It’s common knowledge that withdrawal is an unpleasant, sometimes painful experience. Ask any heavy coffee drinker what missing their morning java is like and you’ll hear about terrible headaches and lousy concentration. Fear of withdrawal is a much more profound force for anyone with an addiction to a drug like heroin. Yet, there are ways […]
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Heroin Epidemic Deaths by Region [Infographic]
While the heroin epidemic affects the entire country, some regions are getting hit harder than others. The four regions that saw the highest growth in heroin-related deaths in 2016 are the northeast, the midwest, the southwest, and the southeast. Heroin is a problem in some states in the northwest, but by-and-large, their numbers are much […]
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Many people ask, “Is addiction a disease or a choice?” Sometimes, this turns into quite a debate. It’s important for people to understand the answer to this question because there’s such a stigma surrounding addiction. When people don’t believe that addiction is a disease, they’re more likely to treat individuals with addictions poorly. In order […]
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