Category: Addiction Recovery

What Is a Relapse Prevention Plan? When you have quit using drugs and alcohol and are exiting your inpatient rehab or outpatient addiction treatment program, it is important to have a relapse prevention plan. In Los Angeles, The Detox Center of LA is an inpatient rehab center that provides you with strategies that will reduce …

Understanding What Addiction Really Is There is a common misconception heard throughout modern-day culture that when individuals are experiencing drug addiction or alcohol addiction that is their choice. With the easy solution of if you don’t want to have substance use disorders then just quit using drugs and alcohol. However, medical associations around the world …

Developing an addiction to Fentanyl is a very dangerous situation for anyone. This is due to the fact that Fentanyl overdoses occur at an alarming rate caused by the drug is much more powerful than even other prescription opioids. Fentanyl has added a very deadly aspect to the already troubling opioid epidemic that has been …

The opioid epidemic continues to spread at a staggering rate. More than 10 million people abuse opioids and opiates every year in the US. Among those people are professional sports players, especially those in Major League Baseball. (more…)

The Risks of Dating in Early Recovery  Former drug addicts who are undergoing addiction treatment are in a transition period that is full of many emotional ups and downs and life changes. Treatment programs are often very involved and require a significant time commitment. It is for these and several other reasons that professionals in …

Bad Weather Can Make a Bad Mood Worse…  According to one study, if you’re in a good mood, the weather won’t have much effect on your mood, but if you’re in a bad mood, the weather can make it worse. People tend to respond to weather differently. Participants did tend to report that an increase in …