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January 4, 2016 By Orange County Detox Leave a Comment

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Does Heroin Affect Your Memory?
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 10th July, 2018
Among heroin addicts there is an unofficial term used to describe heroin-related memory loss. That term is “CRS”[...]
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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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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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How Alcohol Affects The Brain
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 1st March, 2017
WHO IS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ALCOHOL? Those with higher personality trait inhibitedness are most susceptible to alcoholism. The[...]
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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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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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Opiate Terms and Definitions
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 29th May, 2018
Alphabetical This is an alphabetical list of opiate terms and definitions. We compiled them here in one place[...]
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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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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 To Quit Methadone
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 25th May, 2018
INTRODUCTION We get calls every day from disillusioned men and women who realize they cannot get off methadone.[...]
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Stages Of Alcoholism
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 8th November, 2017
Nobody completely understands why a person who drinks less than most, becomes an alcoholic, while another person who[...]
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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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Can Heroin Withdrawal Kill You?
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 10th June, 2018
How You Can Die From Heroin Withdrawal There are not many rules about what “not” to do when[...]
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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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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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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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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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Can Opiates Lower Testosterone Levels?
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 30th January, 2018
Androgens and Testosterone Androgens are sex hormones. They are made primarily in the male testes, female ovaries,[...]
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How Addiction Affects The Family
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 6th June, 2016
Addiction is a Family Problem Drug addiction has a negative impact on the family and just about everyone[...]
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Heroin Addict Personality Traits
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 4th July, 2018
Can heroin change your personality? There are three primary elements to heroin related personality change; (1) were either[...]
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