How to Find the Best Heroin Detox Program
Detoxing from heroin, while somewhat less dangerous than detoxing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, is definitely an unpleasant experience. Long-term use of any opioid drug gets the brain used to depending on an outside source for “pleasure” feelings while releasing more “alertness” chemicals to counter the depressive opiate effect. When the drug supply is suddenly cut […]
How to Find the Best Alcohol and Drug Detox in San Diego
U.S. News & World Report rates San Diego among the country’s 25 best cities to live in. The “Plymouth of the West” has over 250 sunny or mostly sunny days a year, 70 miles of beach-filled coastline, over 90 museums, 43 certified farmers’ markets and a world-famous zoo. Unfortunately, San Diego also has illegal-drug-trafficking networks, […]
Does Insurance Cover the Cost of Alcohol Detox?
As many as 32 million Americans may be in need of alcohol detox. Only about one in five, however, actually seek that detox. Possible reasons: denial, pride, fear of being labeled “alcoholic,” fear of having to give up drinking permanently—and fear of not being able to pay for treatment. That’s not an unjustified concern: initial […]
Why Benzodiazepine Addiction Treatment Starts With Detox
Benzodiazepines, or “benzos,” are depressant drugs that relax the central nervous system and are prescribed to treat anxiety disorders, sleep problems, and seizures. Unfortunately, most people quickly build up a tolerance to benzos, and a carelessly managed prescription can easily turn into an addiction. Anyone whose doctor recommends benzodiazepines is well advised to ask about […]
Medical Detox: What It Is and How It Can Help
Medical Detox: What It Is And How It Can Help The first step in addiction recovery involves weaning the body from immediate dependence by stopping (or slowly reducing) drug intake. There are a variety of common terms for this process: withdrawal, purging, cleansing—and the term favored here at Inland, “detoxification” or “detox.” Detox not only […]
How to Overcome Prescription Drug Addiction
How To Overcome Prescription Drug Addiction We hear a lot these days about the “opioid crisis” and the responsibility the medical community bears for prescribing painkillers too readily. But opioid painkillers aren’t the only prescription drugs that can cause addiction: patients taking benzodiazepines, tranquilizers prescribed for short-term treatment of anxiety or insomnia, can become addicted […]