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Tuesday, March 12th, 2019

How Addiction Affects Each Generation

How Addiction Affects Each Generation When it comes to an addiction, your age and the generation you are a part of can have a major impact on how you...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2019

Can You Get Addicted to Marijuana?

Can You Get Addicted to Marijuana? When a person thinks about substance abuse and addiction, the idea of someone who addicted to marijuana is usually not the first thing...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

Top 10 Myths of Sober Living and What Sober Living is Like

Top 10 Myths of Sober Living and What Sober Living is Like The path to sobriety is rarely a straight one. Treatment options range from local support groups to...
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Friday, February 15th, 2019

10 Signs It’s Time to Go to Rehab

10 Signs It’s Time to Go to Rehab Approximately 21.7 million people in the United States are in need of some type of treatment for drug or alcohol abuse,...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2019

What Happens During Opioid Withdrawal?

What Happens During Opioid Withdrawal? It was the late 1990’s when big pharma was making promises to the medical community that addiction would not occur in patients prescribed opioid...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2019

How Arizona Naloxone Laws Can Help Reduce Arizona Overdose Deaths

How Arizona Naloxone Laws Can Help Reduce Arizona Overdose Deaths In 2016, more Americans died from opioid use than from car crashes, gunshot wounds or breast cancer. There were...
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Monday, March 5th, 2018

Safe Injection Sites in AZ

Safe Injection Sites in AZ Safe injection sites, also known as supervised injection facilities or “fix rooms,” provide a medically-supervised facility where injectable drugs can be used safely and...
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Facing and Treating the Issues Behind Addiction

Identifying the Issues Behind Addiction Many treatment centers focus only on addiction when they try to help people break the habit and reclaim control of their lives. Because addiction...
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Friday, February 16th, 2018

Stages of Opiate Withdrawal

Symptoms and Stages of Opiate Withdrawal Opiates are addictive in part because they activate parts of the brain associated with pleasure. However, that is only part of the story....
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is cocaine an opiate?

Cocaine is not an opiate. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug. Opiates are depressants.

How long does opiate withdrawal last?

The opiate withdrawal timeline varies from person to person. The initial withdrawal symptoms of opioids/opiates may appear as early as when a person misses their next opioid dose. The peak stage of withdrawal typically occurs around 30-72 hours after last use. Generally, the physical symptoms of opiate withdrawal subside within a week of the person’s last use of the drug.

What medication is best for withdrawal?

Medications for withdrawal must be prescribed by a licensed physician or other medical professional. Some common medications used in opiate withdrawal are buprenorphine, methadone, clonidine, and codeine phosphate. (Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK310652/)

How long do withdrawals last?

The length of withdrawals from opioids will vary from person to person, however, most symptoms of opioid withdrawal should subside within a week with the peak of symptoms occurring 2-3 days from the last use of the drug.

How long does it take for hydrocodone to kick in?

Hydrocodone is a prescription opioid painkiller that is prescribed by physicians to treat moderate to severe pain. Contact your prescribing physician with questions regarding your prescription for hydrocodone.

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