Category: Substance Abuse

What Are Inhalants? What Treatment Options Are Available?

Fortunately, substance abuse doesn’t have to be difficult. Detox centers in NJ know that even legal, everyday substances can be misused for hazardous highs. Inhalants sometimes referred to as solvents, are volatile substances that are classified as depressant drugs. They include a wide variety of easily obtained products that can be misused by inhaling their [...]

Addiction Types and Styles: Identifying Your Struggle

Addiction Types and Styles: Identifying Your Struggle If you are struggling with an addiction, you are not alone. Although you are among millions of individuals struggling with addiction, your case differs from the next. No one individual’s addiction is the same as the next individual because each person has their own experiences and personal struggles. [...]

Sober But Miserable? You Could Have Dry Drunk Syndrome

Are You Dealing With Dry Drunk Syndrome? Getting sober involves a lot more than putting down the alcohol and drugs and stepping away. Recovery involves a lot of soul-searching, emotional work, introspection, and an entire perspective shift. Numbing oneself with substances stunts emotional growth and causes our moral compass to malfunction. Removing chemicals from the [...]

Hidden Dangers of Skunk Cannabis

In a new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine, researchers from King’s College in London have found damaging long-term effects of some strains of cannabis, combating a rising belief that the drug is relatively harmless. Here’s what you need to know about the study’s top conclusions and what it means for users of marijuana. [...]