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• Investing in the future: Renovating homes for after recovery

  By: Staff Writer On: 10-22-2015 Category: Recovery Comment: 0

  

  For the patient who goes through rehabilitation and begins the journey into a new life of sobriety, the transition is anything but easy. Rehab facilities may have forms of transitional living, to prepare the individual to re-join the workforce and eventually become a contributing member of society. One organization is taking use of run-down and […]

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• The evolution of Molly

  By: Staff Writer On: 10-01-2015 Category: Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Treatment Centers Comment: 0

  

  Common misperceptions surround the popular club drug, Molly, believing it to be “pure” MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine). MDMA originally emerged as a medication to treat depression. In recent times, however, Molly has transformed into a toxic mixture chemically altered in a lab, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. There have been rising concerns about the […]

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• The shift from oxycodone to hydromorphone abuse in Central Florida

  By: Staff Writer On: 09-30-2015 Category: Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Treatment Centers Comment: 0

  

  Oxycodone has dominated Central Florida as the most abused prescription drug and leading choice for dealers. However, factors such as stringent law enforcement, the recently-established prescription-drug-monitoring database and refined legislations have created a shift from oxycodone to other pain drugs, such as the hydromorphone. Such a transition has caused a significant reduction in the availability […]

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• The rising flakka craze: Florida’s new epidemic

  By: Staff Writer On: 08-13-2015 Category: Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Treatment Centers Comment: 0

  

  Earlier in June, state leaders of Florida initiated serious action against the new dangerous synthetic drug, commonly known as “flakka,” that has recently been surging through Florida. Flakka is a synthetic cathinone drug, a natural stimulant found in the Khat leaves traditionally chewed in Northeast Africa and Arabian Peninsula regions. Mostly manufactured in China, Flakka […]

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