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Addiction Among Medical Professionals

Addiction among medical professionals is common. Healthcare professionals like doctors, nurses, and technicians have challenging jobs and often suffer from side effects like sleep deprivation and extreme stress due to consistent exposure to death or trauma. Like many others who work outside of the healthcare industry, doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals may turn to alcohol or drugs to self-medicate and cope. 

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February 2, 2022 No Comments
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Addiction

5 Risks of Trying to Break an Addiction On Your Own

Without the right support or treatment, getting sober can be very difficult or even life-threatening. So, before you decide to break an addiction on your own, consider the following risks and think about getting professional treatment at a rehab center.

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January 26, 2022 No Comments
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Addiction

How Eating Disorders Can Lead to Addiction

Many people with eating disorders turn to drugs or alcohol to ease their emotional or physical pain or to help them reach their weight loss goals. Unfortunately, these self-destructive behaviors only fuel each other and worsen the person’s state of mind, overall health, and well-being. Understanding eating disorders and addiction and how they fuel each other can help you get the right type of help and treatment to recover.

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October 30, 2021 No Comments
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How Grief and Substance Abuse Are Connected

As the side effects of the unresolved grief and substance abuse worsen, the issues are compounded, creating significant psychological, spiritual, and physical turmoil. Without treatment and support, it is challenging to work through these complex issues and find hope. If you or a loved one feels stuck in a cycle of grief and substance abuse, there is a way out. Learning more about how substance abuse and grief relate to each other may help you understand why professional treatment is often necessary to heal.

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August 24, 2021 No Comments
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How Teen Drug Abuse Affects your Family

Drug abuse affects your family in ways that are harmful and damaging, but your teen isn’t abusing drugs out of malice. Addiction is a disease that compels them to seek out and take drugs, despite the negative consequences. Once a teenager is addicted to drugs, the brain and body have undergone changes that make it hard to stop. The disease then spreads to the rest of the family because it’s a system of closely related parts. Once one part is affected, all are affected.

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