Category: Sober living

Residents must demonstrate a commitment to their sobriety by exemplifying sober behaviors and abstaining from substances. If residents aren’t able to remain sober or abide by the home’s rules and regulations, they may be asked to leave the sober living home. It is important that residents take their sobriety seriously and make every effort to…

Ask your doctor if you are not sure if you take an MAOI, including linezolid (Zyvox®) or methylene blue injection. Many visitors to our website have successfully tapered off duloxetine by removing a few pellets from the capsule each day. Some have gone so far as to remove only one a day for awhile until…

Speak to your doctor about how drug interactions should be managed. Our writers and reviewers are experienced professionals in medicine, addiction treatment, and healthcare. AddictionResource fact-checks all the information before publishing and uses only credible and trusted sources when citing any medical data. The best form of prevention victory programs is for a patient to…

Beyond the examples noted above, alcohol has the potential to interact negatively with many other commonly prescribed medications. The resources below can help alert you and your patients to important potential risks. Your body converts a very small byproduct of metabolized acetaminophen into a toxic substance that can be harmful to your liver. Luckily, a…

CBD doesn’t cause intoxication or a sense of euphoria like prescription pain killers or street drugs, leading many addiction experts to believe that frequent CBD use has a similar potential for abuse to a placebo pill. The most important thing to consider when determining if CBD is legal is whether it was derived from hemp…

Some people don’t like basing their recovery on the idea that they cannot control their addiction, when there is evidence that there are ways of practicing internal control over the recovery process. Inpatient rehabilitation at a full-time facility provides a supportive environment to help people recover without distractions or temptations. It’s up to each individual…