers of that dive. You could: Slip off the board. Hit your skull on the bottom of the pool.

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Can Cyclobenzaprine Be Abused? Why or Why Not?

Fentanyl Being Used to Cut Other Drugs

Finding Fentanyl Test Kits

Inpatient vs. Outpatient: What’s the Difference?

Discrete Rehab Centers

Pregnancy, Addiction, and Treatment

Signs of Heroin Addiction

Confronting a Spouse About Addiction

EMDR Trauma Treatment

What Are the Short- and Long-Term Effects of Heroin Abuse?

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