April 2022

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Addiction Treatment and Therapy

Addiction 101: How Does Tobacco Addiction Start?

Tobacco addiction is the leading cause of preventable disability, death, and disease in the United States. According to tobacco user statistics from the CDC, an estimated 2.55 million high school and middle-school students use at most one type of tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. In the same tobacco user statistics, about

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Depression and Substance Abuse in Adolescence

Substance abuse in adolescence is more common than previously thought – and in an alarming number of cases. The teenage years are a roller coaster ride made more challenging by hormonal changes and the transition from childhood to adulthood. According to teen abuse statistics from the CDC, most teens leave

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Tips for Healthy Sobriety Weight Loss

Different drugs have different effects on your body, varying from one person to another. Sobriety weight loss tackles the fact that the effects of a drug on an individual depend on many factors, including their body size, general health, drug strength, and whether there are any other drugs in the

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Alcohol Addiction: Its First Signs and Causes

High-intensity drinking, also known as binge drinking, is when a person consumes alcohol two or three times above the average level. In the same data, the NIAAA specified that binge drinking is prevalent in young men and women between 18 to 30. It makes one wonder, why is alcohol addictive?

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The Rising Case of Fentanyl Addiction

Fentanyl addiction is a silent killer. According to the 2021 press release of the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is a 28.5% increase in drug-related deaths in 2021 – and most of them are caused by synthetic opioids. But what exactly

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What To Do About Teenage Drinking

Underage or teenage drinking has been an alarming problem in the country. According to the statistics presented by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, about 24.6% of teenagers aged 14 to 16 admitted that they have, at the very least, sipped alcohol. The NIAA has identified binge drinking

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