What Happens When You Mix Ritalin and Other Drugs?
For many people, drugs like Ritalin and Adderall are the perfect study aid and there is usually a large market on college campuses for these drugs. These pills can fetch $10-$15 apiece, especially during midterms and finals. What is Ritalin? Ritalin is a drug designed to alter the production of certain chemicals in your brain, […]
Rapid Detox at Home for Opiate Addiction
Rapid detox at home for opiate addiction can help make the pain of withdrawal easier to cope with and encourage successful recovery. The ordeal of kicking an opiate addiction is a grueling, painful and very unpleasant experience. Ask anyone who has gone through it, the minutes can feel like hours and the hours can seem […]
Alcohol Withdrawal and Night Terrors
When detoxing from alcohol, most people are focused on the physical distress they might experience. However, alcohol withdrawal and night terrors are closely associated and impact several during the detox period. As children, we experience our first nightmares. In some cases, they may stay with us for the remainder of our lives, but experiencing what […]
What Is Alcohol Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?
Alcohol post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) is the recurrence of withdrawal symptoms for months—or even years—after alcohol detox. Acute withdrawal symptoms are usually physical symptoms that last about a week or two during detox. As your symptoms peak during the acute phase of withdrawal, you might begin experiencing mental health symptoms such as anxiety or depression […]
Physical and Psychological Detoxing
The most immediate aspect of any program of recovery is to get the person to quit using any substances, for then the body can begin to heal. This often takes place in detox facilities which provide medical supervision and a controlled setting and that is fine as for many people it is a necessary stage […]
Helping vs. Enabling
When a loved one struggles with substance abuse, stepping in and helping is a natural reaction. We want to help them and often do, as that is what the norms of society and friendship dictate. But what about those cases when that person we help, we think (or know) has a substance-abuse problem? Understanding the […]
What To Do After Detox
Kicking an addiction is a major accomplishment for anyone with a substance-abuse problem. It is celebrated in the halls of all 12-step programs and considered a major step to walk into a room full of strangers and pick up that first white chip. Many people, when attending a 12-step meeting are in a residential 30-day […]
How to Safely Detox From Adderall at Home
Just because stimulants like Adderall do not create the same physical dependence as other classes of drugs, quitting it cold-turkey, like many other substances, is discouraged. This is especially true if a person is experiencing Adderall addiction. As with most types of substance abuse, by the time someone notices, that habit has taken over your […]
Medications for Detoxing
Addiction is a sneaky, insidious disease. What starts off as a fairly innocent, recreational habit can spiral into a full-blown addiction just by feeding it a little more here and a bit more there. Drugs, regardless of how they are ingested, pass through the tissues to enter the bloodstream and travel to the brain where […]
OxyContin Withdrawal and Detox
OxyContin is a prescription medication whose main intent is to relieve pain. Its generic name is oxycodone, and it is an opioid that is not well handled by non-opioid medicines. It is very addictive, and most cases are due to people who used it as pain medication and eventually turned to abuse it. It is […]