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What to Know About Whippet Use and Recovery Whippets are canisters of nitrous oxide that are sometimes inhaled as a recreational drug. They may also be referred to as whippets...

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Oxycodone is the main ingredient found in powerful painkillers such as Percocet, OxyContin, and Tylox. It is an opioid narcotic and is one of the most addictive drugs prescribed. It...

Physicians prescribe fentanyl for their cancer patients. For a patient to be prescribed fentanyl, the physician must have already prescribed a medication that treats the pain around the clock. Physicians...

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Excuses for Substances Use Disorders Don’t Help Seeking help for addiction is never easy. There are a lot of misconceptions and stigma surrounding it. Moreover, it can be difficult to...

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Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate When you think of a person addicted to substances, how does that person appear to you? Do you see someone living in a mansion in Beverly Hills,...

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Caffeine = Addictive? Caffeine doesn’t seem like a very harmful substance, but it actually can be physically addictive. If you’re in the process of recovering from addiction, certain substances like...