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November 23, 2015 By Orange County Detox Leave a Comment

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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 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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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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Can Drugs Change Your Personality
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 25th May, 2018
PERSONALITY Your personality is the way you think, feel and act. It’s ever-changing, and it influences how you[...]
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Why Heroin Makes You Itchy
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 13th May, 2018
What is itchiness? Itchiness is a subjective, irritating sensation arising from superficial layers of skin that provokes an[...]
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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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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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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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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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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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Who Invented Heroin
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 10th June, 2018
Why was heroin invented? At the time heroin was invented, the only effective medication for pain, diarrhea 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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Drug Addiction Treatment
Posted By: Clear Treatment On: 5th November, 2017
Drug Addiction Treatment: The process of drug addiction treatment can be summed up in one word – “change.” [...]
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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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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 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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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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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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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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