How Long Does Heroin Stay in Your System?Heroin is a highly addictive drug produced from morphine, a natural substance extracted from the seed pods of opium poppy plants. Although heroin has no approved medical purpose, it is considered to be one of the world’s most addictive drugs. Heroin enters...
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Jul
27
2016
Why We Love Yoga for Addiction Recovery at the Anaheim Lighthouse!by Ivy ChaseYoga has been around for thousands of years as a way of promoting physical, mental and spiritual health. There are several different types of Yoga practices that are recommended for those in recovery from addiction. A p...
Jul
06
2016
What is EMDR and How is it Used to Treat Addictions?EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been researched extensively and has been proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocol...
Jun
02
2016
What is Naloxone?Naloxone is a drug that acts as an antidote to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, by blocking the action of the opioid at the receptor level.The most important point of this entire article is this:Naloxone can save the life of a person who is experiencing an opioid overdo...
Apr
26
2016
The death of Prince on April 21st shocked millions of fans around the world, and left many in mourning over his sudden loss, including many in the music industry. In a candid interview with People magazine, Aerosmith frontman and rock legend Steven Tyler talks addiction and Prince's death."I've c...
Apr
13
2016
Written by, Ivy Chase Acetyl fentanyl, a potent narcotic, also known as China White, has turned up in California, killing 4 people in Orange County last year and 8 people in Sacramento in the past month. Police have put the blame on the Mexican drug cartels for distribution in the past, but unfo...
Apr
07
2016
Written by, Ivy Chase.Drug treatment providers and policy makers are leaning more toward opioid medication instead of abstinence for weaning addicts of the drug. For decades these professionals have relied on abstinence and therapy to treat addiction. More recently, they seem to be turning to m...
Mar
11
2016
written by Ivy ChasePot, Bud, Weed, Mary Jane, Cannabis or Marijuana: also known as the gateway drug. How harmful is it really, and can people actually become addicted to it and need treatment for marijuana abuse? If you meet a certain criteria, the answer is YES.Marijuana and heavy use can le...
Feb
17
2016
Written By Ivy Chase Often times, early sobriety is full of change and difficulties. Life seems stressful just getting out of bed for someone who is newly sober; facing the world with raw emotions and no chemical buffer can seem like a defeat in itself. It's in times like these that a person i...
Feb
12
2016
written by, Ivy ChaseThe rush from a hit of cocaine or methamphetamine causing the release of instant dopamine; an intense high that makes you want to repeat it over and over again- this has been our explanation for the cause of drug abuse for so many years. But what if there is more to addicti...
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