Professionals face a difficult situation if they have a substance abuse problem. You may know you need help with your addiction, but you’re afraid of admitting that because it could cost you your job. Professionals, especially those who hold licenses to perform their jobs, need to take steps to protect themselves and their clients from the problems addiction causes....
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Cocaine addiction is a very real crisis in the U.S. While it does not get as much attention as opioid addiction or alcoholism, it is still a prominent, life-threatening disease impacting millions of people. The National Institute on Drug Abuse states that, in 2014, about 1.5 million people were using cocaine, with those age 18 to 25 being the most likely users. What...
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You’ve just completed residential or outpatient addiction treatment, and you’re feeling confident and strong. Feeling this good, why would you ever be tempted to relapse? Those who are several months or years into the process know that addiction recovery is complex and filled with challenges. In the first few months, you’ll encounter people, places, and emotions...
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Being under a significant amount of stress can lead you to crave drugs or alcohol as an escape. But using substances just increases stress–the stress of trying to procure the substance, of trying to hide your use from others, and of knowing, all the time, that the stress you’re running from will be there waiting for you. In all situations, stress and drugs are...
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