Getting the right kind of treatment for addiction issues is very important. You might not be sure just how to get that help, but we want to be the facility you turn to. At Promises Behavioral Health, we can give you the tools you need to break the cycle of a psychological dependence on drugs […]
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“ I think one of the things I can do is eliminate some of the shame and the guilt that comes with families and people who are experiencing addiction.” Following her feature in Elle Magazine, former Mayor of Nashville, Megan Barry sat down with me to start the conversation that we as a society should
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As with many other mental and physical health conditions, early diagnosis and treatment of an addiction issue increase the chances of success. Yet catching addiction while it’s in the early stages of development requires you to know what behaviors indicate these issues. Not every person struggling with deadlines or canceling social events is dealing with
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Opiates and opioids — we’ve used and heard these terms used interchangeably, but are they the same? If not, what is the difference between opiate and opioid drugs? With all the many news reports about the opioid crisis, you may have wondered which drugs or medicines these were. It’s important to have an understanding of
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Since alcohol is lawful to purchase and consume in the United States, it is more accessible than other substances like cocaine, opiates, and benzodiazepines. Even though alcohol is legal, it poses the risk of physical dependency, making many of those struggling with a drinking problem wonder how to stop drinking. Alcohol is the most commonly
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If you or someone you love has addiction issues related to drinking, you might have asked yourself: why is alcohol addictive? That’s a fair question, and one a lot of people wonder about. After all, many people drink and not all of them become addicted to it. But yet alcohol is an addictive substance. So
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In 2017, 19.7 million Americans ages 12 and older met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder. Long term effects of meth can lead to not only addiction and physical dependency, but also an untimely death. Taking too much meth at once, which is more likely to occur if you are an intravenous user, can
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Roughly 46% of all Americans will struggle with a mental health disorder in their lifetime, while another 5% of adults struggle with a mental health disorder each year. Mental health disorders, like depression and anxiety, can cause disabling symptoms when left untreated. Depression and anxiety can make it difficult to work or further your education,
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Even if you take benzodiazepines exactly as prescribed, you can still develop a physical dependence. When you develop a physical addiction to benzodiazepines, the benzo withdrawal timeline can become much more difficult, and a longer process. Benzodiazepines are prescription medications that are commonly utilized to treat anxiety-related symptoms. While benzodiazepines are highly effective in treating
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In 2017, President Trump declared a national public health emergency in response to the growing opioid crisis in America. While addiction rates among all psychoactive substances have not increased much in the past ten years, opioid use and fatal overdoses have skyrocketed. Deaths from prescription opioids quadrupled between 2014 and 2017, demonstrating the severity of
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