How Can I Help My Addicted Spouse?
When you have a spouse who is struggling with addiction, it's normal to feel helpless and powerless. However, there are a number of things you can do to get them the help they need. Addiction can be an emotional rollercoaster, but it's possible for you and your spouse to get through this challenging period and emerge with your marriage intact. With the right addiction treatment and your ongoing support, your spouse can break free of addiction and turn their life around. Consider the Relationship Dynamic Before you approach your spouse, it can be helpful to think about the current dynamic [...]
Finding Drug or Alcohol Treatment in New Jersey
It is a crucial moment in your life. After ignoring or denying it for such a long time, you have accepted that there is potential to be significantly better off than you are right now. Relationships with friends or loved ones are damaged, and they’ve been begging you to get help for a long time. You don’t feel as well as you used to – physically or emotionally. Your mind is consumed with getting high – not because you are getting that same euphoria you used to get, but only because it makes your withdrawal symptoms go away. You [...]
What Can I Do to Prevent Painkiller Addiction?
People may need to take pain medication for a number of reasons, including post-op care or chronic pain relief. And while relieving one from pain is a good thing, especially if that pain is debilitating and chronic, it does not come without its risks. Many of the long-term pain-relieving medications on the market today are addictive and can lead to drug dependency and/or addiction if not carefully monitored. Not everyone who uses painkillers will become addicted, but as a friend or family member, it's important to know the signs of painkiller addiction in order to help prevent or address a [...]
13 Tips to Responsibly Care for Your Prescription Medications
Like most people, you have a mini pharmacy of outdated prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet in the bathroom. If you use painkillers and/or other prescription drugs, they could be life-threatening should they accidentally be ingested or misused. So, how do you keep yourself and others safe from developing or feeding a drug addiction? It’s all in how you use, store, and dispose of your prescriptions, and these 13 tips make living with prescription medications in your home much safer. Responsibly using your prescription pills Take as directed No more, no less. If instructed to take with food, never take [...]
