If you or someone you love has just completed residential treatment, or is being assessed for outpatient care, you’ve likely heard two acronyms: PHP and…
Inpatient vs. Outpatient Rehab: Which Is Right for You?Inpatient and outpatient rehab both work — but they work for different people in different situations. The…
Stimulants and depressants are two broad categories of drugs — and they work in opposite directions. Stimulants speed up the central nervous system. Depressants slow…
DMT (N,N-Dimethyltryptamine) is a powerful psychedelic that produces some of the most intense hallucinations reported from any substance. Users describe geometric fractals, entity encounters, and…
Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a mental health condition defined by a persistent, excessive need to be cared for by others — producing submissive behavior,…
When you’re not sure what a pill is, there are ways to find out. Online tools and resources can help you identify pills and find…
The 12-Step program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous is the world’s most effective and widely available path to alcohol recovery. Research shows that AA participants achieve…
Oregon has spent the past decade at the center of one of the most consequential drug policy debates in American history. It’s also spent that…
When people talk about alcohol seizures, they usually mean alcohol withdrawal seizures. These are seizures (convulsions) that can occur 6 to 72 hours after a…
Women and men both struggle with addiction. But they don’t always experience it the same way — and the path through treatment isn’t identical, either.…