When someone completes a rehabilitation program at CADAM or any rehabilitation center, they are stepping into one of the most important seasons of their recovery. The first 90 days after discharge are filled with hope, excitement, and a sense of freedom, but they can also bring pressure, temptations, emotional highs and lows, and moments of […]
Crack cocaine is a powerful and highly addictive drug that can destroy lives quickly. Its effects are immediate and intense, giving the user a temporary feeling of euphoria, confidence, and energy. But behind this brief high lies a path of physical, emotional, and spiritual destruction. For individuals struggling with addiction, and for their families,
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People start using drugs for many different reasons — curiosity, to have a good time, because friends are doing it, to improve athletic performance, to numb emotional pain and more. Drug use doesn’t automatically lead to abuse, and it’s often hard to pinpoint a single moment where drug use goes from casual to problematic. Usually,
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Unfortunately, the negative effects of drug addiction withdrawal are often cited as critical barriers to successful treatment. Ongoing exposure to prescribed or illicit drugs can quickly escalate from developing a tolerance to a dependency to an addiction. Drugs impact the brain and body in varied ways, but abused substances all have negative impacts on how
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Drug use affects people from all walks of life and all socioeconomic statuses. Whatever the reason a person starts taking drugs, whether recreationally or as prescribed, tolerance, patterns of increased use, physical dependence and, ultimately, addiction may develop sometimes before the user even realizes it. Recognizing some warning signs of drug abuse is noting these signs:
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