Links to other subjects: The Intake Process, Detox, Vaping and Addiction The idea to discuss emergency rooms, and the importance of emergency departments in the opioid and addiction crisis,...

Links to other subjects: Family and Addiction, Legal Problems, Oxycontin Court Case Anyone who has ever been to a 12-step meeting might have noticed that we have a serious...

If you have reached this article because you are wondering about the time that must pass in order for you to stop feeling drunk, you can visit my article...

Oftentimes, even on this blog, I will refer to alcohol use disorder or alcoholism, and then I will also refer to substance use disorder and drug addiction. The reason...

When looking at research on the effectiveness of different treatment protocols, one will encounter the phrase “Treatment as Usual (TAU)”. In various areas of science and medicine, TAU would...

On this blog I have often talked about several descriptions of patient background that strongly correlate with the development of substance use disorder, either alcoholism or drug addiction. A...

Every day in this country harm reduction advocates are trying to educate the public and others about the basics of harm reduction. This is important because a grossly stigmatized...

It is very common at emergency rooms and hospitals around the United States for patients to be admitted for drug-use related diseases. Endocarditis, and other infections from intravenous drug...

The legal and social problems faced by people with alcoholism are well understood by researchers and clinicians working in the field of substance use disorder treatment but may not...

On this blog we talk about the opioid crisis all the time. As one of the best drug and alcohol rehabs in Florida, Florida Springs in Panama City is...

The best drug and alcohol treatment in Florida, or anywhere in the country, is being practiced at Florida Springs Wellness and Recovery Center in Panama City, Florida. To help...

It is important to continuously evaluate new information when working in the addiction treatment and rehab area. Addiction treatment, rehab, and medical detox are life saving medicine to thousands...

On this blog, we are lucky enough to have people visit our site for a variety of reasons. We do, however, see some people returning to our blog for...

Writing for a recovery blog, an issue we see quite often is people wanting treatment or info on how to get sober from alcohol or drugs, but also needing...

We have talked many times at this point about the damaging effects that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on people with mental health disorders and addiction (substance use disorder)....

Alex Gibney, the award winning director of films including Going Clear and Citizen K, has attempted to make the defining documentary on the Opioid crisis, Oxycontin, and Purdue Pharma,...

Last week we discussed some of the factors involved in finding treatment for those people who are not currently insured. Numbers of uninsured patients are still high in the...

Alcohol Use Disorder, or Alcoholism, is a multifaceted disease that can be difficult to treat and millions of people around the world have suffered from Alcoholism. The primary difficulty...

For those people who are looking for drug and alcohol treatment in Florida or elsewhere, navigating the different types of care that are covered by different insurance companies can...

Oftentimes, on this blog, we discuss specific research and events that are pertinent to the world of drug and alcohol treatment in Florida. It has been brought to my...

We have talked many times on this blog about factors that affect people in drug and alcohol treatment programs. Early in the Covid-19 crisis we discussed the many ways...

Substance abuse treatment is vital for anyone suffering from substance use disorder.  A common occurrence during the last 20 years of the opioid crisis has been patients with real...

If a woman is pregnant and has opioid use disorder, it is important that treatment and services are available to her, as withdrawal from opioids is dangerous to the...

In the United States there are vast numbers of people suffering and sometimes dying from substance use disorder, often from Opioids, Alcohol, and Methamphetamine. That is the three-headed monster...

Last week we began talking about the changes that were happening around alcohol use disorder treatment, starting during the Covid-19 pandemic, which is still ongoing. One especially important point...

In the past month, a number of incredibly important studies have been published about what the treatment prognosis looks like in the United States for the average alcoholic or...

Anybody that reads this blog will be familiar with the information that people with substance use disorders (SUD) have been particularly vulnerable during the Covid-19 pandemic. I have also...

It would not surprise most people to learn that our broad societal structure, including healthcare infrastructure and the social safety net, were not prepared to deal with Covid-19. For...

In recent years there has been more and more evidence that people with substance use disorder, including people with severe addiction and alcoholism problems, experience substance-related triggers differently than...

As a person who writes about substance use disorder, I consider myself especially lucky because I get to speak with clinicians in the field that I write about. Something...