It can be challenging — even feel impossible at times — to see past an addiction to the other side of recovery. Going through the [...]

Whether you’re considering the first few days of rehab, or years down the road, starting drug rehab can be a scary thing. Most people have [...]

Alcohol rehab is one of the leading treatment methods for alcohol addiction, and “rehab” itself is an overarching term that refers to alcohol addiction treatment. [...]

Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant drug with dangerous short and long-term effects. Treating addiction to meth can be challenging, as the main form of [...]

Sobriety can be a tricky thing to pin down. Both defining and achieving sobriety are challenging, but in this article we’ll give you tips and [...]

While fentanyl falls into the opioid category of drugs, a fentanyl addiction can unfortunately raise more alarm than many of the other opioids because of [...]

For decades there has been much scientific research devoted to understanding why some people easily become addicted to drugs and alcohol while others don’t. There [...]

One of the most commonly asked questions people have in regards to drug addiction is whether there’s a difference between dependence and addiction. You may [...]

It’s common to open your medicine cabinet one day and realize how many prescription bottles sit unused or expired on the shelves. Many people will [...]

Spotting a character struggling with addiction in movies or on TV is relatively easy. These characters often lead unstable lives, have broken relationships, and may [...]

Many people unfamiliar with addiction assume that recovery is complete when a person finishes detox and/or treatment at a rehab facility, but this couldn’t be [...]

One of the most common ways that people abuse drugs is through what is known as “doctor shopping.” Doctor shopping occurs all over the United [...]

Medication-Assisted Treatment from SAMHSA Opioid Programs The opioid crisis is on a sharp incline in the United States. Users who innocently started using a drug [...]

Much of what we know about addiction comes from experiments with lab rats. In one such experiment, researchers gave drug-dependent rodents the choice between drugs [...]

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Addiction As part of the substance abuse program at October Road, our counselors work with the Matrix Model to incorporate proven [...]

In 2018, a total of 67,367 people lost their lives to drug overdose and about 88,000 people died from alcohol-related causes. Drinking and drug use can have a devastating [...]