Alcohol & Drug Treatment – Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome – Specific drugs have had very specific effects on brain chemistry and circuitry and Rocky Hill takes a moment to addresses the brains process of letting go of those effects. Learn and see how addiction can be more than a choice and explains how specific drugs affect receptor sites and neurotransmitters. Here Rocky offers a sense of relief for those who are afraid that their drug use has removed any hope of having a normal brain again. Rocky briefly explains the new hope offered by medication like Suboxone.

From Montevideo to Washington: A New Dawn for Drug Policy

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In addition to the Global Commission on Drug Policy, led by three former Latin American presidents, advocating for treatment services over futile interdiction and massive incarceration, a group of international luminaries, including former U.S …
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Prescription Drug Overdoses In LA Growing Public Health Concern: Report

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Prescription drug treatment admissions in LA were most common among people who had education beyond high school and full-time employment, the report says. And while prescription drugs include opioid pain relievers, stimulants and sedatives, the use of …
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