Someone struggling with substance abuse often feels hopeless. People often want to quit, but their cravings always win out. That’s the hallmark of addiction. Despite the issues addiction creates, it can take years to decide to reach out for help. When you do, young adult addiction treatment is just one option. Instead of wishing life…
Every year, millions of American teens and pre-teens experience serious issues with alcohol or drugs. As with adults, these issues require professional treatment. However, the treatments that benefit adults are not always the best options for adolescents. Instead, teens and pre-teens often benefit from more specialized care. At Memphis Recovery Centers, our youth rehab center…
What is lean? It’s one of the current house party drugs of choice. In fact, this one opioid-based drug has amassed quite a bit of lore surrounding it. Because it’s so easy to manufacture, you find it in plenty of places. But is it safe? The short answer to this question is no. Like any…
There’s a massive prescription drug crisis in the United States, and it’s not just people having addictions to pain medications. One of the most significant issues we face today is that people develop addictions to medications like the sedative Xanax. These medications are typically for those who struggle with a severe anxiety disorder, but they’re…
Millions of teenagers across America are affected by serious drug or alcohol problems. Like adults, teens need professional help to recover from these problems safely. However, the needs of teens in substance treatment differ from the needs of adults in substance treatment. A well-designed teen drug rehab center understands this difference. Look for certain telltale…
Both over-the-counter and prescription drugs are commonly abused. Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem in this country that can lead to addiction, overdoses, and life-changing effects. In fact, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2017, it’s estimated that around eighteen million people have misused medications within the last year. At Memphis…
As a parent, it may seem hard to draw the line in knowing when your teen needs professional help for drug or alcohol use and when they just are experimenting. When are teens just being teens? The truth is that there is no amount of drug or alcohol use that is acceptable for a child…
Prescription drug addiction and abuse run rampant across all demographics. However, it’s particularly worrying for young people. Addictive medications can affect young adults in devastating ways. Prescription drug abuse in young adults not only affects their lives right now but their futures as well. Prescription Drug Abuse Affects Brain Development Prescription drugs in various forms…
Drug and alcohol experimentation in teens and young adults range from minor to severe. With all of the stressors of school and growing up, substance abuse in young adults isn’t uncommon. When young adults start abusing drugs it is vital to act quickly to prevent worse addiction issues. If you are concerned your loved one…
As legal marijuana becomes common across the nation, a more significant number of teens and young adults are using this drug for the first time. Sadly, the use of marijuana and education deficiencies often go hand-in-hand for many people. And these issues can cause an avalanche of problems that may affect a person for life.…