If you’re planning to stop drinking — or helping someone who is — the question underneath all the others is usually simple: what is actually…
Deciding to get help — for yourself or someone you love — is the hard part. Actually finding treatment in Portland shouldn’t be, but it…
If you’re looking for drug and alcohol rehab near Vancouver, WA, you have real options. They include local detox and outpatient programs, hospital-based care in…
The hardest part of recovery often isn’t the day someone enters treatment — it’s the day treatment ends. After weeks in a residential program, the…
If you have wondered whether kratom is an opioid, you are asking a sharper question than most of the labels on the shelf will answer.…
Vicodin contains two active ingredients — hydrocodone, a Schedule II opioid, and acetaminophen, the same pain reliever found in Tylenol. It’s prescribed for moderate to…
You’ve watched someone you love change in ways that scare you, and every conversation about getting help seems to end in a fight or a…
Quitting drinking cold turkey sounds like the decisive, admirable choice — and for some people it is. But alcohol is one of the few substances…
If you’re taking oxycodone, you may be wondering how long the effects will last and how long the medication will show up on a drug…
If you’ve been prescribed hydrocodone — or you’re trying to understand someone else’s use — the question of how long it stays in your system…