Vivitrol and Suboxone are used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs to help individuals quit use of severely addictive substances. These include opioids (heroin and prescription narcotics) and alcohol. The benefits of Vivitrol depend largely on the person...
Oxycodone is one of the most addictive and commonly misused prescription medications in the nation. One survey of youth in 2010 found that one in 20 adolescents had misused oxycodone. The national opioid epidemic reflects increasing rates of both opioid abuse and...
Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, have been produced at rapid rates in the past few years. This led to an estimated 28,400 deaths involving synthetic opioids in 2017, a 47-percent increase from the previous year. Fentanyl is extremely potent compared to even the...
It’s hard to overcome drug and alcohol addiction. Most substance abusers will end up relapsing even if they get the treatment that they need. In fact, 40% to 60% of drug and alcohol abusers will relapse within one year even after completing a drug and alcohol...
Addiction has a huge impact on American lives. Over 50% of all Americans report that they have a close relationship with an addict. The addict is often a family member or a close friend. Addiction does not discriminate, and addicts are often parents, children,...
12 Step treatment was first created by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in 1935. This type of treatment is faith-based and require participants to put their faith in a power greater than themselves. This higher being does not have to be a religious figure. It can be the...
