Private Addiction Treatment

The DEA National Take-Back Day is a day delegated each year when individuals can take prescription drugs which they have in their homes that are no longer being used for whatever reason. It could be that they were prescribed an opioid painkiller which they could not tolerate or it could have been on a benzodiazepine such as Valium or Xanax which they only took a few of or could not tolerate the effects of it. For whatever reason the medication…

Everyone has those days when they feel that the whole world is against them.  Sometimes it’s because of problems at work, or troubled relationships, or financial issues.  But, it’s important to remember that a bad day does not necessarily mean you are depressed. The consequences of depression and substance abuse have destroyed far too many lives.  That is a good reason to avoid medications if possible. If you’re having a bad day, try doing some of the things that make…

The opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc across the nation despite increased efforts to control the situation. In one more desperate attempt to prevent overdose deaths, a crackdown on opioid dealers is in the works. If a person dies from an overdose, the dealer who sold the drugs will be charged with homicide and can spend up to 20 years or more in prison. Federal prosecutors are confident that this measure will have a positive effect on the growing fentanyl…