Watching a loved one struggle with addiction or any other type of mental health issue can be incredibly difficult. You want to help them through their recovery, but it can be challenging to know where to start or what to do. It’s important to remember that recovery is a process, and it’s not always linear. There will be ups and…
There are many different signs of a fentanyl overdose, and they are all the same as any other opiate or opioid. The only difference is that it takes much less fentanyl to overdose than it does heroin, morphine, or codeine to overdose. The signs of fentanyl overdose include shallow breathing, loss of consciousness, slowing heartbeat, and eventually death if the…
Detoxification is an uncomfortable process to go through no matter what your level of addiction. Withdrawal can be a nightmare, but it’s nothing compared to the nightmare of continued addiction. I was a chronic alcoholic for most of my adult life and there was no way I was going to make it to old age. Most of the people in…