Does Health Insurance Cover Rehab?
With all of the commotion that has gone on in the past several years about health insurance, it is no wonder that average Americans have difficulty determining what is covered by their [...]
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05, 2017
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04, 2017
Dangers of Binge Drinking
Binge drinking is defined as drinking enough alcohol to bring one’s blood alcohol level to at least 0.08 grams percent. The CDC lists some of the following disturbing statistics about binge drinking [...]
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04, 2017
How Can Parents Deal with Underage Drinking?
The wise parent realizes that underage drinking is a real problem that can affect preteens and teenagers from all races, religions and socioeconomic brackets. Underage drinking can lead to heavy drinking later [...]
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03, 2017
How Well Do 12-Step Programs Work?
There have been plenty of studies performed in the past decade looking at how effective 12-step programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, really are. Those who have had good success in the programs [...]
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03, 2017
Cancer Patients and Narcotics
An integral part of many cancers is pain. While some cancer patients are fortunate enough not to deal with pain, many patients have daily pain related to the disease process or the [...]
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03, 2017
How to Avoid Addiction When Taking Opioids
Opioids, such as prescription narcotics, are highly addictive. They work on certain receptors in the brain to decrease pain and create a calm feeling while also inducing tiredness. Narcotics are often used [...]
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02, 2017
Lies That Many Believe about Drug Addiction
Drug addiction causes individuals not only to lie to others about their problem but also to believe a huge set of lies themselves. If they could see the truth, they would seek [...]
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11, 2016
What Is Blood Alcohol Level?
A blood alcohol level is also called blood alcohol concentration or blood ethanol concentration. It is used to show individuals how much alcohol is in their bloodstream at a particular time. It [...]
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10, 2016
Are Prescription Painkillers As Addictive As Heroin?
While many are learning of the troubling rise in heroin abuse throughout the United States, many believe that it does not affect them. They may never have used heroin let alone seen [...]
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10, 2016
Taking Steps Against Opoiods Overdose
While great strides have been made in the U.S. as far as addressing the growing opioid overdose epidemic, more is certainly needed to curb the huge number of deaths that are seen [...]