The cost increase of street prescription opiate pills has led addicts to use heroin instead. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said that heroin deaths, which had declined in the state for a decade, went up in 2011. The 18.2 percent increase in heroin deaths coincided with the crackdown on pain clinics in Florida, which…
Drug Drop Off in Florida
Need to get rid of your prescription drugs in Florida? Having old prescription drugs lying around is not a good idea. Old drugs can become a temptation for those in recovery or even for teenagers who live in your house because they have easy access to experimentation. Using expired medication can do more harm because…
Will Insurance Companies Pay for Residential Drug Treatment in Full?
How many of you went to drug treatment and faced additional charges or were discharged too soon because of insurance issues? In our society, addiction treatment has not been seen as medically necessary and therefore the bare minimum is applied for insurance payout benefits. Today, with increasing numbers of people addicted to both illegal and…
Suicide and Addiction Infographic
Suicide and Addiction Infographic There is a correlation between addiction and suicide. Many people know suicide is related to depression, but substance abuse is another common element in people who commit suicide. Find out more information about suicide risk and completion and how it relates to addiction in our Stepping Stone Center for Recovery infographic: …
Suicide and Drug Addiction
Drug addicts commit suicide, some intentionally and some by accident. Although depression is a common characteristic of those who commit suicide, not all addicts who commit suicide are depressed. Addiction itself raises the risk of suicide. With little information about suicide and drug addiction, you or a loved one may be at risk and not…
Is Dr. Drew Exploiting Addicts?
In light of country singer Mindy McCready’s suicide, many bloggers are examining the role of the television program “Celebrity Rehab” (among others) in our addicted communities. In 2010, McCready appeared on “Celebrity Rehab” and disclosed her struggles with addiction and mental health. Now, the show’s host and physician, Dr. Drew Pinsky, is under fire for…
Understanding Mental Illness and Addiction
Mental Illness and Addiction Mental illness is a growing epidemic in our society today. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 25 percent of all American adults have a mental illness and nearly half of American adults will develop at least one mental illness during their lifetime. The development of mental illness…
Synthetic Marijuana: Scarier Than You Thought
Synthetic Marijuana: Scarier Than You Thought What are kids thinking these days? Remember when pot was simply just pot? Today pot can be many different things or hybrids of its once simple self. The increased potency or the unknown ingredients is causing havoc on unsuspecting weed smokers. In Houston, synthetic marijuana is the suspect in…
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
In many homes across the country, parents, grandparents, and other family members are unknowingly supplying drugs to the teens and young adults who live in or enter their home. They aren’t doing this by selling illegal drugs, but by simply having prescription medications in the house. While most people consider teenage drug use to be…
Hoop Dreams Shattered by Drug Addiction
Hoop Dreams Shattered by Drug Addiction Imagine being good enough to play in the NBA but losing it all to drug addiction. That is exactly what happened to Chris Herren. He was a high school basketball star and won a scholarship to play at Boston College. While attending an anti-drug assembly at Boston College, where…
