There’s a specific kind of heartbreak that comes from seeing one of your favorite child stars become addicted to drugs. Contrary to popular belief, anyone, at any age, can get hooked on drugs. Not only are the poor and disadvantaged at risk for addiction, but so are the rich and famous who may be exposed…
Fentanyl is a powerful opioid that has significantly impacted on the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States—so much so that it has almost single-handedly produced the latest “third wave”. Between 2013 and 2016, overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids such as fentanyl increased by 540%, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control…
Wilderness therapy has been found to have positive outcomes for patients with a variety of mental health problems. Those suffering from substance abuse can also benefit from a program that incorporates wilderness therapy. The good news is that a wilderness program can help patients with substance abuse recover much faster than treatment in a standard…
Fentanyl is the new heroin. Most of the time, a person who is buying opioids on the street is actually purchasing a mixture that contains the synthetic opiate fentanyl. A very small amount of fentanyl can kill a person. Fentanyl is inexpensive and can be stretched a long way when cut with other substances. This…
Heroin overdoses are increasingly common since the synthetic opiate fentanyl exploded onto the market in recent years. If you or someone you love abuses heroin or related opioids and opiates, it is a sensible idea to keep Narcan (naloxone) available at all times. Narcan is a life-saving medication that can revive a person who has…
Overdose is one of the big fears when someone is abusing drugs like cocaine. Because cocaine is increasingly cut with other substances like the synthetic opiate fentanyl, overdose rates have spiked dramatically in recent years. If someone you care about is abusing cocaine, Oasis Recovery can help them break the cycle of abuse. Reach out…
Tragically, the opioid epidemic is now common knowledge in American households. Everyone knows someone who has faced tragedy as a result of heroin, prescription opiates, fentanyl, and related substances. If you or someone you love is experimenting with opiates or has an opioid addiction, having naloxone (sold under the brand name Narcan) on your person…
Fentanyl is an extremely potent synthetic opiate that has become a major factor in the rate of overdoses and deaths related to the opioid epidemic. Fentanyl can come in a variety of forms making it especially easy to mix with other substances. Unfortunately, mixing fentanyl into other substances has become a common practice because such…
In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the level of opioid addiction in the United States to be a public health crisis. This began in the 1990s after pharmaceutical companies assured medical professionals that their opioid painkillers were not addictive, and doctors began prescribing them more frequently. As a result, millions…