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Hooked on Bars: What to Know Before You Get Xanned Out

We can’t ignore the fact that there’s a huge benzodiazepine problem happening concurrent with the opioid and methamphetamine epidemic . Currently being called a “ syndemic ,” the drug problem in the U.S.

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Xanax: Do We All Have Anxiety?

Here’s your friendly reminder that there’s an outrageous drug problem going on in the U.S. right now and it’s not just opioids. Most people think about heroin and fentanyl when anyone mentions the drug crisis but lest we forget, there’s a huge...

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Kratom is an Opiate, According to the FDA

The debate about kratom has been going on for a few years now and it doesn’t look like we’re getting any closer to a resolution on whether or not kratom is a safe substitute for traditional painkillers like oxycodone or heroin.

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Suboxone: A Wonderful Failure

“Back in the day, Suboxone was considered a ‘miracle pill’ for those of us that didn’t want to face the nasty withdrawal symptoms we would get when trying to get clean or when we couldn’t get dope or pills…

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Methadone: Signs and Symptoms of Abuse…#3 in a 3 Part Series on Methadone

Methadone: Signs and Symptoms of Abuse…#3 in a 3 Part Series on Methadone Like any other drug, methadone is used and abused by addicts trying to get high. Methadone has been used for many years as a “detox” drug to get addicts off of heroin and other...

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Methadone: Profits Made At the Expense of Addicts #2 in a 3 part series on: Methadone: A "safe" replacement for heroin?

Methadone: Profits Made At the Expense of Addicts #2 in a 3 part series on: Methadone: A "safe" replacement for heroin? The use of Methadone has been employed for years as a substitute drug for heroin and painkiller addiction.

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Methadone: The Wrong Solution

In the modern practice of drug and alcohol treatment employing the use of drugs to help get people off of drugs is a standard, or, as the insurance industry might refer to it, as a “usual and customary” method to help individuals struggling with substance...

Butane hash oil or BHO is a very concentrated version of marijuana. What is BHO? Butane hash oil is created by processing marijuana into a highly refined oil.

A study was recently completed in Australia and New Zealand which agrees with articles and studies we have previously written about. Here is a quick review of the study published in the medical journal The Lancet in September 2014.

We at Suncoast have expressed our concerns about marijuana legalization in many previous articles . We aren’t the only people worried about the rush to make marijuana a legal medical or recreational drug .

At Suncoast Rehab we help many people get off of prescription opioid drugs like OxyContin. Prescription painkillers are extremely popular among those abusing drugs as they are relatively easy to get (often users ask a friend for some or raid a family member’s medicine cabinet.

Amphetamines belong in the stimulant category of drugs. They can be obtained both as prescription drugs as well as off the street. Here at Suncoast Rehab Center, we have helped many individuals beat their addiction to such drugs.

At Suncoast Rehabilitation Center, we help individuals addicted to all sorts of drugs, one of which is methamphetamine . This drug is one which many people associate with crime, exploding labs out in the boonies, and the TV show Breaking Bad .

Many people believe that drugs like methadone are just for addiction treatment. They may wonder why we at Narconon Suncoast don’t prescribe drugs for the treatment of addiction to opioids like heroin, Percocet, or OxyContin.

Here at Suncoast Rehab we have discussed many aspects of marijuana use, legalization, and implications.

About the Marijuana Legalization Debate Marijuana was first legalized for medical use in California in 1996. In that same year, marijuana use among youths in 8 th – 10 th grades went up an average of 2.8% – from an average of 26.4% of kids smoking pot to 29.2%. This was just the beginning.

Many clients come to Suncoast Rehab with a long drug list. One of the most common drugs on this list is marijuana. This isn’t the case at just our rehab. In 2012 alone, 2.4 million Americans tried marijuana.

At Narconon Suncoaster, we have helped many people of many generations fight addiction. The “ gateway drug ” in many cases simply depends on what the individual had access to.

At Suncoast Rehabilitation Center, we have encountered and helped many people work through alcohol addiction. Chances are, you have known or are related to at least one person suffering from alcoholism. An estimated 17 million Americans have an alcohol abuse problem.