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How to Stop Drinking: The Path to Recovery

Quitting alcohol can feel like an overwhelming challenge, but it’s an important step toward reclaiming your life and health. Whether...

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The Role of Naltrexone for Alcohol Abuse

Treating with Naltrexone for Alcohol Abuse in a Georgia rehab center. Alcohol abuse and addiction affect millions of people across...

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Georgia Addiction Severity Index: Where do you rank?

Understanding the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and Its Role in Recovery When seeking addiction treatment, one of the most critical...

Toradol vs. Tramadol: Safer alternatives to Opioid Addiction

Pain management is a critical component of medical care, especially for individuals recovering from surgery, injuries, or chronic conditions. Among...

Dual Diagnosis OCMH: Comprehensive Care for Addiction and Mental Health

If you’re searching for help with Dual Diagnosis OCMH or struggling with addiction and mental health disorders simultaneously, we’re here...

Best Georgia rehab for alcohol

When you’re looking for alcohol rehab, you’re looking for the best. And you should. Your recovery from alcohol addiction is...

How Addictive is Crown Liquor: The need for alcohol rehab

Crown liquor, particularly Crown Royal, is a popular brand of Canadian whisky known for its smooth taste and premium quality....

What makes the best addiction treatment center?

What makes the best addiction treatment center? It’s pretty simple. It’s the addiction rehab center that best helps treat your...

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Everyone knows about anxiety. Everyone with a pulse has felt it race faster when a deadline approaches, when a reckless...

Atlanta Inpatient Mental Health

Sometimes we all need a break. Sometimes we all need a little help. But not every bad day can be...

Inpatient Depression Treatment: Signs you need help

It’s more than just the blues. Depression is the great silent burden facing Americans today. Tens of millions of people...

Cigna Rehab: Buckhead Behavioral Health is now in network with Cigna 

Buckhead Behavioral Health is proud to be in network with Cigna At Buckhead, we believe that everyone deserves a chance...

Where can I find a mental health clinic?

Everyone gets sad sometimes. But sometimes, our mental health suffers from more than just a bad day. If you’re struggling...

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Can Fentanyl use Cause Brain damage? 

Brain damage. Nobody wants to think about it. For pretty much everyone, it’s too scary to even imagine. While it’s...

What is Substance Abuse Evaluation

Drug rehab starts with substance abuse evaluation. Every single recovery journey begins with substance abuse evaluation. While many people have...

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Bipolar Disorder vs BPD: What’s the difference

Bipolar Disorder vs BPD. Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder are both serious mental health conditions. They have many things...

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What is High Functioning Depression?

Depression comes in many shapes and sizes. Depression can leave you paralyzed, stuck on your bed and unable to even...

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Do I need Depression Counseling?

Everybody needs help sometimes. And that’s OK. But everyone struggling with depression needs help as soon as possible. It’s not...

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Depression Treatment Centers in Atlanta

Everyone gets sad sometimes. But depression is a lot more than just being sad. Anyone who has ever been depressed...

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The 5 Stages of Alcoholism: When Is It A Problem?

When does drinking become a problem? There are five stages of alcoholism throughout the progression of the disease. If you’re...

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Do Edibles Make You Age Faster? Long-Term Effects of Cannabis

Written By: Erika Dalton, LCSWMedically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MDLast Updated: June 10, 2024 In previous generations, people who...

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Can You Get A Fever After Drinking Alcohol?

Written By: Erika Dalton, LCSWMedically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MDLast Updated: June 10, 2024 Alcohol consumption is a common...

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Transfer Addiction: What It Is and How It Works

A transfer addiction—or “cross addiction”—is essentially trading one problematic behavior for another. Oftentimes, this occurs when you don’t have an...

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Are Weed Shakes Dangerous?

Written By: Erika Dalton, LCSWMedically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MDLast Updated: June 10, 2024 Do you use marijuana and...

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Does Kratom Show Up on a Drug Test?

Written By: Erika Dalton, LCSWMedically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MDLast Updated: June 10, 2024 Kratom has made a splash...

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Is Gabapentin Addictive? (All You Need to Know)

Nearly every prescription drug has side effects. However, some prescriptions also carry a risk of addiction. While the risk is...

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Group Therapy vs Individual Therapy

At Buckhead Behavioral Health in Atlanta, Georgia, our comprehensive outpatient treatment programs include both group and individual therapy sessions. This...

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Cocaine Withdrawal Symptoms + Timeline

Quitting cocaine is tough, but the risks of continuing to use it are dangerous. According to the Centers for Disease...

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What is a Speedball and Why Is It Incredibly Dangerous?

Combining drugs is a dangerous and potentially deadly issue called polysubstance abuse. One of the more well-known drug combinations is...

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The Difference Between Vyvanse and Adderall

In today’s fast-paced world, many individuals turn to prescription stimulants like Vyvanse and Adderall to manage conditions such as ADHD...

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How Long Does Alcohol Stay In Your System?

Alcohol misuse and dependence are critical issues that affect millions across the United States, leading to significant health, social, and...

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How Long Does Naltrexone Stay in Your System?

Naltrexone can stay in your system for a variable amount of time. Depending on how you take naltrexone, it could...

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How Long Does It Take to Get Addicted to Alcohol?

How long it takes to get addicted to alcohol depends on you and your drinking habits. While some people can...

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What Happens When You Stop Drinking: A Timeline

What timeline of changes happens to your body when you stop drinking? Although alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be dangerous or...

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Can I Get Short-Term Disability For Mental Health?

When many think of disabilities, what often comes to mind is physical disabilities including physical injury and chronic pain, among...

Should A Person In Recovery Use Trazodone?

Trazodone is an antidepressant that works by helping to restore serotonin in the brain. Primarily used to treat major depressive...

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How Long Does It Take to Detox From Fentanyl?

Fentanyl is a deadly opioid drug that is a leading cause of drug overdose deaths in the United States. The...

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Subutex vs Suboxone – What’s the Difference?

Opioid addiction is one of the most difficult substance use disorders to overcome, which makes the need to use the...

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What Do I Do After a Relapse?

When someone stops abusing drugs or alcohol, they have a lot to be proud of because they have done a...

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Is Suboxone an Opiate?

When a person develops an addiction to opioid drugs and then stops taking them, they will experience withdrawal symptoms. When...

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Are Anxiety Meds Addictive?

When someone develops anxiety and seeks professional treatment, they typically use approaches like going to therapy. In addition, many people...

Family Roles in Addiction

When someone develops an addiction to drugs or alcohol, it doesn’t just happen to them. The effects of substance use...

What is Hash? Marijuana vs Hashish

In the growing use of cannabis, it’s essential to distinguish between its various forms and understand their differences. Two similar...

Can You Overdose on Cocaine?

The drug overdose epidemic, including cocaine, continues to worsen in the United States. For the loved ones of anyone struggling...

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The Dangers of Mixing Ketamine and Alcohol

Substances used on their own, including drugs and alcohol, can present their own dangers to someone who uses or abuses...

Bruce G.

What It Was Like I was an functional addict for many years. I kept good jobs, participated in church, I...

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Are Shrooms Addictive?

Mushrooms are more than just an edible item found in the grocery store produce section and on top of pizzas....

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Is Adderall the Same as Methamphetamine?

The use of some stimulant drugs when prescribed for a legitimate medical condition can help people improve their health. However,...

The difference between Naloxone vs Naltrexone.

Naloxone vs Naltrexone

Because the names sound similar, it can be difficult to understand the difference between Naloxone vs Naltrexone. One can provide...

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Can You Overdose on Delta 8?

Have you heard about Delta-8 but aren’t sure how it works or if it’s safe? Marijuana laws have shifted many...

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Does Going to Rehab Go on Your Record?

When someone knows they need to get professional help for their addiction to alcohol or drugs, it can feel scary...

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How Long is Rehab for Alcohol?

Everyone has heard of alcohol rehab but they may have questions about how it works. One of the most common...

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Can I Drink Alcohol While on Naltrexone?

Are you facing the fact that you have an alcohol addiction and need help? If so, you may wonder what...

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How Long Does Ketamine Stay In Your System?

Have you developed an addiction to ketamine? Have you tried to stop using it and wondered, “How long does ketamine...

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Effects of Long-Term Suboxone Use

Suboxone is used to help people in the initial stages of treatment for opioid addiction. This medication can help make...

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Can You Have Your Phone in Rehab?

When someone goes to treatment for a substance use disorder or a mental health disorder, they have a lot of...

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How Long Does Sublocade Stay in Your System?

Sublocade, also known by its generic name buprenorphine, is a medication used in treating opioid use disorder (OUD). It’s an...

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How Long Does Fentanyl Stay In Your System?

Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, is known for its exceptional pain-relieving properties and is often used in medical settings to...

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What is the Lethal Blood Alcohol Level?

Just about every person who develops an addiction to alcohol thinks they can control their drinking. For many, the problem...

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Types of Meditation for Addiction

When you think of meditation, you might imagine a person sitting in the lotus position chanting as part of a...

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Stimulant vs Depressant – What’s the Difference?

A person can become addicted to a variety of drugs, including both prescription and illegal ones. Whether the substance is...

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What is THC-O? Effects and Risks of Using THC-O

The world of cannabis and its related compounds has been expanding rapidly, with new substances and products entering the market...

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Does Vivitrol Work? – How?

The opioid crisis has become an increasingly pressing issue in recent years, with opioid addiction affecting millions of lives worldwide....

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Hydrocodone vs Oxycodone: What’s The Difference?

Since the early 2000s, the opioid crisis has changed the trajectory of how opioids are prescribed. Opioids can be effective...

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Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms vs Signs of Being Drunk

Have you ever had a night out drinking and ended up wondering about alcohol poisoning symptoms vs being drunk? If...

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Can You Get Addicted to Delta 8 THC?

Delta 8 THC has gained significant attention in recent years as a popular alternative to marijuana. While its usage has...

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How Long Does Cocaine Stay in Your System?

People who use cocaine often notice how short-lived the effects of this drug can be. How long does cocaine stay...

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What Happens If You Drink on Vivitrol?

Written By: Erika Dalton, LCSW
Medically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD
Last Updated: October 5,...
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Does Drug Rehab Work?

When someone hits rock bottom during addiction to drugs or alcohol, they often know they need help but aren’t confident...

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Is Drug Addiction Genetic?

Sometimes a person who has developed a substance use disorder has some idea of what may have triggered it. Still,...

Kristi S.

What It Was Like My recovery journey started in 2020, at the height of covid. after over three decades of...

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Is Addiction A Family Disease?

Is addiction a family disease? Substance use disorders do not happen in a vacuum, which means they often directly impact...

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What is Rainbow Fentanyl?

You may have heard about how fentanyl abuse has become a severe problem across the country. What you may not...

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Alcoholic Nose: Can Alcohol Change Your Nose?

A stereotype exists about how a red nose is a sign that someone is addicted to alcohol. Redness of the...

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Drug Addiction vs Dependence

There are a lot of terms people use when it comes to abusing drugs. People commonly wonder about the difference...

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Is Crack More Addictive Than Cocaine? (Crack vs Cocaine)

Written By: Erika Dalton, LCSW Medically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD Last Updated: October 5, 2023 Have you asked...

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Music Therapy For Addiction

When you think about treatment for substance use disorders, certain kinds of therapies come to mind. Talk therapy, support groups,...

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How Does Alcohol Affect Vision?

Many people realize that drinking excessively can cause physical damage. Medical issues like liver damage are well-known, but a lot...

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The Dangers of Mixing Gabapentin and Alcohol

When taken as prescribed, gabapentin can help a person with medical issues and not become a problem. Still, for many,...

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Is Suboxone Addictive?

When someone develops an addiction to opiates or opioids, sometimes they use Suboxone as part of their recovery program. The...

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What is Trauma-Informed Addiction Treatment?

Have you developed a substance use disorder and wondered if it might be connected to a traumatic event either in...

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Most Common Alcohol Withdrawal Medications

Have you come to terms with the fact that you need to remove alcohol from your life? It’s a smart...

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Long-Term Effects of Alcohol Abuse

When someone begins drinking alcohol, they almost never suspect it may turn into an addiction that threatens their health and...

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Can You Overdose on Alcohol?

Sometimes people make the mistake of thinking that drugs are dangerous, but consuming a lot of alcohol doesn’t present any...

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Signs and Symptoms of Norco Addiction

Pain relievers can provide such a benefit for people who suffer from a variety of painful ailments. Unfortunately, they can...

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Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Timeline

The first challenge of becoming sober from alcohol involves going through detox. People considering this often wonder about the specifics...

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How To Deal With a Daughter Struggling with Drug Addiction

Are you a mother or father wondering how to deal with a drug addict daughter? Having a child that struggles...

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How Long Does Xanax Stay In Your System?

Xanax is a prescription drug that can bring relief to those who need it and use it responsibly. Sadly, use...

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How To Stop Binge Drinking

Did you start drinking to relax or have fun and then found it became an addiction you cannot control? If...

Addiction Treatment In Atlanta, Georgia

Buckhead Behavioral Health Launches Narcan Initiative

Buckhead Behavioral Health launches Narcan initiative to help reduce opioid overdose in Atlanta Atlanta, GA (July 29, 2022) – Buckhead...

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How Addictive is Kratom?

While a lot of drugs make the news when it comes to addiction, sometimes the ones that don’t receive as...

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How Does Online Outpatient Rehab Work?

Addiction to alcohol and drugs is an age-old problem. However, treatment for substance use disorders definitely moved into the modern...

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How to Stop Alcohol Cravings

Learning how to stop alcohol cravings before they cause lasting damage can be a vital part of a person’s effort...

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Can Brainspotting Treat My Anxiety?

Brainspotting for anxiety can be beneficial for those who are struggling with mental health disorders. Anxiety is a normal part...

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What Is Polysubstance Abuse Disorder?

It is understandable you may be wondering what is polysubstance abuse disorder and what this type of addiction means. When...

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Guide On How To Get Someone To Go To Rehab

When you are concerned about a loved one and their substance use, you may want to talk to them about...

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Having Multiple Addictions – How To Begin Recovery

Addiction does not happen overnight and often results from attempting to manage a problem or deal with stress on one’s...

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What Are The Side Effects Of Kratom Abuse?

You may have seen kratom in health stores, convenience stores, smoke shops, or local farmers’ markets. While the substance is...

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Is Telehealth Effective For Addiction Treatment?

In recent years, telehealth for addiction treatment has created opportunities for people to receive medical care, psychiatric care, and treatment...

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What Are Roxys? (Roxicodone)

Written By: Erika Dalton, LCSW Medically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD Last Updated: October 5, 2023  There are...

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