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You’re not the only one who’s affected by your drug abuse. It’s true that substance abuse disorder is hard to live with as the person affected by it—but it’s also hard to stand by and watch as a loved one. If you have children, parents, siblings, or a spouse standing by, your addiction affects them…

If you or a loved one is one of the 17% of all benzodiazepine users who are abusing these drugs to get high, then you may be wondering whether a benzo such as Klonopin will show up on drug tests. Many benzo abusers simply take whatever benzodiazepines they can get their hands on. Klonopin is…

Outpatient Drug Rehab offers the flexibility of receiving treatment while maintaining a day to day schedule. What is an Outpatient Drug Rehab? An outpatient drug rehab offers individuals, who struggle with an addiction, the ability to seek treatment while maintaining their day to day schedules. You can schedule meetings with a licensed physician throughout the…

Percocet contains the prescription opioid, oxycodone, which has a high potential for misuse and addiction. It also contains the relatively harmless drug, acetaminophen. The latter is the active ingredient in Tylenol, a widely used over-the-counter (OTC) medication. Percocet’s effects should be felt within half an hour of taking the drug and peak plasma concentrations are…

Are you one of the nearly 13% of Americans who has used benzodiazepines, or ‘benzos’, in the past year? You might be wondering whether these substances could be detectable by a drug test. The answer is yes, but how long benzos stay in your system is not the same for everyone.  How Long Do Benzos…

Suboxone is the brand name for buprenorphine and naloxone prescribed, sold, and used together. This combination of drugs is used to treat opioid use disorder.  It comes in a few forms: A sublingual tablet that you place under your tongue to dissolve A buccal film that you place between your cheek and gums to dissolve …

How Long Does DMT Stay in the Body? If you have taken DMT any time in the past 3 months, and there is potential that you will be subject to drug screening, the substance could be detected. Drug tests are not all the same; the four main types of drug tests use different bodily samples…

Also known as acid or LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide is a psychedelic drug made from chemicals that occur naturally in funguses from the ergot family. People take LSD to have a “trip”—a psychedelic experience that can include mind and brain effects such as: Altered states of consciousness Changes in perception Religious experiences Visual changes If…

How Your Body Processes Shrooms Most people take shrooms orally. Street shrooms usually arrive in dried form and can be eaten as they are or cooked into food. Once the mushrooms reach your digestive system and absorb into your small intestine, they start to take effect. Depending on the dose, this can take as little…

With the opioid crisis in full effect, drug tests that check for the presence of substances like hydrocodone are becoming more popular. Understanding what factors play a role in how long hydrocodone stays in your system is important. In this article, we will take a look at what might influence the amount of time it…