Addiction doesn’t always look like a needle in an alley or a bottle hidden in a paper bag. Sometimes it wears designer clothes, drives a German car, and takes its pills with sparkling water. Prescription pill addiction is the quiet epidemic no one wants to talk about, because it’s too close to home. Society loves […]
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Pain, Pills, and Powerlessness
The Hidden Reality of Percocet Addiction It starts innocently. A prescription after surgery, a pill to take the edge off the pain, something your doctor assures you is safe, “as long as you follow instructions.” You trust them. And why wouldn’t you? Percocet sits in the medicine cabinet with all the other legitimate remedies. But […]
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The A-Z of Addiction Recovery
Are you addicted to drugs or alcohol? Do you know of someone who is? If that’s the case, then it’s important to get help immediately before things get out of hand. However, this is easier said than done. Treatment won’t be easy, but it sure is worth it. In this article, we’re going to provide […]
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Symptoms of Drug Addiction
One of the more common symptoms of addiction is the increased tolerance to the drug over time. In other words, the effect of the drug no longer kicks in as soon as it used to and the effects last shorter than before. Another common symptom is the withdrawal that takes place when the drug is […]
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Seeing Addiction as a Brain Disease is Key to Successful Treatment
The Conversation South Africans Are Afraid to Have South Africans love to talk about mental health until the topic shifts to addiction. Suddenly compassion becomes suspicion, concern becomes moral judgement and families who were previously open about depression or anxiety begin whispering when the word “substance” enters the room. Although decades of scientific research have […]
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Rehab Treatment Centre in South Africa
Our range of residential & non-residential alcohol & drug addiction treatment centers is the best in SA. Read more about it on We Do Recover.
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Addiction Information
If you’ve been sifting through pages of addiction information and are still left puzzled, you’re not alone. There is an overwhelming amount of addiction information available and it can be difficult to understand because addiction differs so much from person to person. If you or a loved one has an addiction problem, it is key […]
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Understanding Addiction
The Hijacked Brain If addiction is now proven to be a brain disease, why do we still treat addicts like they’re choosing to be sick? We live in a time when science can show us exactly how addiction changes the brain, how it rewires circuits of judgment, memory, and impulse control, yet we still tell […]
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