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The Effects Of Alcohol On Your Liver

Alcohol has toxic effects on your liver that can worsen over time. The effects can even have fatal consequences which ...
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January 17, 2020 / Gregory Struve / affect alcohol has on your liver, Alcohol, alcoholism

Fentanyl Addiction: The Latest Deadly Opiate Addiction in Arizona

Fentanyl drug overdose rates are at an all-time high across the country but more so in Arizona. Arizona is fighting ...
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December 30, 2019 / Gregory Struve / fentanyl, fentanyl, fentanyl addiction

High-Functioning Depression and Addiction: Recognizing the Signs

When someone has a mental illness such as depression and suffers from addiction simultaneously, this is called dual diagnosis or ...
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November 25, 2019 / Gregory Struve / Addiction Treatment, High-functioning Depression, high-functioning depression

Gambling Addiction Signs and Symptoms: How to Recognize If You or a Loved One Has a Problem

There are many ways to recognize a gambling addiction in you or a loved one. At Granite Mountain Behavioral Health, ...
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November 20, 2019 / Gregory Struve / gambling addiction, gambling addiction, signs and symptoms of gambling addiction

How to Maintain Recovery from Alcohol Addiction

Whether you’re just beginning or ending your road to recovery, there are a few important things to keep in mind ...
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November 20, 2019 / Gregory Struve / alcohol addiction, alcohol addiction

Alcoholism vs Binge Drinking

When it comes to understanding alcoholism, people often confuse it for binge drinking. Even though both deal with the abuse ...
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November 15, 2019 / Gregory Struve / alcoholism, Alcoholism, binge drinking, binge drinking

Five Ways to Convince Someone Go To Rehab

Living with addiction is difficult, and every individual approaches the reality of it in different ways. Some people know they ...
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November 8, 2019 / Gregory Struve / make someone go to rehab, rehab, rehab

You’ve Relapsed on Opiates, Now What’s the Next Step?

Does a Relapse Mean the Treatment Failed? Of course not. The chronic nature of addiction means that for some people ...
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November 8, 2019 / Gregory Struve / opiate relapse, opiate relapse

The Vicious Cycle of Polysubstance Abuse

What is Polysubstance abuse? Polysubstance abuse is exactly what it sounds like. Polysubstance dependence refers to a type of substance ...
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October 28, 2019 / Gregory Struve / polysubstance abuse, polysubstance abuse

Identifying the Signs of Opioid Abuse and How to Encourage Someone to Go Get Help

One of the most difficult aspects of dealing with drug addiction is how it affects an individual physically and psychologically ...
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October 21, 2019 / Gregory Struve / arizona rehab, Opioid Abuse, opioid abuse

The Importance of Medically-Assisted Treatment

For many people suffering from addiction, particularly drugs, and alcohol, admitting they need treatment often is a hard pill to ...
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October 7, 2019 / Gregory Struve / medically assisted treatment, Medically-Assisted Treatment

Signs of Adderall Abuse: Who is Abusing it The Most?

With any drug, most people are aware that there are often side effects associated with taking it. For those who ...
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September 30, 2019 / Gregory Struve / Addiction Treatment, signs of adderall abuse