Drug-Seeking Behavior: Everything You Need to Know

Drug-seeking behavior is behavior that is meant to decrease discomfort or pain. People seek dopaminergic-drugs in order to feel better because dopaminergic-drugs increase dopamine in our mind’s/brain’s pleasure center. The more frequently one seeks dopaminergic-drug(s), the more readily they are unable to use infrequently. Addiction is defined by the loss of choice to stop using. […]
Medication-Assistance: Why We Choose Naltrexone over Methadone

Naltrexone is a fairly new addition to the medical portfolio of medication-assisted treatment compared to Methadone. Methadone was frequently used to detoxify heroin addicts in the 1960s. It rapidly became a substitute addiction for heroin. Typically, methadone was dispensed in methadone clinics with very little, if any, co-delivered recovery-sensitive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and/or self-help […]
Drug Addiction: Does Your Environment Make it Harder to get Sober?

What is an Environmental Cue? An environmental cue, or trigger, can be anything that brings back thoughts, feelings or memories that are associated with addiction. Any person, place, or thing that is associated with using drugs or alcohol can be a trigger. Seeing these environmental cues, or triggers, creates an immediate response to the “reward” […]
Where Can I Get Outpatient Drug Treatment?

Treatment for substance use disorder can come in a variety of settings. Here at Royal Life Centers at Sound Recovery, we offer a range of aftercare options for our guests to learn tools to build a successful life in sobriety. The approach we have is a holistic one, we treat the mind, body, and spirit […]
How Long is Drug Rehab For?

What is Outpatient Rehab? Outpatient rehabilitation programs are a less-structured, flexible aftercare option. With alcohol and substance use disorders, seeking further addiction treatment after attending a medical detox center is highly recommended. Continuing addiction treatment greatly increases your chance of success in lasting sobriety. Alcohol and substance abuse reaches far beyond medical detoxification; at Royal […]
Celebrities Who Died From Drug Overdoses in 2018

Celebrity overdoses have grown in frequency, just showing that fame does not protect people from the disheartening consequences of addiction. Drug and alcohol addiction affects millions of people every day in the United States alone. In fact, approximately 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 12 are addicted. Celebrities Addiction has an endless reach, […]
What Are Benzo Withdrawal Symptoms?

What are “Benzos”? Benzodiazepines or benzos are a class of medications most commonly used to treat anxiety. Benzodiazepines come in many brand name forms, including but not limited to: Xanax®, Klonopin®, Valium®, and Ativan®. A physical dependence can happen when you use and/or abuse benzodiazepines, resulting in a dangerous withdrawal process. A medical detox is […]
From Alcohol to Adderall: College and Substance Abuse

Substance abuse is nothing new in college-culture, but college students have started moving from binge drinking to adderall binging. The National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has found that four in five college students drink alcohol. One’s college and university years are generally characterized by underage drinking, sometimes excessive. One report on high-risk drinking […]