Gabapentin is a safe medication used to control seizures from epilepsy. It can be prescribed for nerve pain and restless leg syndrome and its calming nature also works for individuals who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. Part of its off-label use is easing down withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and cocaine. While it has gained …
Withdrawal to Klonopin can be ultimately challenging especially without medical supervision. Holding back the urge to return to substance use is primarily one of the strongest hurdles in getting past the detox phase. It is important to note that falling off a withdrawal treatment poses multiple health risks that can be extremely unfavorable in the …
Cocaine is a highly addictive substance that makes withdrawal extremely challenging because it increases the intensity of a person’s craving for the drug once the body senses that the dosage is reduced or the substance is being rid of. In as fast as one and a half hours, withdrawal symptoms may start kicking in and …
Opioid addiction has affected about 200 million people in the United States with over one million addicted to opioid painkillers and about 700,000 addicted to heroin. Although it is a highly effective substance commonly used to treat chronic pain, opioids are so addictive that it has become a threat to public health. This has been …
The swerve of emotions experienced by teenagers could be a natural phase people at their age are most likely to deal with. However, when the state of emptiness and worthlessness goes on each day for up to two weeks, it is a sign of a depressive disorder. The responsibility of taking them into assessment and …
The risk of developing an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is high among individuals who take narcotic painkillers for a longer period. Prescriptions to these substances are highly controlled due to the addictive potential it poses its patients especially when intake reaches more than three days. Findings show that about 12% of patients prescribed to take …
Alcoholism and depression are interrelated conditions that require treatment. Some individuals who are suffering from depression resort to heavily using alcohol to numb their pain. On the other hand, individuals who are suffering from alcohol use disorder are also prone to experience depression as a side effect. It is important for anyone who experiences alcohol …
Would you believe that in 2014, about 120 million hydrocodone prescriptions were reported to be written by doctors in the United States? The next year, about 2 million Americans were known to be addicted to prescribed painkillers? These digits speak a lot about the degree of the “opioid epidemic” among Americans and it is indeed …
You are probably wondering how effective this medicine is in responding to pain. It’s one of the most prescribed medicines in the United States due to its less addictive potential compared to opioid painkillers. However, just like other prescription drugs, this prescription drug is also prone to abuse and misuse. It’s because of the relaxation …
In the U.S. there are around 1.2 million people who are known to abuse hallucinogens, and one of these substances is LSD or acid. These substances can distort your perception of reality and time. That’s why people who are abusing it, are seeing bold colors in the air, or maybe seeing spiritual visions. Similar to …