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November 23, 2015 By Orange County Detox Leave a Comment

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Signs of Heroin Overdose
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 21st May, 2018
How many heroin overdoses in 2016? In 2016 there were 63,632 drug overdose fatalities. Of those fatalities, 42,249[...]
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Why Does Heroin Make You Throw Up?
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 1st June, 2018
Heroin is in a class of drugs known as opioids. Many people think that when a person uses[...]
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What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 20th November, 2017
WHAT IS CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or “CBT” is an integration of two different therapies, Behavior Therapy and[...]
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Heroin Tolerance
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th January, 2017
Tolerance to heroin Heroin tolerance is is a complex process of neuroadaptation. It is defined by reduced response[...]
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Turn Your Life Around
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th January, 2016
Goals The goals of addiction treatment are to attain and sustain long-term abstinence. This outcome allows men and[...]
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What Is The Hardest Detox
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th November, 2017
OPIOIDS and BENZOS No doubt about it, cold-turkey opioid-detox is a nightmare, but the most difficult detoxes are[...]
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Drug Detoxification
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th January, 2016
DETOXIFICATION The purpose of drug detox is fourfold: (1) to manage withdrawal symptoms, (2) purge chemical substances, (3)[...]
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Addiction and Denial
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 18th November, 2017
INTRODUCTION Addiction is tenacious seeking and compulsive use of a chemical substance without regard for consequences. On the[...]
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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th November, 2017
DEFINITION Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) refers to a spectrum of signs and symptoms that develop after a person,[...]
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Why You Cannot Pee On Heroin
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 10th July, 2018
I’m having trouble peeing Urine retention is an inability to pee, and we get it, this is not an[...]
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Detox Centers In Orange County
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th January, 2016
Understanding Addiction Drug addiction is a neurobehavioral syndrome characterized by tenacious seeking, and compulsive using plus an inability[...]
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Heroin Induced Euphoria
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 14th May, 2018
Heroin targets your brain’s reward system by flooding the circuit with dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter present in[...]
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Does Heroin Affect Memory
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 10th February, 2019
MEMORY IS A FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN Among heroin addicts there is an unofficial term used to describe[...]
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Substance Use Disorder Resources
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 2nd June, 2018
Available resources for additional information on the causes and consequences of drug and alcohol use and addiction and[...]
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Medical Detoxification
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 11th October, 2017
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME Chronic substance abuse may lead to physical dependence, which is a biological condition characterized by susceptibility[...]
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Suboxone Doctors Arrested
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th June, 2017
“Doctors who enable addicts betray their profession,” – Nick DiGiulio. United States Attorney Zane David Memeger, and Drug[...]
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Can Opiates Affect Your Sperm
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 14th May, 2018
Chronic opiate use inhibits the pituitary gland from releasing luteinizing hormone (LH) into the circulatory system. LH is[...]
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How Heroin Works
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 16th May, 2018
What is Heroin? Heroin is a highly addictive derivative of opium, that produces intense feelings of euphoria, when[...]
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How Alcohol Affects Your Body
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th January, 2016
Alcohol Dangers: We know the subjective effects of alcohol appear to be greatest in men and women[...]
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Heroin Addiction Treatment
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 2nd August, 2016
Heroin tolerance, dependence, and addiction are all manifestations of brain changes resulting from repeated heroin use. The struggle[...]
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