The need for inpatient vs outpatient addiction treatment depends on the severity of the addiction problem. Without question, inpatient rehab programs offer the most intensive level of care, while outpatient rehab programs offer the least intensive level of care. However, they both play an important role in the recovery process. INPATIENT TREATMENT Inpatient Addiction…
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How Can Family and Friends Talk About Addiction with Loved Ones? When a loved one becomes ill, there are family and friends that will discuss how to support them, find help, resources, and treatment. With addiction, it is not quite the same because people are not as sure what to say or how to behave…
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Why Executive Take ‘Smart Drugs,’ and Why This Can Be Dangerous From stage fright to anxiety, and other issues like depression, people are taking pills and numbing out more than ever. Executives are taking ‘smart drugs,’ not only to cope but to improve their performance at work. This is known as ‘biohacking.’ Executives, especially, can…
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Know the Signs of High-Functioning Alcoholism (and How to Help a Loved One) There are many stereotypes about people who struggle with alcohol. They may make a mess of things at home or in their relationships, but people who function at a higher level often don’t give any indication to most (if any) family and…
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What to Do When Alcohol Abuse Hits Educators Rates of alcohol abuse and drug abuse vary by profession. Individuals in various professions can suffer from addiction or alcohol abuse at any time. When alcohol abuse hits educators, it can feel like there is fear around how to handle this for people who help educate others.…
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What to Understand About the Risks of ‘Skin-Popping’ Drugs Intravenous injection of drugs like steroids, cocaine, and heroin can be done into the skin with intradermal injection, or subcutaneous and intramuscular injections. This ‘skin-popping’ can lead to health problems, overdose, and even loss of limbs. Drug rehab is a place to look at this issue…
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Entrepreneur Burnout is Real: How to Navigate it with These 3 Tips Entrepreneurs are people just like anyone else, but they are usually more driven to succeed and build their businesses than others. This makes them more prone to things like mental health issues, anxieties, fears, and other issues like addiction. Burnout can happen anytime…
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Why Meth and Xanax Don’t Mix Methamphetamine and Xanax can become a lethal cocktail of drugs when taken together. Some people even mix in alcohol while taking these drugs. They speed up the heart rate and increase blood pressure, among other things. Xanax is a depressant which changes how the body responds to the methamphetamine.…
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What is the Difference Between an Opioid and an Opiate? Sometimes words sound alike and may be confused with something else. Opioids and opiates suffer this exact fate. Of the many words out there surrounding addiction and recovery, these words get a lot of interplay because they sound similar. They are different, mainly because there…
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What Are the Health Complications of Sitting for Long Periods? Today’s society is all about sitting down at a computer and being sedentary to get work done. More than ever, people are sitting longer, working longer, and having a harder time exercising. People spend more time sitting or in a seated position, which does not…
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