By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Recovery, First Steps
Posted March 25, 2021
If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, drug rehab or behavioral health treatment is the most effective long-term treatment [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Recovery, Addiction Withdrawal, Street Drug Encyclopedia, Tools for Recovery
Posted December 3, 2018
While news coverage focuses on the U.S. heroin epidemic, cocaine use and cocaine overdose deaths are also on the rise. In [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Recovery
Posted July 23, 2018
I guess I’ll start off with an introduction. Hello, my name is Tomas Ramon Ortega, and I am a very grateful, [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Recovery, Tools for Recovery
Posted June 10, 2018
In 2016, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 19 million adults aged 18 or older met the criteria for a [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Recovery, Heroin Addiction, Opioid Addiction, Tools for Recovery
Posted May 16, 2018
With the United States in the grips of an opioid crisis, researchers and scientists are seeking solutions. One of the latest developments [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Recovery
Posted May 15, 2018
Research shows that porn addiction and substance abuse often occur simultaneously. In one study, 58 percent of sex addicts reported either past or [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Recovery, Heroin Addiction, Opioid Addiction, Relationships and Addiction
Posted May 14, 2018
Over two million people in the United States are addicted to opioids. Every day, more than 115 people in the United States die [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Withdrawal, Tools for Recovery
Posted May 12, 2018
In 2016, an estimated 2.1 million people in the United States were addicted to prescription pain medications. An additional 626,000 people had substance abuse disorders [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Opioid Addiction
Posted May 10, 2018
Prescription medications like Percocet, Vicodin, and OxyContin can provide short-term relief for pain. At the same time, these medications are highly addictive— [...]
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By LYLE R. FRIED, CAP, ICADC, CHC In Addiction Recovery
Posted May 9, 2018
You’ve probably heard of the “twelve steps,” a set of principles guiding recovery from addiction or compulsion. During your first year [...]
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