Synthetic Marijuana Poses Dangerous Threat for Users
Synthetic marijuana, while under studied in both the medical and academic field, has again gained notoriety in the news as of late. The stories relating to deaths and emergency room visits attributed...
View ArticleFentanyl-laced Heroin: A Deadly Overdose Epidemic Nationwide
Attention heroin users: Heroin is no longer heroin. Heroin is being laced with fentanyl and is sold as pure heroin, which has caused an overdose and fatal epidemic nationwide. Drug dealers have been...
View ArticleNational Recovery Month: Special Features by Recovery Hub
National Recovery Month has arrived! For the entire month of September, Recovery Hub has a slew of series and special articles to highlight the struggle and beauty of recovery. The goal of Recovery Hub...
View ArticleIce Becomes Slippery Slope for Meth Addicts
Not typically found in freezers and plastic cups brimming with a sweet beverage, this type of ice can be found in drug cartels throughout the US, South America and, most recently, Australia. Ice or...
View ArticleFlesh Rotting Krokodil Eats Russia’s Poor
Russia’s drug problem with krokodil and others is alive and kicking, yet there’s not much being done about it. A little more than a decade ago, Russian doctors discovered drug addicts with unusual...
View ArticleAddiction Denial: How It Affects Users and Their Loved Ones
When it comes to addiction, there’s enough denial to go around. Facing the truth about the chronic brain disease and how it affects people, sometimes permanently, is not easy–not for the one who is...
View ArticleCareer Criminal: Hope After Addiction
Career criminal. Being labeled such a term after receiving a drug-related felony may feel hopeless, but that is very far from the case. Recovery not only leads to freedom from active addiction, but...
View ArticleWords Can Hurt: Addiction Stigma Language to Watch For
“What we speak becomes the house we live in,” the Persian poet Hafiz once said. But when it comes to the recovery and treatment of addiction, could words that promote stigma about addiction, be tearing...
View ArticleUp, Up and Away: 7 Reasons Relocating for Drug Rehab is Beneficial
By: Shanae Hardy After living in the same city all your life and being in sync with its locals, congested highways, and even those notorious corners where drug packets are covertly slid from hand to...
View ArticleWhy Should I Consider Outpatient Detox?
While most diseases are either physical or psychological, addiction is a disease that affects people physically, psychologically, socially, and even spiritually. It’s an encompassing disease that...
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