Addiction & Recovery Blog

Methamphetamine, a powerfully addictive stimulant originally derived from amphetamine, is a common drug of abuse in communities across the United States. In recent years, meth overdose cases have also increased significantly.  Currently, there are no FDA-approved medications available for treating …

Faith-based drug rehab programs use religious faith to help people recover from alcohol or drug abuse. They encourage people to admit powerlessness over their addiction and to ask God for help. The premise is that substance abuse stems from an …

Hillbilly heroin is an informal name for OxyContin, a brand-name prescription painkiller containing the opioid analgesic oxycodone. Tragically, changes in how opioid painkillers were prescribed in the late 1990s and early 2000s lead to a massive increase in prescription opioid …

Alcohol plays a key role in our culture today. Americans drink to celebrate, drink to commiserate, drink casually, drink at formal events, drink to calm down after a long hard day, and drink to lower our inhibitions before we dive …

China White is the street name for fentanyl but may also refer to heroin laced with fentanyl. Fentanyl is an extremely potent and dangerous synthetic opioid that can result in fatalities, especially when mixed with heroin.  Is China White A …

Pink cocaine is a synthetic hallucinogen known as 2C-B and has no relation to cocaine hydrochloride. Pink cocaine and other synthetic drugs have re-emerged as popular party drugs in South America. They are often marketed as safe, legal, or herbal …