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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...

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...

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

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...
Is dicyclomine used for anxiety treatment in Atlanta rehab
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...
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What Happens If You Drink on Vivitrol?
Medically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD
Last Updated: October 5,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What Are Roxys? (Roxicodone)
Written By: Erika Dalton, LCSW Medically Reviewed By: Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD Last Updated: October 5, 2023 There are...