No one is immune from the impacts of addiction. The opioid epidemic has touched the lives of people across all cultures and classes. If you are struggling with an opioid… Read More
Deciding to Get Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Opiate Treatment
Opiate Addiction
Opiate addiction is a painful and difficult situation to overcome. Opiates such as heroin and prescription painkillers are highly addictive and can cause severe dependence and intense withdrawal symptoms. If… Read More
Opiate Treatment Programs
Opiate addiction encompasses a wide range drugs, some illegal — like heroin — and some legal — like prescription painkillers. Sometimes opiate addiction occurs after legal use of prescription drugs… Read More
Opiate Rehab and Recovery: What to Expect
People become addicted to opiates for many reasons. For some, it’s because they misused or abused legal opioid-based prescription painkillers. For others, it’s because they abused illegal opiates such as… Read More
Suboxone and Opiate Detox
When prescription painkillers are used properly, addiction is rare. Unfortunately for some, long-term use or abuse of painkillers can spiral into physical dependence and addiction. Recovering from opiate addiction can… Read More
Opiate Detox Treatment
Opiates such as heroin and prescription painkillers are highly addictive can cause severe dependence and intense withdrawal symptoms. This severe dependence and fear of painful withdrawal symptoms can lead many… Read More
What Parents Should to Know About Opiate Use
Opiate abuse is a growing problem among teens today. The most commonly abused opiate drugs are prescription painkillers, but as many as 40 percent of teens don’t perceive any major… Read More
Opiate Treatment Centers Desperately Needed in Afghanistan
10 years ago, many young adults in Kandahar, Afghanistan didn’t even know that heroin existed. Today there are thousands of opiate addicts fighting for treatment where the wait is hundreds… Read More
Opiate Treatment Center in Utah Causes Controversy
A new methadone program in Utah strives to change lives and help addicts. Men and women wait in line each day to get their daily dose of methadone in order… Read More
