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Chronic Relapse & How Extended Care Can Help
It has been a hell of a week. When I struggle, I reeeaaaally struggle. Things tend to go so bad so fast when I use and yet, I still want to. I’ve thought about treatment but I don’t know that these...
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Benefits of Extended Care
Chronic Relapse & How Extended Care Can HelpIt has been a hell of a week. When I struggle, I reeeaaaally struggle. Things tend to go so bad so fast when I use and yet, I still want to. I’ve thought...
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DUI Conviction Can Be a Road to Recovery
I am 10 months fully sober after 2-½ years of on again/ off again attempts to remove alcohol from my life. In 2019, I was arrested in the parking lot of an upscale restaurant in my community where my...
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AIR QUALITY ALERT
All of our offices are OPEN today. At this time, groups are continuing as expected. Air quality remains a problem in many of the areas we serve due to the smoke from extensive wildfires in the area....
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Buprenorphine is Potentially a New Gold Standard for Opioid Use Disorder
By Dr. Eric Geisler, Serenity Lane In the struggle to help patients recover from opioid addiction, professionals have needed additional and more effective tools. Now, success is frequently achieved by...
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Mixing Cocaine With Alcohol
Cocaine is Dangerous – Adding Alcohol Can Be Deadly Due to the socially stimulating nature of both cocaine and alcohol, the two drugs often go hand in hand. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has...
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How To Identify Cocaine and a Cocaine Addiction
Tony Montana once said “say hello to my little friend” and while we know he wasn’t actually talking about cocaine, a large driving force of the movie Scarface was drug use. Scarface isn’t the first—or...
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Cocaine Overdose: Symptoms, Stats, & Seeking Help
If you or someone you know is experiencing a cocaine overdose, please call 911. Using excessive amounts of cocaine in a single sitting can risk overdose, which in severe cases can lead to seizures and...
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Crystal Meth Withdrawal
Methamphetamine, also known as “crystal meth,” is a type of highly addictive stimulant drug that has become increasingly popular in the United States over the last few decades. Meth use disorder can...
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Side Effects of Meth
Methamphetamine is an extremely potent and addictive stimulant drug. It is commonly referred to as meth, crystal meth, crank, and many other street names. It can be sold in many forms but the most...
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Do You Have a Drinking Problem? Alcohol Use Disorder and You
It seems to be a common notion that there are only two types of people: alcoholics and non-alcoholics. Like just about every issue in life, the issue of problem drinking is more complicated than just...
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Cold Turkey: Quitting Drinking, Alcohol Withdrawal, and What Happens When You...
John Lennon sang about the negative effects of substance withdrawal in his 1969 song “Cold Turkey.” Temperature’s rising Fever is high Can’t see no future Can’t see no sky While Lennon has expressly...
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Self Medication in the Hospitality Industry
Self-Medication in the Hospitality Industry: Restaurant Workers Bartenders Are People Too On any given day, a bartender is asked to wear many different hats. In popular culture, the bartender is known...
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Withdrawing From Adderall: What To Expect From the Process and Symptoms
I’ll just use it once more to get through this next study session. It can’t hurt to just take it once more since I really need to be awake and focused during this meeting; my coffee isn’t cutting it....
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Substance Use Among The LGBTQ Population in Oregon
From an early age, you felt different. Through the confusion was birthed a new awareness of being out of place due to your feelings in a world that has long battled over what your orientation should...
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Where Does Heroin Come From?
Heroin in the modern age is solely used as an illicit narcotic substance, but this wasn’t always the case. The powerful opioid has a long and interesting history dating back thousands of years....
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Stopping Continued Meth Use in Oregon
No matter where you turn in Oregon, you are not far from methamphetamine or a person battling a substance use disorder with methamphetamine. It may even be in your own family. It does not take many...
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How Long Does Alcohol Stay in Your System?
John is a college student, and by all accounts a responsible young man. The Friday night after finals week is typically a joyous affair, full of good-spirited celebration, and John looked forward to...
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Heroin Withdrawals
Heroin is a powerfully addictive opioid drug that can affect every single aspect of a person’s life. There are many different ways a person can become addicted to heroin, and addiction is unique to...
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How Human Connection Guides Our Lives: An Interview with Serenity Lane CEO...
@media only screen and (max-width: 600px){ .c-wysiwyg img{ clear:both; float:none; width:100%; } } Former Eugene Police Chief Pete Kerns says his dad, Tom, was orphaned by alcoholism. That inspired...
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