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Signs Of Relapsing And How To Prevent It

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When overcoming addiction, there is almost always a risk of relapse. Some studies suggest that 40-60% of people relapse after undergoing treatment or rehabilitation programs for addiction. Furthermore, up to 85% of people are believed to relapse within the first year after having treatment. Like many things, preventative measures can be the key to staying …

Pinellas County and Their Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse

Every 32 hours, Pinellas County loses a member of our community to prescription drug abuse. This means in the next 32 hours, someone will lose their loved one to drug abuse – a parent may lose their child, a child may lose their parent, and someone will lose their friend. Something has to be done.ย  …

Opioid Addictions in Florida

With drug use more frequently than ever causing deaths in Florida, one group of substances is the leading cause of that frightening trend: opioids. Opioids are most often used medically to relieve pain, with some examples of prescribed opioids being hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine. However, the use of the illegal drug heroin, which is …

Opioid Abuse in Your Adult Child – Getting Help

โ€œFour in five new heroin users started out misusing prescription painkillers.โ€ Hearing about drug abuse and addiction is a lot different than dealing with the real thing. Statistics show that among adolescents ages twelve to seventeen years old, a whopping 467,000 adolescents were โ€œcurrent non-medical usersโ€ of pain relievers, such as hydrocodone or morphine, with …

Opioid Addiction in Tampa

Across the nation, statistics report โ€œOpioid addiction is driving [an] epidemic, with 18,893 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, and 10,574 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2014.โ€ This staggering statistic is taken from a 2016 report released by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. More often than not, users do not make it …