Benzodiazepine, often abbreviated benzos are a type of sedative with varied uses including anti-anxiety, sleep aid, and for before dental procedures. With prolonged use, users can develop dependency on them. This can result in decreased efficacy of the drug, cognitive decline, and clumsiness. They also bring with them ... Read More
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Benzo Detox
Benzodiazepines, including medication such as Xanax or Klonopin, are prescription drugs that are used to treat anxiety. In many cases, the prescribed drugs may be necessary to manage a mental health concern, but benzos are highly addictive, and people can become physically and psychologically dependent on them. That ... Read More
What You Should Know About Benzodiazepine Addiction
What to Know about Benzodiazepine Addiction What are Benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepines, or benzos, fall into a class of drugs called tranquilizers. This form of tranquilizers is prescribed for medical reasons, but benzos are often a gateway to prescription pill addiction. Once an individual is benzo-dependent, ... Read More
Reasons to Quit Benzos Today If You’re Able
If you have been using benzodiazepines for longer than a few weeks’ time than you are likely to have developed a benzo dependency. It is very likely that you started using benzos for a reason – the most common reasons are for anxiety or for insomnia. Some users do have legitimate medical needs to continue ... Read More
Getting Through Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms
Updated March 8th, 2020 Heroin is known for its extremely addictive qualities and is notoriously difficult to quit. There are a number of harrowing, even exaggerated, depictions of withdrawal in TV, film and other media. Consequently, heroin and other opiates have developed a reputation for being very difficult to ... Read More
10 Truths About Detoxing at Home
For those living with addiction to drugs or alcohol, eventually, there comes a breaking point. That might mean the loss of a job or a relationship, getting into legal trouble, or showing dangerous physical withdrawal signs. While some may continue to abuse substances, others may see this kind of tragic turn of events ... Read More
How Is Cocaine Made?
Almost all cocaine comes from just four South American countries. The White House recently published a report on the amount of cocaine coming from South America, and the numbers are staggering: In Columbia, estimated coca cultivation and cocaine manufacturing in 2020 was a record 1010 metric tons (nearly 2,300,000 ... Read More
Drug Profile: What is Percocet? Addiction, Withdrawal Symptoms & Treatment
In the midst of an opioid addiction crisis, it's important to understand each and every member of a family of drugs that leads to more and more fatalities each year. Overdoses on prescription pain relievers like Percocet take 115 lives per year, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). With this in ... Read More
