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Substances & Addictions

Understanding the substance is the first step toward understanding the addiction. These guides explain how each substance affects the body and brain, the warning signs, and the path to treatment.

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17 focused guides below. Start anywhere, or call our 24/7 admissions team and we will point you to the right one.

Alcohol Addiction

The most common substance use disorder, and one of the most dangerous to detox from.

Opioid Addiction

Prescription painkillers, heroin, and fentanyl, and the medications that treat them.

Fentanyl Addiction

The synthetic opioid driving the overdose crisis.

Heroin Addiction

An illicit opioid increasingly contaminated with fentanyl.

Cocaine Addiction

A powerful stimulant with serious cardiovascular risk.

Benzodiazepine Addiction

Prescription sedatives with dangerous withdrawal.

Methamphetamine Addiction

A potent, long-acting stimulant with lasting effects.

Prescription Drug Addiction

When a legitimate prescription becomes a dependence.

Polysubstance Use

Using more than one drug, and why it multiplies risk.

Signs of Addiction

The behavioral, physical, and psychological warning signs.

When addiction and a mental health condition co-occur.

Is Addiction a Disease or a Choice?

The brain-disease model of addiction.

Dependence vs Addiction

The clinical difference between physical dependence and Substance Use Disorder.

Signs Someone Needs Rehab

When use crosses into a disorder that needs professional treatment.

How to Stop Drinking

Why cold turkey can be dangerous and what safe stopping looks like.

Am I an Alcoholic?

How alcohol use disorder is clinically defined and how to assess your own pattern.

High-Functioning Alcoholic

When alcohol use disorder hides behind a normal-looking life.

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