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Feb 8, 2024
On the journey to recovery, every individual emerges with a unique story marked by resilience, transformation, and hope. At Recovery Centers of America, our outpatient…
Oct 18, 2023
Evidence-Based Practices: The Principles of Effective Treatm…
Evidence-based medicine is a method of systematically testing interventions to empirically validate which are the most effective. These practices have been the standard in the…
Oct 5, 2023
Fentanyl Laced Weed
You heard a story on the news recently about fentanyl in weed. Stories about teenagers and young adults overdosing, how numbers were rising, and how…
Oct 4, 2023
Heroin Overdose
You were hanging out with your friends, having a fun night of drinking. Someone threw a movie up on the TV while slices of pizza…
Sep 8, 2023
How Do People Misuse Fentanyl?
Your friend always seemed to have everything under control. You knew they’d tried a few different kinds of drugs in college, but tons of people…
Aug 7, 2023
Drugs In Greater Chicago Are Being Laced With Fentanyl
Fentanyl is a strong synthetic opioid that is intended to relieve pain effectively. However, because of its potency—up to 100 times stronger than morphine—it has…
Jul 27, 2023
Substance Abuse Prevention Strategies in Monroeville, Pennsy…
Nestled in Pennsylvania, Monroeville is a lively community that shares a common struggle with towns nationwide—the profound issue of substance abuse prevention.1 With the proper…
May 7, 2023
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: How to Ask for Help
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an important time to bring attention to mental health’s impact on individuals, families, and communities. While mental health issues…
Apr 14, 2023
Understanding the Importance of Alcohol Awareness Month
April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, a time when people across the country are encouraged to learn more about the dangers of alcohol abuse and…
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