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Understanding addiction
Addiction is easier to describe than to define, and most people arrive at these articles trying to work out whether what they are seeing counts. These cover the signs, the difference between tolerance and dependence, and what changes in the brain and body over time.
Articles in Addiction
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What Does Relapse Mean? Understanding the Term and Its Implications
Relapse is often viewed as a weakness or a failure in addiction recovery, but this is far from the truth. Relapse is not only…
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How Long Does It Take to Break an Addiction? Explained
It was once said that it’s possible to break any habit in about three weeks. Current research tells us this isn’t always the case,…
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Can You Die from Withdrawal Symptoms?
Alcohol and drug withdrawal is a physically demanding process. Can You Die from Withdrawal Symptoms? While many people recognize that withdrawal is difficult, the…
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How to Overcome Heroin Addiction: Withdrawal, Medication, and the First Year
Overcoming heroin addiction means getting through withdrawal, then getting through the months when cravings are strong and tolerance is gone. Here is what that actually involves, in the order you will face it.
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How to Motivate Someone to Go to Rehab
Motivating someone to go to rehab is a difficult conversation to have. For both you and your loved one, the hold of addiction and…
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How to Prepare for Rehab
Deciding to enter drug or alcohol rehab is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make in your life. It takes courage to…
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How to Help an Adult Child with Drug Addiction
No parent wants to see their child struggle, especially with something as dangerous and complex as addiction. As a parent, you can feel lost,…
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The Importance of Aftercare in Drug Addiction Recovery
Most relapses happen in the year after treatment ends, when the structure disappears and life has not yet been rebuilt. Aftercare is what carries people through that window, and it is planned during treatment, not after.
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Relapse Prevention Strategies That Work in Addiction Recovery
Relapse starts days or weeks before the first use, in changes you can learn to catch. Here are the relapse prevention strategies that hold: your triggers, your warning signs, the ten-minute plan, and the first hour after a slip.
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What to Expect During Drug Addiction Treatment
Drug addiction treatment runs as a step-down: the first call, detox if needed, then PHP, IOP, and outpatient care. Here is what happens at each step, how long each takes, and what to expect walking in.
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