The opioid epidemic is considered to be most likely the worst drug crisis of the U.S. history. Since 1999, the amount of overdose deaths involving opioids has quadrupled. It’s only imperative to research and formulate treatment modules that treat opioid addiction as effectively as possible. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), last year, affirmed [...]
Contributor: Megan Wilson, BS, CADC, Addiction Specialist Coordinator, Timberline Knolls Residential Center Cocaine is a stimulant that increases dopamine levels in the brain; it comes in the form of a white powder. Typically, the drug is snorted. There are other routes of administration, including but not limited to, being rubbed into the gums or placed [...]
Alcohol is involved in over a quarter of all suicides, which equates to 7500 annually [1]. Suicide is 120 times more prevalent among adult alcoholics than the general population. Alcohol abusers have higher rates of both attempted and completed suicide than non-abusers and more than 1/3rd of suicide victims used alcohol just prior to death. [...]
Ahh, my smartphone. It thrills me and yet, it terrifies me. It contains possibly every bit of my personal information, habits, photos, and holds this sort of power to where if I lose it, I feel as though I’ve lost myself. So many times I’ve said that a piece of metal having that much control [...]
Contributed by Staff of Timberline Knolls Take a good look around; you will likely observe that most people are using a smartphone in some capacity. It is not uncommon to see that people are looking downward on their smartphone screens, mindlessly scrolling while out at restaurants, when waiting for transportation, sitting in class, at a [...]
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