Heroin continues to ruin the lives of Americans all over the country. From elderly veterans to high school students, heroin has become such a health epidemic, that nearly every family in the country has been impacted or knows someone who…
Heroin and opioid addiction has become an epidemic across the United States. As of 2015, a total of 21,000 adolescents used heroin at lease once and 5,000 were frequent users of the drug. Sadly, many of these heroin users start…
Depression is a serious issue across the U.S. and does not discriminate. It doesn’t matter if you’re a famous millionaire celebrity or a working college student, depression can strike at any time and needs to be taken seriously. Sadly, although…
Alcohol is a major problem for many Americans, and it's actually the #1 most abused drug in the United States in terms of total abuse. The people who are most vulnerable to developing a drinking problem are young adults between…
Boosting your testosterone levels with Testosterone Replacement Therapy has been shown to bring male energy levels back to normal, but after a new study, there might be even more health benefits of testosterone therapy treatments. In a recent study, testosterone…
Opioid addiction poses a significant worldwide problem. The World Health Organization estimates that 15 million people suffer from opioid dependence. In our own country, an estimated 2.1 million Americans suffered from opioid-related substance abuse in 2012, and around 467,000 of…
Alcohol is the number one drug problem in the United States. As a country, we have more than 5,000 visits to the emergency rooms each day attributed to drug abuse. Along with that, 53% of adults in the United States…
Unfortunately, patients cannot quit opioid addiction cold turkey, because doing so isn't quite as simple as just not taking the drug. In fact, less than 25% of patients are able to abstain from drug usage for a full year after…
According to the BBC, while it's commonly known that alcohol consumption can damage your liver, not everyone realizes that it can have an effect on long-term brain function, as well. The condition, known as ARBD, includes symptoms of difficulty reasoning,…
Family practice doctors can treat typical illnesses and injuries, like coughs, colds, ear infections, the flu, and skin problems, but what most people don't realize is that family practice centers also have skilled addiction rehab specialists. This is of particular…
