Are you ready to leave your addiction to alcohol behind, but are afraid of facing the inevitable symptoms of alcohol withdrawal? We at Knoxville Recovery Center understand that fear can become a roadblock to your success and want you to know that together, we will overcome. When alcohol has you under its grip, life can…
Xanax is a benzodiazepine, a class of psychoactive drugs, and the most commonly prescribed. Unlike pain-relieving drugs, like opioids, benzodiazepines are sedatives used to treat disorders such as anxiety, panic disorder, and insomnia. The volume of Xanax prescriptions continues to increase, rising 67% between the years 1996 and 2013. According to the National Institute on…
Some addictive substances are more likely to cause an overdose than others. Typically, the more potent the substance, the more likely an overdose becomes. If you or a loved one is struggling with heroin addiction, it is important to know the dangers of abuse, the symptoms of a heroin overdose, and what to do if…
Consuming alcohol and Xanax together is a dangerous, potentially fatal combination. Both of these addictive substances are depressants, meaning they have sedative effects on the central nervous system. Combining the two will create a space where the risk of overdose runs high. If you or someone you love is abusing alcohol or Xanax, know that…
If you suffered from alcoholism or have lived with someone who struggles with alcohol, you understand firsthand how detrimental and life-altering this disease can be. Alcohol abuse not only affects the health and well-being of the person consuming the substance but family members and friends involved usually get the short end of the stick as…
What is Heroin? Heroin is one of the most addictive, deadliest drugs on the market and negatively impacts the lives of thousands of individuals every year. Although it can be difficult to realize your loved one has an addiction to heroin, they might exhibit key signs showing that they are suffering from an addiction problem….
Overcoming addiction is difficult. Prolonged use of an addictive substance causes brain chemistry to become irreversibly altered, resulting in occasional cravings for an individual’s drug of choice. Being a legal and accessible substance, alcohol is the second most abused substance in the world. Alcoholism is hard to recover from since the urge to drink alcohol…
“California sober” is a relatively new term that has been circulating and causing confusion among the public. But what does California sober mean? What are its implications? For those involved with addiction and recovery communities, understanding this ideology is crucial, for “California sobriety” is both dangerous and unfounded. What is “California Sober”? California sober means…
A drug is defined as any substance that can alter the way the mind or body works. Drug overdoses are in the United States have gotten completely out of hand, claiming responsibility for being the leading cause of death among Americans in recent society. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), drug overdoses reached…
The opioid epidemic is defined by three distinct “waves” with the first wave occurring in the mid-1990s. Currently, the U.S. is facing the third wave, brought on by the introduction of fentanyl. Although no demographic is immune from the dangers of the ongoing epidemic, some geographical regions remain more susceptible than others. One of the…
