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Managing Addiction and Recovery During COVID-19

By Jessie | October 27th, 2020

Living through a global pandemic presents many challenges most of us have never faced. Businesses are closing, children are learning how to learn from home via virtual learning, common outlets...

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Fentanyl Dangers – What You Need To Know

By Jessie | October 12th, 2020

Much like many other addictive drugs that plague our communities, Fentanyl is a dangerous synthetic opioid that can wreak havoc in an individual’s life. A synthetic opioid that is 80-100...

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How Mental Illness Affects Millennials and Generation Z

By David Kosiba | October 5th, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has led mental health disorders to the foreground of the public's awareness. However, mental health in young adults was a huge challenge before the pandemic as well....

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Alcohol Cancer Risk: How Much Is Too Much?

By Jessie | September 28th, 2020

Among one of the most preventable risk factors for cancer, alcohol consumption accounts for about 6% of all cancers in the United States. It also accounts for 4% of all...

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Benzo Taper Schedule and Withdrawals

By Jessie | September 25th, 2020

From 1996 to 2013, the number of people filling benzodiazepine prescriptions increased by over 60%. Benzodiazepines (benzos) are a group of central nervous system depressants used to treat anxiety, insomnia,...

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What is Better for Opioid Withdrawal – Suboxone or Methadone?

By Jessie | August 26th, 2020

There is an epidemic of opioid overuse in our country, and the rates of both opioid abuse and overdoses from opioids continue to increase. According to the CDC, in 2017...

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How to Conduct an Addiction Intervention: The Dos and Don’ts

By David Kosiba | August 13th, 2020

Many people with substance use disorders don’t like to admit they have a problem. On top of that, many of them are reluctant to seek help. There are several reasons...

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Two Epidemics: The Unfortunate Connection Between Addiction and COVID-19

By David Kosiba | August 6th, 2020

Have you seen or made jokes about having a “quarantini” during the coronavirus pandemic? During a pandemic, people can get stressed, which leads them to turn to substances for relief....

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10 Things You Should Do for a Mental Health Day

By David Kosiba | July 16th, 2020

We get busy and caught up in our day-to-day lives: working 40 or more hours a week, taking care of our children and homes. In the midst of all this,...

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Kratom Use in West Virginia

By David Kosiba | February 19th, 2020

Even though kratom is legal in the U.S., it isn’t in several European countries, as well as Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia. This is likely because of the plant’s potential for...

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