Meth Mouth: The Tell-Tale Sign of Crystal Methamphetamine Abuse
Methamphetamine abuse often comes with many unpleasant side effects. Meth mouth is just one of the many risks associated with the long-term use of this drug. If you or a loved one is struggling with meth addiction, it is important to know there is help available. Royal Life Centers at Chapter 5 offers the comprehensive […]
Substance Abuse Treatment in Arizona
Finding the Best Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Arizona Drug and alcohol addiction is one of the most terrifying diseases we can experience. Our minds and our bodies are no longer our own. We rebel against ourselves and push away those we love. Depending on the substance, your lungs, heart or other vital organs can […]
Your First 90 Days Sober
Why Are the First 90 Days So Important? The first 90 days of your sobriety is often considered to be the most important, and the most dangerous. It has many names and many definitions. It’s been called the “danger zone”, or is referred to as “intensive care”. This is because it is the most difficult […]
Rebuilding Broken Relationships
Substance abuse is one of the most difficult and painful diseases to overcome. Just as with cancer or other dangerous medical diseases, addiction affects every person in your life that you are close with. As the brain becomes more dependent on substances, behaviors begin to change and shift away from their norm. Things you once […]
Prayers for Addiction
Spirituality During Recovery Regardless of who you were before your addiction, how you were raised or what you believed, experts agree that prayer during addiction and recovery is a critical part of success. While they may seem extremely similar, religion and spirituality can be approached from different perspectives. Many men and women suffering from addiction […]
Harm Reduction Therapy
What is Harm Reduction Therapy? Harm Reduction is a somewhat controversial topic that you may or may not have heard of. At its core, harm reduction treatment seeks to be a form of substance abuse treatment that does not replace traditional programs, but rather, tries to quite literally reduce harm or fatality associated with addiction. […]
How Many Types of Drugs Get Into Wastewater at College Football Games?
How Many Types of Drugs Get Into Wastewater at College Football Games Welcome to Group Drug Screening We all have heard of unsupervised, supervised, and chain of custody comprehensive urine drug screens used by: Certain occupations Certain government jobs Treatment providers Probation Substance misuse treatment centers Parents Well, brace yourself: substance misuse epidemiologists and substance […]
Fentanyl and Opioid Addiction
Fentanyl is the super powerful opioid that contributes to much of the recent increase in US overdose deaths. Many of us have already seen the cross-over from prescription pills to fentanyl ravish our communities. But who is choosing fentanyl over other opioids? Morales and associates studied 308 people who use substances in three cities in […]
How to Tune Out the Distracting “Noise” During Recovery
Our minds are our own worst enemy, especially when it comes to trying to challenge our own thinking. One fundamental problem-solving difficulty common to alcoholics and drug abusers is the inability to simplify situations and concentrate on the central issue. Many alcoholics and addicts say they took chemicals to escape— at least temporarily,- from the […]
The Promises: a Breathtaking Inventory of Recovery Benefits
One of the most treasured of all of the passages in the “Big Book”, or the main text of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) literature, is a passage that is referred to as “The Promises”: “If we are painstaking about this stage of our development, we will be amazed before we are half-way through. We are going […]
